horn
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Western New York
I know this is likely sacrilegious but I'm removing mine so I can add two Fiams to the front right out there for gawd and everybody to see! Had them on an older bike and they always get you noticed as you sound like a big Buick or Caddy.
On the other hand, I could remove mine to mount a holster for my 45 and get their attention that way.
On the other hand, I could remove mine to mount a holster for my 45 and get their attention that way.
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From: PacNW; Beacon of Conservatism in a Sea of Liberals.......AZ Snowbird; Just another Conservative
I pulled mine to give visibility to the finned headbolt covers, and some upcoming dress-up to the jugs. I intend to re-mount it, maybe stashed in front of, or under the battery box.
Novice
Joined: May 2009
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From: Charleston, SC
Horn relocated to front
I relocated my stock horn to the front of my '08 dyna using the open hole. I like the way it looks a lot, and it makes more sense because the sound of the horn is more effective in front rather than on one side. The drawback is that your front fender will touch if you stop short or go over a big speed bump. It's no big deal because the rubber mount for the horn allows it some room to move, but it's something to be aware of. I'm going to keep it the way it is because it just right in the front. I figure a low profile horn like on the softail would be another option for a substitute.
Road Master
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We took that off and used that as the mount on the front (the hole used as the center mount for an engine guard). The rubber grommet was held in place with red lock-tite but if you use a large adjustable pipe wrench you can unscrew it... it will damage the rubber grommet a bit but not enough to be seen and when used to mount the horn up front it pads the frame so it won't get scratched by the horn bracket and also allows for the horn to move if for some reason the front fender contacts it (if you use the cowbell, like FXD Raw said, under hard braking the front fender will contact the horn but the rubber grommet allows it to move so no damage to either).
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I removed mine a couple months back...I didn't care for the chrome cowbell, didn't feel like painting it, and didn't like the sound of the stocker either. Eventually I'll get a small air horn and mount it somewhere subtle.
