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cajunito
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« on: January 21, 2012, 10:35:42 AM » |
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I want to replace the horn cover on the Valk I bought due to rust & age.. (don't know if it's stock or not) So I bought a Cobra horn cover for it... but doesn't seem to fit because of the larger circumference of the horn...  Anyone else had this problem? |
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F6BANGER
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« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2012, 12:19:44 PM » |
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I have different horns but what you could do is blast off the rust and roughen up the chrome and paint it to match your bike. Im sure you could even have it powder coated.  |
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« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2012, 11:37:58 AM » |
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On my '99 and 2000 tourer that is the horn on the left that came with the bike.
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« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2012, 11:46:01 AM » |
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It looks like the Cobra cover just sticks over the center of the OEM cover....
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« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2012, 12:48:34 PM » |
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Good ideas! Clean up the old cover and paint it. Then put the new Cobra cover over the center of the "old" cover. |
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cajunito
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« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2012, 02:03:19 PM » |
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I only wish that I could... won't fit... it has a back to it too...  |
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« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2012, 09:16:14 PM » |
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that appears to be a horn from a yamaha xs 650 rather than a valk
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« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2012, 06:32:37 AM » |
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You can remove the rust with oxalic acid. Get wood bleach/cleaner in the paint department at Lowe's/Home Depot for $14 - it is already diluted. Let the part soak in the liquid over night and the rust will be gone.
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« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2012, 11:27:50 AM » |
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I believe the 97 & 98 Valks had a smaller black horn that allowed covers like the Cobra to just snap onto the horn to dress it up. I think 99 and up they went to the larger chrome horn like the one you have.
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« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2012, 05:10:19 PM » |
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Do yourself a favor and sell the horn cover, buy a set of used car horns from the local junk yard, install them with a relay, and then be happy and loud. Plus the Valk looks cleaner when the stock horn is gone with the car horns mounted under the swingarm.
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cajunito
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« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2012, 07:19:10 PM » |
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I'm starting to think you're right.. I just want to find some as LOUD as I can get them.
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