My K75 had a VERY loud horn. Can't recall every using it intentionally. (Like some others, when threats appear on the road, I prefer to take evasive action rather than hope the horn causes the threatening motorist, deer or pedestrian to do so.) The only time it frequently honked was making a slow left turn in a campground. The switch would contact the tank bag and let everyone within a half mile know I had arrived. Strangely, nobody ever thanked me for the heads-up.