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CB550f speedo face wanted
kent400:
just been passed a badly damaged CB550f speedo to repair, apparently the bike fell off a fork lift truck. Now this speedo isn't as I understand it the usual Nippon Denso one, it's a Nippon Seiki one and whilst at first glance they look the same
they are not. The body, face, internal mechanism and base are all differant. I have a base, straightend the inner and outer bodies so that's sorted. What I need is a dial face, a ND one is the same size but the holes in it that secure it to the mechanism are two close together and the apertures for the mileage counters don't line up.
To aid identification the face has Nippon Seiki Japan on the face, a side trip winder and a trip knob that can't be unscrewed. Anyone have the same type laying around in any condition?
Lynx:
Hi Kent,
Is this any good? It is actually for a 400, but sounds the same. Let me know if you wantt any measurements. It is a greyish green colour and does have an overlay fitted on it.
kent400:
Thanks but it's the larger type as fitted to the CB750F not the smaller CB400F type. I looked on the U.S. site, a few CB550f gauges but they were all the Nippon Denso ones. Interestingly there's some dial face overlays listed for the Nippon Seiki type gauges, so if someone has gone to the trouble of producing the overlays for them there must be some around. Maybe that type were only fitted to USA models.
Steph550:
Hi Kent,
Is this the type you mean?
I don't have one (sorry if I got your hopes up!) but thought the picture might help people identify it, if this is the one you're after.
Cheers,
Steph.
AshimotoK0:
Hmm. I bought lots of gauges from the USA for CB250/350K0's a few years ago (only need one set must Ebay the rest!!). The guy also sold me some 250K3/K4 and CB450 (metal cover type) and CB750 gauges at the same time and I seem to remember a 750 size gauge which was Nippon Seiki, which I found unusual for a Honda 4 and traced it to CB500/550. not 750. I can't remember if it was a Tacho or Speedo, sorry ! They are buried in my shed somewhere but I can venture in there if you wish.
Cheers... AshD
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