I wanna toot my horn

[RustyValkry]

The RustyValkyrie came with an aftermarket air horn.  I'm keeping it in a cardboard box along with other left over pieces-parts but it needs work that I don't want to do right now.  So, I found a stock horn and mounting bracket (I think both are OEM) on Ebay since that was the easiest solution to having a horn (the PO actually left the OE connectors on the wires, who'd a thunk it?).  My problem is I can't figure out what bolt the bracket mounts to.  I've been looking for a picture that is close enough and clear enough to give me the hint I need but so far no luck.

Can someone tell me or take a picture of a stock horn mounted on their bike so I can see where the bracket attaches. 

Thanks.

[Jess from VA]

The OE horn location was different from interstate (pods in the way, so mounted lower) to tourer & standard.

This standard has a fancy cover added, but I think this is the stock location.



This guy put the much louder Stebil Nautilus in the same location.

[RustyValkry]

Thanks Jess, I see, on my bike there are 2 or 3 bolts in that area.  I thought I had figured it out yesterday but it turned out the one I figured it was (actually a stud on a bracket into the block) was too short to go through the horn bracket I bought which left me scratching my head.  You wouldn't happen to have a pic. from the rear of the horn?

[Jess from VA]

Sorry, I was looking for a more detailed mount picture, but couldn't find any.

You Google up Valkyrie horns, you get a 1000 pictures of all the better horns people upgrade to.


(how Mark T makes folks sh!t their pants)

[RustyValkry]

Thanks Jess. 

After my last post I was sitting here thinking about it when the light bulb went on.  The place I had seen that looked like it was the place to attach the horn bracket was actually THE HORN BRACKET.  The PO had left the stock bracket there.  The bracket I bought must have been for the IS.  Anyway I got the horn on, now I have to lift the tank to get the wires out, I left them tucked up under the tank to keep them out of the way.  It's good that I haven't filled the tank yet.

[Jess from VA]

Another thing a wise man might do when the tank is off, is run a line or two under there (coiled up on each end), so if he gets a wild hair to do something electrical in the future, he doesn't have to pull the tank again.  (It's not a big deal to pull, but it still isn't fun.) 

The IS horn mounts down on the right engine guard.

[Chrisj CMA]

Another thing a wise man might do when the tank is off, is run a line or two under there (coiled up on each end), so if he gets a wild hair to do something electrical in the future, he doesn't have to pull the tank again.  (It's not a big deal to pull, but it still isn't fun.)  

The IS horn mounts down on the right engine guard.

What like pulling the tank is a big deal. Every time you do it, it gets easier. Be thankful anytime you need to pull the tank, eventually it will be so easy you barely think about it

[Jess from VA]

Like pulling nose hairs?  

(Actually pulling the tank is easy, it's the blocking it up and reaching under in a small dark space to unhook things, and the petcock, and then hooking them back up that sucks.)

[Chrisj CMA]

Like pulling nose hairs? 

Who does that. I tried it once it hurt and it didn’t even work. They make special scissors that work great