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Old Sep 28, 2009 | 09:17 PM
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I've seen a few posts concerning weak horns. I found my problem! I posted this on the touring forum but thought I'd post it here also.

I had the weak horn syndrome also and fidgeted with it a bit but it stayed weak so I was going to have the dealer look at it next time I had it in. Well today I NEEDED the horn and of course it sounded like a half screwed... ah.. half baked horn so when I got home I took the nut off to check it out and turned it upside down and WATER poured out of it. I hit the key and horn button and it's back to normal. A few weeks ago I rode 150 miles in a torrential rainstorm and obviously it got into the horn..
Just something to check for you half horned guys!
 
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Old Sep 28, 2009 | 10:01 PM
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not to forget, wasps and dirt dobbers love to make nests in there too.
 
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Old Sep 29, 2009 | 07:26 AM
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i saw where someone mounted an extra horn over the shocks and then it sounded like a car. i was thinking i dont want the cage to look for a car
 
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Old Sep 29, 2009 | 10:41 AM
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Mine had a liter of water inside. But never returned to the original sound!
 
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Old Sep 29, 2009 | 12:10 PM
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Yea, I learned that myself last August. Wonder how many riders buy new horns when it's just water in them.
 
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