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12 Mar 2011 18:01 #437501
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1980 KZ1000 LTD (Project Bike)
1982 Suzuki GS1100GK
1982 Suzuki GS750E
1996 BMW R1100RT
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Does anyone know where I could purchase parts to rebuild a speedo and tach. I am mostly interested in the steel band that holds the gauges together. Any info is appreciated.
1980 KZ1000 LTD (Project Bike)
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12 Mar 2011 18:15 #437508
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im not sure where to get the rings,i opened a set years ago and somehow got them back together but promised myself id never attempt again! :laugh:
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12 Mar 2011 18:38 #437517
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Are the current rings mangled so badly that a dab of JBWeld isn't feasible to hold them in position on the reassembled meters?
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12 Mar 2011 19:00 #437524
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1980 KZ1000 LTD (Project Bike)
1982 Suzuki GS1100GK
1982 Suzuki GS750E
1996 BMW R1100RT
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Actually the rings are mint. All I want to do is clean inside the glass, repaint the upper halves and reassymbel.
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12 Mar 2011 19:08 #437526
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Here's a diy option from an earlier thread ---
duncan wrote:
i've taken the tach apart but not the speedo. it's real easy if you use a dremel to cut the chrome ring, and then some jweld and hose clamp to cement it back together.
apeman wrote:
The old article suggests removing the band around the gauges by levering it up from the underside. I have found that results in too much damage to the band to make it look good after it is put back on, and crimped down. Therefore, I instead took a dremel with a cut-off wheel to the band, and sliced through it, being carefull not to damage the gauge cover. Then I slipped off the band, and did my gauge clean-up. To reinstall, I assembled the cover onto the gauge, slipped the band on, and held it tightly in place with a rubber band. Then I placed a drop of JBweld epoxy onto the gap in the band, and let it dry. (Make sure you mount the gap in the band at an location that will not be readily visible when the gauge is remounted onto the bike.) That has been working well for over a year.
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duncan wrote:
i've taken the tach apart but not the speedo. it's real easy if you use a dremel to cut the chrome ring, and then some jweld and hose clamp to cement it back together.
apeman wrote:
The old article suggests removing the band around the gauges by levering it up from the underside. I have found that results in too much damage to the band to make it look good after it is put back on, and crimped down. Therefore, I instead took a dremel with a cut-off wheel to the band, and sliced through it, being carefull not to damage the gauge cover. Then I slipped off the band, and did my gauge clean-up. To reinstall, I assembled the cover onto the gauge, slipped the band on, and held it tightly in place with a rubber band. Then I placed a drop of JBweld epoxy onto the gap in the band, and let it dry. (Make sure you mount the gap in the band at an location that will not be readily visible when the gauge is remounted onto the bike.) That has been working well for over a year.
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12 Mar 2011 19:27 #437536
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These links may also be of interest:
Click > www.zresto.com/
Click > www.wgcarbs.com//index.php?option=com_co...view&id=23&Itemid=39
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Click > www.zresto.com/
Click > www.wgcarbs.com//index.php?option=com_co...view&id=23&Itemid=39
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12 Mar 2011 19:48 - 12 Mar 2011 19:50 #437544
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KZ900 LTD
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Chrome covers for the top half of instruments was once a common popular accessory.
Each chrome cover is held in place by a removable chrome ring that tightens with small nut and screw (hose clamp fashion). See red circle on the image below.
The accessory chrome ring fits over the stock crimped ring.
Am thinking the accessory ring would help secure the stock ring after cut and glued back in position. But likely won't alone serve in lieu of the stock ring.
The chrome covers were relatively inexpensive.
And might yet be available, maybe on ebay.
A chrome hater could paint/pc/gunkote the covers to achieve any other finish desired.
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Each chrome cover is held in place by a removable chrome ring that tightens with small nut and screw (hose clamp fashion). See red circle on the image below.
The accessory chrome ring fits over the stock crimped ring.
Am thinking the accessory ring would help secure the stock ring after cut and glued back in position. But likely won't alone serve in lieu of the stock ring.
The chrome covers were relatively inexpensive.
And might yet be available, maybe on ebay.
A chrome hater could paint/pc/gunkote the covers to achieve any other finish desired.
Good Fortune!
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12 Mar 2011 19:57 #437547
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No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationNo eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationSpeak of the Devil --
Would appear to be model specific.
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Would appear to be model specific.
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