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refurb original tacho and speedo or get shiny new?

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AshimotoK0:
Kent400 a member here does a superb job on clock restoration and advice.

Cheers....AshD

Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP):
I bought a pair of DS and like Lester not impressed the tacho had a mind of its own and the speedo would not go past 50.Sent them back got another set and they were the same so dumped them.Bought s/h ones and refurbed them dead happy.For your milage thing I kept the original clock but theres no guarantee its right maybe Bryan can add something if its to do with mots.
Cheers
Bitsa

kent400:
I was given a replica speedo, the owner had dropped it and broken the trip counter shaft. I took it apart to see if any of the internals were the same as the original speedo. Looks like the internals are a copy of the Nippon Seiki type gauge rather than the ND type. The dial face is quite thin and the colour is wrong. It's certainly no where near the quality of the original ND ones. It does however come with the mounting dish but that's stainless steel rather than the chrome original. The mounting plate will however fit an original gauge and so will the foam cushion.

New chrome mounting plates are available from DSS and the foam cushions

New faces are available for CB750 faces.com at a very reasonable price, they are very good quality and the correct coulour. Without doubt restoring the originals is the best way to go in my view

antonypo:
Comments appreciated jamesh.
It made me look at the paperwork that came with the bike. It has a certificate of title kansas which has the mileage on .Because of this discussion , it gives me both choices as I can prove the mileage if I sell and get new clocks.
And I now know i can do both no problem either way.

Thanks

Trigger:
I don't mind a bit of rudeness ;D But this doesn't mean we will be taking long windy walks. ;)

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