1970 Horn Wire

[billpedalino]

Can anyone advise me of the correct routing of the black wire coming from the handlebar horn button to the horn on a 1970 XLCH? I bought a wire loom and the wire included is far too short. I'm thinking that it runs outside the top frame tube on the left side, beneath the gas tank? Possibly through the top frame tube and back to the horn?
Thank You...

[otis71]

Never had a 70 but on 65-69 XLCH it runs through the triple tree and around the right side of the frame under the tank along the backbone and drops to the horn behind the top motor mount. If memory serves it should be 30” long.

[billpedalino]

Thanks Otis, I kind of thought so, but wasn't sure given the through-frame main harness. I took the original harness off of this bike in the early 1970's (it was a burn up) so there's no way I would have remembered!

[Spag]

Biil

I have a restored 1970 Sportster . These photo are the best I could do. Note the wire from the loom to the horn looks like it was long enough. Let me know if you have any questions. I don’t know if the horn wire is separate from the wiring loom and just connected to the terminal under the triple tree and the horn.

Richard


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[Spag]

This is a photo of the horn wire from the Sportster parts book. It appears to be a separate wire from thr terminal to the horn. I think the photos I attached above demonstrate that the horn wires are directed to the shortest distance from the terminal to the horn.

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