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Rivco Air Horn Install 8 Years, 1 Month ago  
[I moved this to New Tech tips, DL]
For those of you who think the stock horns are on the low volume side as I did, put on some air horns.

Rivco model: AHMULTI

First I removed exsisting horns.

Mounting bracket (for air horn) to leftside down tube (adjacent to starter there is a small nipple on frame down tube, I mounted bracket about 1/2inch below that)

Remove seat, and left side cover, and tool kit

Air compressor fits perfectly where tool kit was, and rubber strap holds it in place

Relay sits next to Pos. battery terminal, use tie-wrap to secure it to existing wire bundle. This also keeps wires to battery/relay short and neat. I wired hot and ground directly to Bat.

Run 2 wires (from relay) to exsisting rear horn connectors (bout 18" long) I wiggled them down to keep them out of sight and tie-wrapped them at bottom frame.

Air hose also wiggled down, and tie-wrapped at inside lower frame to keep them out of sight, run them to air horn and connect.

TEST. Beep...Beep
Good to go, replace side cover, seat, tool kit.<br><br>Post edited by: DL, at: 2005/03/29 07:03
 
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Re:Rivco Air Horn Install 8 Years, 1 Month ago  
Sounds like an easy upgrade. How about taking photos of the process and include a list of all tools and supplies needed?

DL<br><br>Post edited by: DL, at: 2005/03/29 07:08
 
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Re:Rivco Air Horn Install 8 Years, 1 Month ago  
Nice write up Comtek!

Ditto on DL's request

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Re:Rivco Air Horn Install 8 Years, 1 Month ago  
Well I went a little differently.
I made &quot;L&quot; bracket and hooked under the saddle bag using the same bolt that hold the bag on (Bottom Bolts) and mounted the compressor in the saddle bag again using the saddle bag bolt.(Side Bolt) I ran the air hose out the top of the bag where the flap closes. That way I did not have to cut anything or damage the saddlebag. Used the rear horn connector to get my power from. Relay under the seat...

Worked good for 100K so far...
You can hardly see the air horns....<br><br>Post edited by: Sandbag, at: 2005/04/03 08:34
 
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Re:Rivco Air Horn Install 8 Years, 1 Month ago  
Don't know if you used the Rivco horn or not, but the one's I used are triple chrome plated and and add a nice flare to the bike up front, and I like the chrome touch. Also up front there are no obstructions when I sound them off. I thought about the saddle bags for the compressor, but I'm always in and out of those things, that I didn't want to take a chance of knocking the electrical connections or air hose off. Under the seat turned out perfect for me, small enough to fit where the tool kit would be, and a nice heavy duty rubber strap to hold it in place.
 
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