doesn't that limit it's effectiveness significantly?

 

If there is any limitation, it isn't perceptible. I expected a reduction, but was pleasantly surprised. If you want to be heard you're better off with something like a Stebel than the stock horn. No one around here seems to acknowledge horns, anyway...

 

Thanks soltec another great thing for me to do on a rainy day

 

Amazon.com: Loud GENUINE Stebel Compact Nautilus Air Horn for Motorcycles, Cars, Trucks, ATVs, and More: Automotive lol, that looks like it could do damage.

I'll do the free mod, thanks Nick. I don't use the horn much. Will be nice to have it out of the way of a triple stand.



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Clean lines... thanks for this great easy How-To.
BTW I believe you left out to heatshrink your custom jumper cable

 

It's shown in the pictures...but yeah, you should definitely heatshrink the connections. I like the waterproof/marine variety.

 

Sounds like the left scoop is a good place to hide my garage door opener (with a remote momentary switch) - but I need a place for a stebel. Ideas?

 

Copied and expanded upon from the build thread...

In between playing around on the suspension, I set about fixing something that has irked me from day 1: that blasted horn. To my eyes, the placement is terrible and the gaudy silver ring doesn't do the front of the bike any favors. I was originally planning to design/fabricate/sell a simple kit to relocate this horn, and then I figured out an easier solution...


Thanks for the mod - great place to put an horn - never had much use for one on a scoot and no need to see it. I did manage to re-route the wiring and did not need to extend it, YMMV.

 

It's amazing just how much better it looks with the horn moved.

 

Indeed it does...it's almost like Yamaha did this on purpose. Too easy!

 

I wonder if it was the original design, but some law or regulation prevented Yamaha from leaving it there...might be a US thing.

 

Thanks for the find. My ballast for my hid sits in that spot now!

 

I bought narrower "snail"-type of horn (PIAA 81544) hoping that I could fit it under the side cover, pointing forward. Unfortunately it was still too wide- at least without cutting inner plastic. I ended up mounting it using the stock horn bolt/location, but angled so the horn sits flat, just under the steering stem. Pretty inconspicuous, and the stock wires will fit if you detach them from the brake line clip and route them behind the lower triple. Where I couldn't hear the stock horn at freeway speeds (I wear foam ear plugs), this new horn is loud and clear. I'm happy with it now.

 

Worked on this and I ran into a problem. Located and placed everything fine but when I was connecting the wires to the horn it went off a few times but now does not work and neither does my front signals? Looked at all the fuses under the seat and all looks good. Back signals work just fine. Any ideas o what might have happened and a fix? Bike starts and runs no problem.

Thanks for your help!

Gavin

 

There are fuses in the right hand "air" scoop but I don't know what they are for.



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Page 7-32 of the owner's manual, the fuses in the right scoop.

Between fuse 1 and 2 there is a blank spot.

Fuse 4 is for the Signalling system.

There is no mention of the horn on that page.

The spare fuse is the one that isn't in a row with the others, and is orientated perpendicular to the others.



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Fuse 4 is for the Signalling system.

There is no mention of the horn on that page.

the horn is part of the signalling circuit. if fuse 4 blew, that would take out the turn signals and horn.

 

You guys are spot on! Checked this morning and it did blow the fuse. Thanks again for all your help.

 

Cool gbarney, but did you find out why it blew?



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Sounds like the time I was drilling a mounting hole for my subwoofers in my car's trunk. It set off my alarm by blowing a fuse? Anyways my alarm went off which means my ignition wouldn't work...I didn't hit a wire or anything, but after hours of searching for a problem I checked the fuse box and sho nuff I had a blown fuse for the alarm. Damn Volkswagens.

 

I'll be doing this tonight.

 

That was easy! Thanks, Stoltec Moto for the neat idea!!!
I just got back from doing this simple and completely reversible mod.
I had everything in my electrical supply box (four connectors, wire, plastic ties and heat shrink tubing).
So, it was essentially "free".
It really is like Yamaha meant for the horn to be inside that fake air scoop!

 

Cool, glad you enjoy!

 

I needed a project to tide me over post ride until dinnertime this afternoon.
So, I set about making my now hidden horn louder.
For $0 and about 10 minutes' time, I removed a section of the panel directly behind the wire screen at the front of the left air scoop.
Anyone who has taken the scoop apart should recognize this piece I've photographed. I cut only enough to open up the scoop so horn sounds could "escape". I preserved the areas with the two wellnuts that secure the wire screen. All it took was a vertical cut with a Dremel cutoff wheel and then snipping the two horizontal cuts to that line with a pair of aircraft snips. Smoothing the cut edges with sandpaper and a knife + reassembly of the scoop was all that remained. =)

 

I needed a project to tide me over post ride until dinnertime this afternoon.
So, I set about making my now hidden horn louder.
For $0 and about 10 minutes' time, I removed a section of the panel directly behind the wire screen at the front of the left air scoop.
Anyone who has taken the scoop apart should recognize this piece I've photographed. I cut only enough to open up the scoop so horn sounds could "escape". I preserved the areas with the two wellnuts that secure the wire screen. All it took was a vertical cut with a Dremel cutoff wheel and then snipping the two horizontal cuts to that line with a pair of aircraft snips. Smoothing the cut edges with sandpaper and a knife + reassembly of the scoop was all that remained. =)

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Is it actually louder?

 

Well done, sir. How does it look when the scoop is installed?

 

It's still very discrete and following your original lead, looks like it belongs this way. =)
Was after dark when I completed the project. I'll take some photos later and post them + a full "Is it louder?" report.

 

As promised: Photos of the bike: Post fake air scoop mod. Various angles, lighting, etc...

 

Doesn't look bad. You can paint it red to look like those WRX guys with the Hella Super Tones. Nice!

 

Copied and expanded upon from the build thread...

In between playing around on the suspension, I set about fixing something that has irked me from day 1: that blasted horn. To my eyes, the placement is terrible and the gaudy silver ring doesn't do the front of the bike any favors. I was originally planning to design/fabricate/sell a simple kit to relocate this horn, and then I figured out an easier solution...


Original horn location:

So where does it go? Well, remove the LH scoop cover and you'll find a convenient void where something belongs:

The factory horn bracket required NO modifications. Remove the horn and flat plate/bracket held to lower triple tree with one bolt (10 mm head). Remove bolt in scoop (also 10 mm head), install horn, tighten bolt.

Make yourself a ~19" jumper cable to extend the horn connections. Red ends are female, blue are male:

Route from scoop, through frame, back out of access alongside throttle cables. Run through both wire loops (you'll see them when you're looking) and connect behind headlight:

Remove original bracket which secured the horn and it's flat plate bracket to the lower triple. Add 2 10mm washers (SS so as not to rust) under the headlight bracket to make up the original thickness, reinstall bolt and voila!

So if you don't have the wire and connectors laying around, you'll be in ~$5 to your local hardware store and 20 minutes of your time. Really cleans up the front of the bike. Sometimes what you can't see is more important than what you can...

Great idea just completed it great place to put it.The wife said if you put it there how are the people in front of you going to hear it they'll hear but the guy beside me he's going to get a wake up call ha ha.