horn bracket question
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Joined: Mar 2009
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From: West Midlands, UK
I did the same as you are intending - ground off the tab that the horn bracket attaches to and painted it. I thought it looked unfinished with the tab left on. I didn't bother removing the whole bracket, just primed and painted it with black touch up paint.
I also did the 2" tank lift and relocated the stock horn under the tank on the opposite side of the backbone. I made up a little bracket to locate it on the opposite side of the backbone where the head stay bolts on. It is a tight fit with the 2" tank lift, but it does work and is very well hidden. This saved me the bother of extending the wires for the horn which I would have needed to do to mount it on the front down tube, and demonstrated my green credentials by re-using rather than buying a new horn (nothing to do with the fact that I don't like spending my money!)
I also did the 2" tank lift and relocated the stock horn under the tank on the opposite side of the backbone. I made up a little bracket to locate it on the opposite side of the backbone where the head stay bolts on. It is a tight fit with the 2" tank lift, but it does work and is very well hidden. This saved me the bother of extending the wires for the horn which I would have needed to do to mount it on the front down tube, and demonstrated my green credentials by re-using rather than buying a new horn (nothing to do with the fact that I don't like spending my money!)
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From: Georgia, U.S.A.
not so standard....thats Exactly what i plan on doing to mine! glad you thought of it first! so now i can reference the pics
also i just searched upper engine mount.....wow, they range from cheap steel ones for $10 to $200+ one fom pm. the power of google...
also i just searched upper engine mount.....wow, they range from cheap steel ones for $10 to $200+ one fom pm. the power of google...
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From: West Midlands, UK
I did look at the time I did the mod, but all the ones I found had a tab of some sort to mount coils - if you find any sensibly priced chrome ones without the tab let me know! Until then I'll make do with the touch up paint 
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Coil went down in front of the splash guard - again I made my own bracket rather than paying for the Exile Cycles kit.
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