Horn re-location

Thurston · Dec 25, 2011

Hi,

Have recently install some B&B radiator guards, i must say they are top quality! Only downfall is that the horn can not be mounted in the same position as before (bottom right radiator)

So my questions is where else can i mount it? Theres no room behind the headlight for it...

Any ideas?

Thanks

Chas · Dec 25, 2011

Have you thought about simply eliminating the horn?

Ruger · Dec 25, 2011

How about making an aluminum bracket, and bolting it on with the lower fork bracket bolts? I would also replace the horn with something that doesn't sound like you've stepped on a mouse. That's the first thing I did to my 570. Now it goes "honk" instead of "eeeeeep."

hawranek · Dec 25, 2011

With BPB radiator protector it works in the same place using OEM horn bracket
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pegscraper · Dec 25, 2011

Thurston said:
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Theres no room behind the headlight for it...

Any ideas?

Thanks

Oh yes there is!...Oh no there isn't!......Oh yes there is!..... Oh no there....Whoops, sorry guys. Forgot it's the pantomime season!

DeeG · Dec 25, 2011

Here is my horn mount. It faces sideways, which helps keep mud and water out.

LadyBerg · Dec 25, 2011

"oh yes there is!" yep plenty of room behind the number plate for the horn and a threaded hole to boot. eeeeeeeeeeeeeek eeeeeeeeeeek :evil:

DeeG · Dec 25, 2011

LadyBerg said:
"oh yes there is!" yep plenty of room behind the number plate for the horn and a threaded hole to boot. eeeeeeeeeeeeeek eeeeeeeeeeek :evil:

I tried to mount the horn behind the number plate on my FE, but could not make it fit. I suspect there is room on the FX, but the FE is pretty crowded in there. Of course, I added LED blinkers with the flasher mounting behind the headlight, grip heater wires, and key switch wire, so my front end is really cramped.

LadyBerg · Dec 25, 2011

Deeg,
I have an FE as well

It's a tight fit but there's a hole just to the right of one of the plug harness brackets IIRC that I used. I had a harder time mounting my key switch so yes not much room. You have a proper pilots cockpit with all your goodies added on :lol:

pegscraper · Dec 26, 2011

DeeG said:
LadyBerg said:

"oh yes there is!" yep plenty of room behind the number plate for the horn and a threaded hole to boot. eeeeeeeeeeeeeek eeeeeeeeeeek :evil:

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I tried to mount the horn behind the number plate on my FE, but could not make it fit. I suspect there is room on the FX, but the FE is pretty crowded in there. Of course, I added LED blinkers with the flasher mounting behind the headlight, grip heater wires, and key switch wire, so my front end is really cramped.

I also have grip heater wires/control unit, keyswitch and an adapter for the map switch in there. It's just a case of re-arranging and tidying the OE wiring behind the headlight with zip ties etc. so it takes up less room and leaves some for the extras.

Thurston · Jan 2, 2012

Thanks for all the reply's.

I would have mounted it with the original bracket if i could, here's a photo of the guards on my berg:

pegscraper said:
Thurston said:

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Theres no room behind the headlight for it...

Any ideas?

Thanks

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Oh yes there is!...Oh no there isn't!......Oh yes there is!..... Oh no there....Whoops, sorry guys. Forgot it's the pantomime season!

I think i might have to give this a shot, that way i won't have to worry about mud and water! Although i do like Deeg's mount, i might try make a bracket to mount the horn side-ways if putting it behind the headlight fails.

Thanks for all the imput! Ill let you know how i go with the re-location

Ruger · Jan 2, 2012

Guys, the very first thing I did to my 570 when I brought it home was replace that pathetic horn. I wanted something that sounded like I hadn't stepped on a mouse's tail. As long as you're relocating the horn, I highly recommend replacing it with a low-note automotive horn.

Thurston · Jan 2, 2012

Ruger said:
Guys, the very first thing I did to my 570 when I brought it home was replace that pathetic horn. I wanted something that sounded like I hadn't stepped on a mouse's tail. As long as you're relocating the horn, I highly recommend replacing it with a low-note automotive horn.

Your right about the pathetic horn, My current horn is stuffed already due to mud and water. When i relocate the horn ill buy a better horn, I've seen some the same size but there much louder so i might give one of them a go. When you say a low-note automotive horn is that just the same as a car horn? I thought they were much bigger in size

Thanks.

Ruger · Jan 2, 2012

Yup, a car horn. Same diameter as the factory diaphragm horn, but deeper. I hung mine in the factory stock location, and it required bending the facory bracket just a little bit. Now my thumper goes "honk" instead of "eeeeeeep."

Thurston · Jan 2, 2012

LadyBerg said:
Deeg,
I have an FE as well It's a tight fit but there's a hole just to the right of one of the plug harness brackets IIRC that I used. I had a harder time mounting my key switch so yes not much room. You have a proper pilots cockpit with all your goodies added on :lol:

Where is this hole? I can't seem to find it? Did you re-use the original bracket?

@ Pegscrapper how did you mount your horn behind the headlight?

Thanks

pamonflo · Feb 3, 2016

DeeG said:
Here is my horn mount. It faces sideways, which helps keep mud and water out.

Hi I know that this post is to old, but I want to connect a horn to my husaberg fe 450 2011, but I could not find the wires, Do you know where are they?

spanner · Feb 3, 2016

I relocated the horn into the rubbish bin

nullahmundoey · Apr 26, 2020

pegscraper said:
Oh yes there is!...Oh no there isn't!......Oh yes there is!..... Oh no there....Whoops, sorry guys. Forgot it's the pantomime season!

This mod works if you change the horn to one with guard over the driver cone/diaphragm. The stock horn has an exposed cone and i couldn't stop it hitting the light mask, which muted the sound. I used another horn, with a grill over the cone, and mounted it on an extension, M6 male to M5 female. Now it works well. Good spot to put it.

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