I had a thread YEARS ago about my horn not working and yep...you guessed it; I still don't have a horn I have my switch apart and if anyone could throw up a schematic for me that would be great. Couldn't seem to find one on bikebandit or ronayers. Bottom line is I have no idea on what I'm suppose to clean or sand so that my horn may work. Any incite would be great.

Diaz

Quote from: average on February 11, 2009, 05:28:30 PM
I had a thread YEARS ago about my horn not working and yep...you guessed it; I still don't have a horn I have my switch apart and if anyone could throw up a schematic for me that would be great. Couldn't seem to find one on bikebandit or ronayers. Bottom line is I have no idea on what I'm suppose to clean or sand so that my horn may work. Any incite would be great.

Diaz

None of the places that have parts diagrams up to help sell stuff will have it because they all sell the entire control assembly as one part. Have you verified that you're getting power to the expected places? The first thing I'd do is check for voltage across the two sides of the horn button. If you aren't getting voltage, the switch isn't at fault (yet) and you'll need to trace the wiring back through the wiring harness to find out what's disconnected or broken. If you have no voltage at the button, check for continuity between the switch terminals and the connector for the left controls, if you have continuity, keep working backwards until you find the problem. Once you've verified you have voltage at the horn button, use a bit of wire to short around the button and see if the horn starts honking. If it does, figure out a way to clean the contacts inside the switch, or find a different switch that will work there. If the horn doesn't honk, check for voltage at the horn and make sure all that wiring is intact. There is also the possibility that the horn itself doesn't work. They do sit out in the elements and yours might have picked up so much crud from the road over time that it isn't capable of making sound anymore... That's all I could think of. It is highly likely that one of these things will fix your problem...

I would love to put this back together correctly.

Whenever I am restoring switch gear for one of my old projects, I just clean up the copper contacts and make sure the moving parts move freely and nothing sticks. Sometimes I remake solder connections as needed. That's about all there is to it, really.