KZ750 Horn Help

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KZ750 Horn Help

30 Mar 2025 15:22
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I continue to work on my 81 KZ750H2. Currently working on a horn issue. I had thought the horn worked initially, but doubting myself now. Headlight works, turn signals work, hazards work. I get nothing from the horn button. I swapped the horn thinking the stock was just bad and also for something a little less noticeable, but it also is not working. Took apart the left controls and blasted them with contact cleaner. Didn’t help. Fuses are all fine. What should I check next? I am so close to starting this for the first time and its the damn horn holding me up. Thanks as always.
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Re: KZ750 Horn Help

30 Mar 2025 15:38 - 30 Mar 2025 15:39
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Make sure you're getting a good ground connection from the horn control to the handle bar. On my Z1, the ground connection is through the housing body itself to the bar.  Took me a while to find the ground path!
Scotty

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Re: KZ750 Horn Help

30 Mar 2025 17:54
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Make sure you're getting a good ground connection from the horn control to the handle bar. On my Z1, the ground connection is through the housing body itself to the bar.  Took me a while to find the ground path!
Scott, that was it!!! I ground a bit of paint off where the left controls mount and the horn now work great!! 
 
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Re: KZ750 Horn Help

30 Mar 2025 20:23 - 30 Mar 2025 20:23
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Turns out my 2 hours of cursing helped both of us!    
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1974 Z1A
Yoshimura 987
welded Z1 crank
Andrews 1X Cams
Delkevic 4 into 1
Superbike bars
530 conversion
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