Unofficial Royal Enfield Community Forum
General Discussion => Tech Tips => Topic started by: Byway on March 15, 2008, 07:29:20 pm
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I didn't care for the stock position of the horn on my '01 Bullet so I decided to make a simple bracket to place the horn into a more "period correct" orientation. It will suffice until I get around to buying a pretty Altette horn and bracket!
Dimensions: 3 1/2" long x 1" wide x 1/8" thick.
Purchase a 1" wide by 1/8" thick steel bar (I found one at Home Depot). Buy a 12" one if you can find one since you'll only need about 3 1/2" of it.
Cut off a 3 1/2" piece with a hacksaw. Drill one 5/16" hole about 1/2" from one end, and one 3/8" hole about 3/8" from the other. Enlarge the 3/8" hole slightly with a rat-tail file to fit the horn.
Round the ends of the bracket with a flat file, if you like. I rounded the end that mounts to engine mount (for appearance purposes) but chose not to bother with the horn end.
Paint, install (see important not below), and enjoy!
Note: Make certain not to disturb the position of the horn's adjusting screw on the back side of the horn! Make a note of it's position and, if it moves, make certain to re-adjust it when you're done of your horn will either sound weird or not work at all! I had to tweak mine a little after I had it mounted on the bike but it was fairly easy to do. If it's not set right, you'll know it!
This is a pic of the bracket:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2172/2335737984_4f8a7649ef.jpg?v=0)
This is a pic of the "rear" side of the bracket and horn after installation (note that the horn is mounted to the bracket with a nut on the actual adjusting screw!:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2335738284_1d949ffba0.jpg?v=0)
This is a close-up of the "front" side of the installed bracket:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/2335738176_11b118c39e.jpg?v=0)
This is a pic of the horn. Same location but with old-school orientation! If only the stock horn wasn't so "homely" looking! :P :
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2412/2334906299_7462d06826.jpg?v=0)
Let me know what you think about this mod. or if you have any questions!
Al
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ETA combined to above post.