This beautiful bike had a rare 1960s siren originally used on French police bikes. The trouble was the bike was 12 v and the horn was meant for a 6v bike! The owner had been using it on rare occasions anyway, but for reasons of safety (safety of the horn / reduced fire hazard) and more accurate sound reproduction we upgraded the system by building and installing a voltage divider. Bob who consults on some of our more complicated electrical jobs built this heavy duty voltage divider and we went about installing it and the relay controlling it. The relay went under the tank with the factory relays and the voltage divider we placed under the pillion seat for reasons of heat dissipation, protection from the elements, and because it was the most unobtrusive place to put it. Make sure you play the video to hear this beautiful siren wail!
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Rick Monahan, owner of Black Kat Motorwerks, as part of a series by the League of Gentlemen Riders, will present a lesson covering most of the routine maintenance items all vintage bikes need. Along the way he’ll cover common repairs you might need to make in the field and in your garage, as well . . . → Read More: Vintage Mechanics Lesson: Basic Routine Maintenance, Adjustments, and Repairs We’re planning some t-shirt designs for our loyal customers. Stay tuned, we should have them in a few months. Free if you’ve had major, major work done on your vintage bike! And quite affordable if you haven’t! Rick, Quinxy, Matt, and new member of the shop Bob represented Black Kat Motorwerks at the Venice Vintage Motorcycle Rally this past Sunday. It was a great turn out and we were able to connect with lots of new and old vintage BMW owners. Quinxy may have also gotten a few new riders for . . . → Read More: Venice Vintage Motorcycle Rally 2010 Rick Monahan and Quinxy von Besiex and a few of their bikes will have a booth in the Builder’s Garage at the Venice Vintage Motorcycle Rally Sunday July 11th, so stop by and get your vintage BMW questions answered! Venice Vintage Motorcycle Rally Schedule 9:00 AM – Coffee & Donuts & Socializing 10:00 AM . . . → Read More: Black Kat Motorwerks at the Venice Vintage Motorcycle Rally We here at Black Kat Motorwerks have been forced to bump up our labor rates. We can no longer single-handedly fight off the mighty powers of inflation and the rising cost of living. Starting today, July 1st, the rate for new customers has gone up to $85/hr. Old customers will get a reduced transitional . . . → Read More: Labor Rates We’re certainly partial to our true vintage BMWs, but we’re also pleased to see a vintage revival in any form. And our friends at NoHo Scooter are going to be the authorized Los Angeles dealers for the new Royal Enfield G5. We look forward to seeing these on the road soon! . . . → Read More: The Return of Royal Enfield Our rent nearly doubled in just 5 years, darn this Venice gentrification! We’ve had to relocate to nearby Inglewood in order to keep serving our westside customers. The good news is that the new location is huge! And it’s just off the 405 by the Florence exit, very easy to get to, and our . . . → Read More: Black Kat Motorwerks moves to Inglewood! |
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