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chas
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 Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:07 am Post subject: K11RS horn not working |
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Anyone else had their horns fail on a K11? Mine were intermittently working, and have now failed completely.
The fuse is OK, and when I press the horn button, the relay doesn't click. When I release the button, the relay makes a click.
I've tried swapping relays around, and one of the relays I tried appeared to be the right type, as I heard the same click when releasing the horn button.
Any suggestions as to which wires to check under the tank, and how to get the horns off for inspection? |
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Flying Duck
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| Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:16 am Post subject: |
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The first thing I'd do is pull the non-brown wire from each horn and test it with a voltmeter. That will tell you if it's the horns or a wiring issue.
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chas
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| Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:39 am Post subject: |
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| Flying Duck wrote: | | The first thing I'd do is pull the non-brown wire from each horn and test it with a voltmeter. That will tell you if it's the horns or a wiring issue. |
How do I get at the horns? I'm guessing the fairing needs to be at least partially dismantled? |
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chas
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| Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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| I've pulled the temperature gauge and can now get at the RH horn. Applying a live feed makes the horn work, so it looks like a wiring issue. Still can't find the green/grey wire from the relay to the horns. |
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granth
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| Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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My horn were a little"reluctant" to work when I first got my bike a couple of months ago,intermittently failing to sound.I tried some switch cleaner ( did not dismantle,just sprayed it into the switch housing)and followed with some WD40 and it now seems to work fine. 
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chas
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| Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 4:12 am Post subject: |
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| granth wrote: | | My horn were a little"reluctant" to work when I first got my bike a couple of months ago,intermittently failing to sound.I tried some switch cleaner |
That's the first thing I tried, but I can hear the relay clicking when I release the horn button, which suggests the switch is doing it's job. |
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chas
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| Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:17 am Post subject: Solved! |
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| Swapped the relays around - now the horns are working. |
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