Malfunctioning Horn

[Philly_Chris]

I have finally gotten my bike legal- it has been a blast to ride(my first cycle) Aside from some fuel/air issues from the 4-1 exhaust and likely non re jet it has been awesome. I have nothing to compare it to, but it sure is a lot of fun. OK enough gushing,-
The Problem:

When I press the horn a barely audible sound comes out, then nothing. It also causes my panel lights and headlight to dim. The battery is fully charged and everything else electric works.

Bad ground?

Thanks for input!

Chris

 

[Anonymous]

Perhaps you should replace the horn. It can get rusty inside, which causes a kind of short-circuit. Anyway, it draws too much current from the battery.
You can repair the horn, by taking it apart and cleaning it. But the simple way would be replacing it. Shouldn't cost more than $ 10.

 

[earlfor]

Re: Malfunctioning Horn

Replace the horn. With age, the insides rust into crumbs and they are cheap enough to not be worth the effort to rebuild.

Earl

[quote="Philly_Chris"

When I press the horn a barely audible sound comes out, then nothing. It also causes my panel lights and headlight to dim. The battery is fully charged and everything else electric works.

Bad ground?

Thanks for input!

Chris[/quote]

 

[TheNose]

I took mine apart and cleaned it, put it back together and adjusted the screw until it sounded good. Took about 10 minutes. Works great.

Terry