Guage swap

I changed the sproket set up on my 83 Ltd 550 from factory 16-38 to a 18-38. . The speedo only goes to 85mph.. Can i swap the guages from an 84 Ltd 1100 so I can have a higher reading speedo....

I'm assuming the donor meters are from a ZN1100 Ltd Shaft. If you mean direct swap, no. ..... But, yes, they will function. The 550C & ZN1100 have the same speedo drive gearbox & Japanese motorcycle speedometers have the same 2240 revs per mile ratio. The ZN has an electronic tachometer, so you'd have to figure out the wiring >> usually a power wire & ground wire to the meter plus a signal wire from the black coil wire. Also, the meter socket wiring & pilot box wiring are probably different, but most of that should be kind of easy to sort out.



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I'm surprised you could fit the 18 without the chain rubbing against the inner chain guard. I thought 17 was the limit of clearance.

AceBandit77, have you ever thought about of a more modern gauge swap like a KOSO gauge, everything is adjutable to your bike.
KOSO has a great selection of gauges that will fit to your bike. Want to see any pics of you bike.

Other meters. ZR-7 & ZR-7S (ZR750-F/H) meters are kind of similar to the ZN meters & would be 15-20 yrs newer.
For stock type 550-Ltd meters, the KZ1000P are another option >> the 1000P police bikes were pretty much unchanged from 1982 to 2005.
I like the ZRX meters which kind of have a similar look to the stock KZ meters. New zrx meter housings are available on EB for sprucing up a rough looking ZRex set, but I don't know how good the fit is with the stock internals. Complete new zrx meters are also listed, but they're made in china & probably junk.


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