Speedo Gear Box
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Speedo Gear Box
19 Apr 2023 16:18
Hello everyone, I have a dilemma. I have replaced the Speedo Gear Box on my Kawasaki KZ1000 A1 motorcycle, but the new part has a 12mm hole for the cable, while the original had an 11mm hole.
I wonder if a speedometer cable from a Kawasaki J would work on my bike.
I wonder if a speedometer cable from a Kawasaki J would work on my bike.
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Re: Speedo Gear Box
19 Apr 2023 23:33 - 20 Apr 2023 00:42
J models don't use a cable they are electronic speedo's and are driven by electrical pulses.
The drive at the wheel is a hal sensor that generates pulses not a mechanical drive that spins a cable.
The drive at the wheel is a hal sensor that generates pulses not a mechanical drive that spins a cable.
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Re: Speedo Gear Box
20 Apr 2023 07:30
FWIW being in South America & all, Motion Pro custom make cables in any configuration. They have helped me out many times in the past.
www.motionpro.com/
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[strike]Wife's little bike... 1984 GPZ 550 Kerker and DynaJet stage I kit[/strike]
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Re: Speedo Gear Box
20 Apr 2023 17:15
Thanks Warren3200gt and slayer61 for replying.
These Japanese don't know anything!.
Specifically, the Speedo Gear Box that I bought was this, but I did not realize that the size of the cable connection changed, and I do not realize which cable to buy.
japan.webike.net/products/23367386.html
In the end I had one made here at a local store, but the quality is lamentable.
These Japanese don't know anything!.
Specifically, the Speedo Gear Box that I bought was this, but I did not realize that the size of the cable connection changed, and I do not realize which cable to buy.
japan.webike.net/products/23367386.html
In the end I had one made here at a local store, but the quality is lamentable.
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Re: Speedo Gear Box
20 Apr 2023 17:37
The '80 model Kz1000 MK.II and the LTD use a speedo cable that has the bigger diameter piece that screws onto the speedo drive. Its a tad bigger than the speedo cables for the '78 and '79 Kz1000's. I think the Kawasaki part number is 54001-1024 for that cable. I believe its NLA though...
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1976 KH400 Production Road Racer.
1979 Kz1000 MK. II Old AMA/WERA Superbike.
1986 RG500G 2 stroke terror.
1986 GSXR750RG The one with the clutch that rattles!
Up in the hills near Prescott, Az.
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