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03 Apr 2022 16:05 #864844
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modern electronic gages in Z1 cases was created by irishwill
has anyone put modern electronic gauges into the stock Z1 bezels/cases?
if so what brand/style
if so what brand/style
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03 Apr 2022 19:42 - 03 Apr 2022 19:43 #864849
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03 Apr 2022 19:54 #864850
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is speedhut the name of the company?
tia
tia
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03 Apr 2022 20:01 #864852
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Awesome thank you very much!
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03 Apr 2022 20:42 #864857
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Acewell makes some pretty sexy meters, especially the one at the bottom of the page.
www.acewell-meter.com/portfolio/#Speedometer
www.acewell-meter.com/portfolio/#Speedometer
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04 Apr 2022 00:39 #864862
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ive used speedhut gauges on several bikes, good product and excellent customer service. they can do custom gauge faces if you want a super OEM look
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04 Apr 2022 01:52 #864870
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Yes, Speedhut is the company.. Its not a direct slip in job though, I'm mounting mine inside the gauge housing, it took some fiddling to get it right, I'm also using a remote button on mine, actually I'm fitting it under the trip meter button on the GPZ housing......
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is speedhut the name of the company?
tia
Yes, Speedhut is the company.. Its not a direct slip in job though, I'm mounting mine inside the gauge housing, it took some fiddling to get it right, I'm also using a remote button on mine, actually I'm fitting it under the trip meter button on the GPZ housing......
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04 Apr 2022 04:05 - 04 Apr 2022 04:06 #864871
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06 Gsf 1200 bandit, 08 Triumph tiger 1010
05 Yam xv1700 , 02 Hon shadow 1100
1975 Z1 (currently working on)
1977 Z1000 ( running and in storage)
1978 Z1000 (currently working on)
1978 Z1r "skinny tank" (currently working on)
1978 Z1r "fat tank (gathering parts)
1979 z1000st (currently working on)
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09 Apr 2022 00:12 #865146
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For anyone that wants to get into the hobby side of things, there's this approach:
You then end up with something that looks completely original, but is all electronic; it would work for both the speedo and the tacho. The pickup is probably a Hall sensor.
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You then end up with something that looks completely original, but is all electronic; it would work for both the speedo and the tacho. The pickup is probably a Hall sensor.
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09 Apr 2022 00:19 - 09 Apr 2022 00:21 #865147
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Or, I suppose you could buy one of these, strip the guts out of it and build it into an original housing & face. Not quite sure what to make of the wiring connections though: Ebay item No. 165332024251, as I can't post the link.
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09 Apr 2022 06:43 - 09 Apr 2022 06:45 #865157
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That tachometer listed on EB.UK is made in china, so it may not work right or for very long. There have been plenty of reports about cheap chinese meters failing, especially the under $20 variety. It can be kind of a gamble.
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09 Apr 2022 08:23 #865162
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For a number of years, my wife drove a Chevy SSR. All of its instruments were powered by Chinese stepper motors. After 5 or 6 years they began to go all whack-a-doodle. There was a lot of chatter about it on the forum I belonged to, and the only solution was to disassemble the dash and all the connected bits, remove the instrument panel and replace every one of those little motors with ones built in a country that understands electricity and gives a crap about quality.
Owning that truck was a lot like owning an Italian exotic.
Owning that truck was a lot like owning an Italian exotic.
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