Horn Relocation for FLSTFBS
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Murphy's Law's #7: Everything takes longer than you think.
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The bar is bolted top & bottom, so disconnecting it is the easiest part.
The entire coil relocation only took two beers, so it's not a major PITA.
The horn relocation was another beer, but only because I already had the tank off so it was easy to run the wires.
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The bar is bolted top & bottom, so disconnecting it is the easiest part.
The entire coil relocation only took two beers, so it's not a major PITA.
The horn relocation was another beer, but only because I already had the tank off so it was easy to run the wires.
(on a side note...this forum is full of ****ing awesomeness...)
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Just want to say Thank You Gaz. As if I didn't already have enough to do this weekend with the Honey-Do list, now I have to find time to fab up a bracket, pull the gas tank and move my horn down there.
That is an exceptional idea for locating the horn. Now I remember why I read all these threads.
Easy is a relative term with Harley's. It wasn't too bad compared to other 'easy' jobs, but I did add a bit of change to the swear-jar.
Of course, after I finally had it all out and was feeling really proud of myself, I looked at the directions again and saw where they said "if you encounter difficulty removing the bar disconnect the shift linkage".
Naturally, I have my Man Card, so directions are optional...
That is an exceptional idea for locating the horn. Now I remember why I read all these threads.
Easy is a relative term with Harley's. It wasn't too bad compared to other 'easy' jobs, but I did add a bit of change to the swear-jar.
Of course, after I finally had it all out and was feeling really proud of myself, I looked at the directions again and saw where they said "if you encounter difficulty removing the bar disconnect the shift linkage".
Naturally, I have my Man Card, so directions are optional...
Looking forward to a progress report!
Gary
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From: Michigan (a little north of Hell)
I also moved my horn to the same spot that Gaz turned us onto over this past weekend.
And since I had to pull the tank off to relocate it, and had a spare Stebel air horn laying around, decided to go full 'Belt AND Suspenders' and mount it too.
Right now the Stebel is between the downtubes, but just saw on another thread where the OP put his down by the left pass foot peg, so once I fab a bracket, it will be moved also.
Attached are some pics of the process. And don't ask for any measurements on the bracket - it was fabbed completely by-guess-and-by-golly, trying to work behind the pipes.
And since I had to pull the tank off to relocate it, and had a spare Stebel air horn laying around, decided to go full 'Belt AND Suspenders' and mount it too.
Right now the Stebel is between the downtubes, but just saw on another thread where the OP put his down by the left pass foot peg, so once I fab a bracket, it will be moved also.
Attached are some pics of the process. And don't ask for any measurements on the bracket - it was fabbed completely by-guess-and-by-golly, trying to work behind the pipes.
Last edited by Dorsai; Jun 1, 2016 at 01:24 PM.
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My horn stopped working, second one of these horns from DK that went bad- and I need to pass inspection. Now I have to put my horn and coil back where they were. I'm really pissed off! I would stick my OEM horn on the front frame down tubes but I have an engine guard and they would interfere with each other.
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From: Kent, England
My horn stopped working, second one of these horns from DK that went bad- and I need to pass inspection. Now I have to put my horn and coil back where they were. I'm really pissed off! I would stick my OEM horn on the front frame down tubes but I have an engine guard and they would interfere with each other.
