kath

Hey all you rebel riders I need a bit of help.

My horn stopped working on my bike, any suggestions as to why it's
out of commission?

Thanks in advance for any help!

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Guba

Most common cause for it is becouse a wire was unplugged at the switch on the handle bar.

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JunkyardDog

Before starting, make sure the ignition is on, the battery is fully charged, and check the fuses. Also check to see if anything else doesn't work. If everything else is good, you will have to start backtracking from the horn. First of all, remove the wires to the horn, and with a multimeter, check and see if you have somewhere near 12 volts at the ends of the wires when you push the horn button. If you do, the problem is with the horn itself. If you don't, trace the wires back to the switch, and see if you have 12 volts coming out of the switch. If you do, the problem is in the wiring between the switch and the horn connections. If you don't, check to see if you have power going into the switch. If you do, the switch is bad. If you don't, the problem is somewhere between the battery and the switch. The horn has 2 wires, one is hot, the other is ground. The problem could be in either one. Before getting too involved, it is a good idea to make sure you have continuity from the ground at the horn to the bikes frame or engine. Jerry.

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kath

Guba - all the wires are connected at the switch to the handle bar, but thanks!

Jerry - Thanks for this information, backtracking I will go. When I resolve the problem I'll post my findings on the forum.

Sunnyside up!

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flitecontrol

A quick way to check a horn is to briefly make contact with the + and - leads to the corresponding leads on a good battery. You may want to wear hearing protection!

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jax

Have you checked the fuse? Do that first.
Have you tried running a hot jumper wire to the positive side of the horn and a ground wire off the ground wire to the ground? If you have a 12 volt battery that is loose or you can get your hands on one. Unplug both the wires from the horn and attach one wire to the hot side of the horn and a wire to the ground on the horn. Touch the ground wire lead from the horn to the ground on the battery the post with the - next to it, then touch the other wire to the post with the + next to it. The horn should sound and scare the ****ens out of you. If it doesn't beep you might need a new horn. I have one off of a '86 rebel that works, if you want it let me know.
If that works it is in the wiring in the left handle bar.
You might have to take it all apart and clean everything and put it all back together again.

Ride safe

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