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My /5 horn is dead, HELP!

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:47 pm
by Unclviny
I need either a new horn (that looks right!!) or rebuilding tips, no twin Freeway Blasters for me because I cannot hide them.

Any idea's?

Vince

Re: My /5 horn is dead, HELP!

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:56 pm
by Deleted User 62
Vince, the Bus Depot sells Hella horns with bracket for around $10, and aftermarket for $6: http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?par ... 111951113B That being said, are you sure it's the horn and not the switch?

Re: My /5 horn is dead, HELP!

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:59 pm
by Unclviny
Yes,
The wiring tested good all the way, I will go check that site now.

Thanks

Vince

Re: My /5 horn is dead, HELP!

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 1:48 am
by Duane Ausherman
How do you know that the horn is actually bad? Did you hook it up directly to a good battery?

Re: My /5 horn is dead, HELP!

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 9:52 am
by Unclviny
I have not tried it on a battery (or a 12V power supply) but the wiring tests good to the horn and the horn has been "hit or miss" (working intermittently) since I got the bike.

Vince

Re: My /5 horn is dead, HELP!

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 11:33 am
by wirewrkr
Unclviny wrote:I have not tried it on a battery (or a 12V power supply) but the wiring tests good to the horn and the horn has been "hit or miss" (working intermittently) since I got the bike.

Vince
Hit or miss still means nothing.
Hook up a battery to the horn. It doesn't get any easier than that.
Also, some horns have an adjustment screw on the back that can cure the intermittent woes if they are in fact the fault of the horn.

Re: My /5 horn is dead, HELP!

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 1:23 pm
by templetommy
Had the same problem the adjusting screw did the trick
Templetommy
73 R75/5

Re: My /5 horn is dead, HELP!

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 10:39 pm
by George Ryals
Open up the horn and clean the points (contacts).

Re: My /5 horn is dead, HELP!

Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 12:13 pm
by hudson
also, make sure horn wire from switch is not pinched anywhere along its travels to the horn itself...