Speedo mph inserts?

Where can I get a replacement speedo insert to go inside the speedo
(rather than stick on) as the gearing thing I have is rather bulky for the
VFR - causing the cable to rub on the forks as I turn. I've tried
rerouting it a bit - but the space is so limited that the cable doesn't
particularly want to bend that well (or safely) - so the only option is
either stick on, or replace the face inside the speedo.

I can't read the stick on ones very well - plus they're not good for
reading them in the dark, so if anyone knows where I can get an insert,
URL please!

 

No website, but this company do them (a mate of mine used them):

Seespeed Ltd
8 Binghill Park
Milltimber
Aberdeenshire
AB13 0EE
Tel: 01224 733888

 

Ta, I'll give them a ring.

 

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:45:51 GMT, Rexx scrawled:

Bad form, I know - someone on the 400greybike forums just sent me this link:

http://www.redial-uk.co.uk
Looks promising!

 

Leslie will be along in a bit to recommend E-Bay: get quotes from the
other companies, by all means, but look on E-Bay too, that's where she
got hers for the ZXR.

 

Rexx wibbled incoherently...

Get a kilometer converter that goes on the other end of the cable, a
gold one IIRC.

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Lozzo
ZZR1100D, GPZ500S, CBCBCB750RSRSRS
BOTAFOT#57/70a, BOTAFOF#57, two#49, MIB#22, TCP#7, BONY#9,
ANORAK#9, DIAABTCOD#14, UKRMT5BB, IBW#013, MIRTTH#15a/16,
BotToS#8, GP#2, SBS#10, SH#3, DFV#14, KoBV#3.
Url for ukrm newbies : http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmscbt.html
www.mjkleathers.com

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**

** aren't these the same things?

 

sweller wibbled incoherently...

No, there are two different types

Blue anodised goes at the top of the cable, gold goes at the bottom.
Some bikes don't have enough room for one behind the fairing, and some
bikes have a little gearbox on the back of the speedo head that takes
the speedo cable drive through 90 deg to compensate for this. A gold
unit goes on the bottom of the cable by the side of the wheel.

--
Lozzo
ZZR1100D, GPZ500S, CBCBCB750RSRSRS
BOTAFOT#57/70a, BOTAFOF#57, two#49, MIB#22, TCP#7, BONY#9,
ANORAK#9, DIAABTCOD#14, UKRMT5BB, IBW#013, MIRTTH#15a/16,
BotToS#8, GP#2, SBS#10, SH#3, DFV#14, KoBV#3.
Url for ukrm newbies : http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmscbt.html
www.mjkleathers.com

 

I've got the blue one, which I had on the DT (only one that will fit
hondas IIRC) but it adds about an inch to the cable which is too much when
taking into consideration the non-flexible 2 inches at the top end - so it
rubs on the forks as I turn, hence having to do one of the alternative
options.

If anyone wants my old converter, they can have it for a tenner - provided
I manage to fit the replacement speedo face properly!

 

Leslie will be along in a bit to recommend E-Bay: get quotes from the
other companies, by all means, but look on E-Bay too, that's where she
got hers for the ZXR.
[/QUOTE]
Aye, that's where I got the replacement MPH speedo with 1 mile on the
clock for less than the price of a convertor.

It might take a while for one to come along, mind, but certainly clocks
for the ZXR turn up fairly regularly.

--
Lesley
ZXR400SP
"Not bad for a Scouser"
SBS#11[with oak-leaf cluster]
BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12
BONY#54P BOB#18

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Oh look, she's back <waves>

 

Oh look, she's back <waves>
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Lesley
ZXR400SP
"Not bad for a Scouser"
SBS#11[with oak-leaf cluster]
BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12
BONY#54P BOB#18

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I had a similar problem with a GSX-R750H which had a kph clock. I made one
using Publisher after working out the correct angles, printed it on photo
paper, then laminated it. I even put my initials on the dial (sad I know)

Steve Ho