Horn removal

quawk said:
So far, anyway, Gudgeon has to be may favorite. It's just got a feel or sound to it, regardless what it means.
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I learned about gudgeon pins back in the early '70s when explored the inner workings of my A65T.
 
Reminds me of a a day I was in HomeDepot when I lived in Southern Cali, and overheard a kiwi asking the HD drone " Have you got any letter boxes?" I knew exactly what he was after but since I knew the kiwi from work I wanted to enjoy it play out. The be-puzzled expression on the worker lead to the "clarification" of " You know, where you put your post...?" 🤣
 
quawk said:
Thanks for this tip. I went ahead and took the horn apart, and as you said the contact points inside were dirty/corroded and weren't making. Cleaned them and now have a working original horn and saved a few bucks. Again, thanks.
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Quawk,
I took the original horn apart and cleaned things up and was pleasantly impressed with how loud it works.You can also loosen the large nut and adjust the plunger (for lack of the proper word) to get the loudest tone. I am like you as far as using the horn but like everything to work.
Mike
 
quawk said:
When posting about my recently acquired 1973 Hi-Rider, I asked if these bikes originally came with a horn, turn signal indicators, and a center stand, as my bike seemed to have none of these things. Responders said that it may have a horn and if not working, (which mine wasn't) it is hard to even find it if you don't know where to look. Some posters even joked (well, maybe they weren't joking) that the horn was the first thing installed and they built the rest of the bike around it. Upon being informed of it's location and looking closer, I see what they mean. I did find that it does have one, but as I mentioned is not working. After finding it and looking at it for a fair amout of time and scratching my head trying to figure out how to get to it, I researched postings about getting to it to check or replace it, and/or check wiring for voltage. Some posters indicated you had to go as far as removing the rear wheel and removing a mudflap. I will report that I was able to get to the horn to check it and the wiring, and remove it by first removing the seat, the battery side cover, the tail light and the rear fender. I did not have to remove the rear wheel, nor did my bike have any "mudflap" on it. I'm sure others before me have figured this out. I, as I'm sure others have, wondered why Norton buried the horn in a location that was so difficult and time consuming to get to. That location also had to muffle the loudness of the horn to a degree. Personally, I never use the horn, on a bike or in a car, but I do like to have all the accessories working on my bikes. Although hard to get to, I will put the replacement horn, when I get one, back in the original location.
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This is the story behind the horn location…

Correct horn position

Hi all. on a 72 Mk1v what was the correct positioning of the horn please... mine in currently mounted on a bracket which looks genuine, this is bolted to the front of the battery carrier, directly in front of the battery Thanks
www.accessnorton.com www.accessnorton.com
 
This is where and how I mounted mine. When they refuse to see you they should at least hear you
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Horn removal
Horn removal
 
As I posted earlier, after removing and repairing my original horn, I have reinstalled it in its' original location (glutton for punishment?), hooked up the battery, pushed the button, and the horn sounds off as it should. Although not exactly loud compared to some other bike horns, it is louder than I expected it to be, being kind of buried as it is. Now to replace the fender, tail light, etc., and on to other repair/replacement issues. Thanks to all who contiue to give tips and advice to help solve the problems to bring this bike back to life. Read the story about how and why Noton decided to place it where they did, but accessability for those that have to get to them certainly wasn't a priority.
 
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Dan1950 said:
Sparking plugs sorry for the typo.
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Never heard "sparking plugs" either
I've only ever heard spark plugs
But mostly we'd just say "plugs" what does the rest of the world call them ?
I think some countries call them spark plug candles!!!!
 

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