Here's a simple question...........
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Here's a simple question...........
I put a new horn cover on my friend's horn, just a simple cover swap.
Before the swap the horn worked and sounded fine.
After the swap, the horn sounds weak and sick.
Does the tightness of the mounting nut have anything to do with the sound?
I swapped the wires thinking that was causing it, but it didn't change at all.
But, if he squeezes the horn to the cover at an angle.........the horn sounds normal again. As soon as he lets go, it sounds dead again.
Any ideas??
Steve
Before the swap the horn worked and sounded fine.
After the swap, the horn sounds weak and sick.
Does the tightness of the mounting nut have anything to do with the sound?
I swapped the wires thinking that was causing it, but it didn't change at all.
But, if he squeezes the horn to the cover at an angle.........the horn sounds normal again. As soon as he lets go, it sounds dead again.
Any ideas??
Steve
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I had mine do the same thing, I took the cover off, pulled the wires off and then reconnected them, and put the cover back on; horn worked fine. I think it was a connection issue. Just redo what you did and see if that works.
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The cover is the air-wing cover. I removed it from my bike this week, and installed it on his bike today. It's not blocking the horn at all, and it's not making contact at all, even swapping the wires didn't work.
Not sure what it could be, we'll take it apart this week and see what we can find. Of course now after hearing my Mini-Beast he wants one of those now.
Steve
Not sure what it could be, we'll take it apart this week and see what we can find. Of course now after hearing my Mini-Beast he wants one of those now.
Steve
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Same thing happen to me two times. I ended up taking the bike in to stealer. They replaced the horn, it was still under wananty.
The cover is the air-wing cover. I removed it from my bike this week, and installed it on his bike today. It's not blocking the horn at all, and it's not making contact at all, even swapping the wires didn't work.
Not sure what it could be, we'll take it apart this week and see what we can find. Of course now after hearing my Mini-Beast he wants one of those now.
Steve
Not sure what it could be, we'll take it apart this week and see what we can find. Of course now after hearing my Mini-Beast he wants one of those now.
Steve
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