XJ650 horn

My horn stopped working on my 82 xj650 Maxim. I unhooked the contacts and hooked up a 12 volt mbattery which made the horn sound. I am taking it the horn button is bad. Anyone know how to fix this? Thanks!


Littledragon

 

did you try turning the adjustment screws on the horns at all?

 

I have tried that. I also have a new horn thatb will not sound either but will sound just like the one on the bike when hooked up to 12 volts. I am not getting any voltage to speak of to the leads going to the horn posts. I need to find out how hard it would be to drop the choke and horn assembly and whats involved with getting the horn switch replaced or repaired.

 

It is possible the solder points inside the switch assembly have broken (happened to me for the left turn signal contact - same unit).

If you are feeling up to the challenge, there are two phillips head machine screws in the bottom of that switch assembly, unscrew them and CAREFULLY work the assembly apart and off the bar.

Once you get it open, it isn't difficult to locate the problem (assuming it IS the switch) and a few minutes with a solder iron will fix it right up.

 

As an afterthought, while you are IN the switch assembly, grab a multimeter and check for voltage at the horn button. You may discover that your problem is a short / open elsewhere, and voltage (or lack thereof) at least narrows it down some for you.