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Old Jan 21, 2012 | 07:14 AM
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Anyone here move the horn to the front downtubes ? I was thinking of moving the horn to the tubes, but i was a little concerned that it would block much needed airflow to the frt cyl. anyone have issues with increased temps or other mounting issues up frt.

i remember reading a thread a while back where someone had moved the horn to the rear tire shield area.. i was looking around back there when i had the seat and tank off for the mini-ape install and i'll be dam if i can see where he put them..
 
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Old Jan 21, 2012 | 07:32 AM
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Relocated mine to the trash can. It fit perfectly, plenty of room!

In almost 50k miles, the only time I ever hit that button was to show people how stupid the stock horn sounded! Lol


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Old Jan 21, 2012 | 07:51 AM
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lol.. i don't want to trash mine.. i use it a good bit in deer season and then theres the quite a few times it saved me from being sideswiped by a impatient cager merging onto the highway..
 
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Old Jan 21, 2012 | 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by jreichart
Relocated mine to the trash can. It fit perfectly, plenty of room!

In almost 50k miles, the only time I ever hit that button was to show people how stupid the stock horn sounded!
Hahaha! I moved mine in front of the motor over a year ago and haven't had any problems. A few of the Night Train guys have done it too.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2012 | 10:20 AM
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im thinking id like to mount a trumpet horn on my engine guard, just need to figure out where to put the compressor so its out of site
 
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Old Jan 21, 2012 | 11:29 AM
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i bought a cheap small horn off ebay and stuck mine under the seat behind the tray
 
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Old Jan 21, 2012 | 11:34 AM
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Moved mine to the down tubes also. No issues in 110+ heat. One of these days going to get a black springer horn to put there though.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2012 | 12:46 PM
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Mines in the shed, some day I'll get a small one and hide it somewhere
 
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Old Jan 21, 2012 | 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by soft 02
Moved mine to the down tubes also. No issues in 110+ heat. One of these days going to get a black springer horn to put there though.
That's what I've got. It makes everyone laugh when I use it. It sounds like a dying animal.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2012 | 01:58 PM
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Bought Sporty horn off E-bay $20, spray painted it high heat wrinkle black and mounted it above the engine guard.

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