Stebel in OEM horn location

[hoowasat]

I finally got some time to remove my tupperware & farkle around some. First order of business was to install the Stebel. Added a fuseblock at the rear with a 30A fuse feeding one of three relays now located in the front cowl, and switched via the OEM horn button. Since I'll be installing the Honda speaker boxes soon, I modified the frame to mount the Stebel where the meep-meep horn used to sit. Here's a link to a photo in my gallery ...
http://www.st-owners.com/forums/album.php?albumid=23&pictureid=432

Thanks to a previous naked-ST orientation by Phillyrube, I also swapped out the OEM thermostat for an aftermarket unit, and added a radiator guard while messing around with the cooling system. The OEM thermostat is kind of wimpy in comparison to the one I bought from Turbo Tom ... or was it Turbo City?

Other items finished thus far include wrapping the headers, hard wired a Garmin mount for my Quest2 GPS, and installed a low-beam cut-off switch. Lights are next ... H4 headlight bulbs and fork-mounted fog lights.

[Flying Dutchman]

Looks like a neat installation, but how exactly did you mount the Stebel? I can't tell from the pic. Was it an easy fix?

http://www.st-owners.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=23&pictureid=432

And do you notice a difference with the header wrappings?

[Flying Dutchman]

Just noticed the other pics in your gallery which give more hints:

http://www.st-owners.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=23&pictureid=433

Looks like a bit of welding you did?

[hoowasat]

Yes. I fabricated a mount made from steel 1/4 x 1" flat bar and 3/4 x 3/4 x 3/16" angle bar to which the horn is bolted. I then cut the frame tube and welded the bracket to the tube. The time consuming part was laying it out to where I could reposition it correctly while the outer fairing was removed for tacking & welding. The horn clears both inner & outer fairings, and is pretty much centered and aligned with the tube pointing downwards.

And no, I haven't yet noticed any difference from the header wrap, mostly due to the fact that the bike is still in a state of disassembly sitting in my garage. I'm thinking that the wrap may assist in moving heat to the exterior while the engine is running, but I fear that once the bike is parked with the engine off, ambient heat inside the tupperware will probably remain the same. Please note that even though I've ridden on 100-degree (F) days, my opinion is the heat coming out from beneath the tupperware is not excessive nor objectionable ... seems like it's no more heat than I experienced riding an unfaired air-cooled engine (Harley).

[nybryan]

I just used some hose clamps. Its been there for the last 45000 miles without issue. I think zip ties would have worked as well as the hose clamps. Granted your set up looks much nicer but I am just not handy

[Flying Dutchman]

Have you got pics, Bryan? Clamped it to the original horn mount or to the frame above?

[nybryan]

Sorry no pictures The piece of metal for the original horn, the one the bolts off and couple of inches long, was taken off. I attached it to the metal work that supports the fairing. It will fit in there just play with it a bit so it doesn't rub on the fairing. I kind of pointed it toward the opening for the original horn but didn't really worry about it being perfect.