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Any recommendations for a 12v replacement horn?

AC or DC?

For DC, I like the new(er) Casa Series 3 and GP/dl horns. They look close to OEM and run fine on a 12v DC system. If you don't care about aesthetics then a generic motorcycle horn works fine.

AC or DC?

Not entirely sure to be honest.

MightyGem wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 10:56 pm

AC or DC?

Not entirely sure to be honest.

Is it battery operated (DC) or not (AC)?

No battery. 12v with electronic ignition.

Fart / quack (AC) toot (DC)

Back in the day(1970s), air horns used to be all the rage. Does no-one use them these days?

Scooter Restorations have a good selection including copy's of originals.
Depends on how authentic you want it.

It's a no on air horns.... Well it is from me!!

MightyGem wrote:Any recommendations for a 12v replacement horn?

I don’t think it’s possible to find a loud horn on an AC (non battery) scoot. What I did was attach a DC car horn (120 dB) on the kick stand strut under the leg shield. Ran it off a battery and used the original horn switch, using a relay hidden were the original horn was. So a low draw DC circuit for the switch, and a high draw circuit for the horn. As I rarely use the horn I put a battery charger on once a year, snd it’s good for a season.

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MightyGem wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 8:11 pm Back in the day(1970s), air horns used to be all the rage. Does no-one use them these days?

Yep airhorns were great, if you had the tech expertise to rig them up. Needed a good battery set up but with right compressor you could get decent results. The AC horns were so bad back then that most dealers screwed a rubber bulb pike horn to the floor boards to pass the MOT (100% true story ). Love or hate air horns, at least they worked and did their job. Lambretta standard horn is useless (IMHO)