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Vintage style horns and
placement |
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The earliest Changs were virtually identical
to the Soviet M72. That included the location for
mounting the horn which was just aft of the hand shifter.
Interestingly enough, I haven't seen any photos that
would indicate R71s were built this way although some may
have been. |
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Since most M72s had sidecars, it's difficult
to find photos where you can see the horn. But on these
solo bikes it's hard to miss. |
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One last M72. |
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When Gerald built Alpha
he stayed true to all the vintage CJ/M72 details
including placement of the horn. |
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There's a tab for mounting the horn welded
to the frame as it should be. |
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On Grey Slowpoke I poked a
small hole through the frame to accomodate a bolt. I
really like the way this looks! |
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And here's where I put the horn on my black
M1. |
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Which horn is best? The 6V Bailing (Lark)
brand DL79-6 is perfect for mounting on the side of
the bike. It's slightly thinner than the others and fits
more flush. They're available from LRM. |
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This is a Bailing tag. |
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The 6V Shengjia (Fine Sound)
DL38-6 is also a great looking horn. They too are
available from LRM at very reasonable
prices. |
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My favorite detail on the Shengjia
is this metal tag which says bowl shaped electrical
horn. |
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Here's the 6V Yingge (Parrot)
brand, another version of the DL38-6. It
varies only in appearance. These are also available from LRM. |
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The Yingge horn is made by the Hafei
Postal Service Machinery Factory. |
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The 12V Yingge DL38-12. |
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This is a 12V Taiyang (Sun)
brand DL126A. It was made in in Tianjin and is pretty
similar in appearance to the Yingge horns. |
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DL-50 and DL-38-12 horns from the (literally
translated) Shanghai Traffic Electrical Component
Factory. (Clay Jones) |
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Another DL-50 from the Shanghai Traffic
Electrical Component Factory. |
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This is a Russian 6V horn as often seen on
M72s, K750s and the like. |
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This piece of crap came with my bike. It's
especially ugly because it never worked. I don't know the
manufacturer or model, but many Changs have these. |
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This is the loudest freakin' 6V horn I've
ever heard. It's a Tuoling that Rich
Hahn gave me. It's only about 3" in
diametermuch more compact than the others. |
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If you can find one, this would be terrific
mounted on the side of your Chang. It's a French-made
Klaxon ETF4D, ca. 1968. It's from an old BMW and it's
BIG. |
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Check out this old Russian horn. These can
be found on Urals and Dneprs dating back quite a few
years. You can still find them for $10! |
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Some neat old horns from eBay. The second
one is from a Harley. The third is a Lucas. |
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