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Offline alacrity

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PartsNmore "vintage" gauges.
« on: January 26, 2014, 04:43:43 PM »
I bought a used set of gauges that looked "nice enough" online, and was promised by the seller that they functioned correctly.  Well it's true for the speedo but not the tach.  It's frustrating when you buy something on trust and are disappointed, isn't it? I mean, in our generally honest community, this sort of thing USUALLY works out fine.

Anyway, water under the bridge... they weren't very expensive.

So while looking for a replacement,  I found these.

I liked the look of these gauges -- they are 3.5"/80mm in diameter.

Note:
If you get these make sure you get the proper ratio for your tach.  That have 4:1 and 5:1.

They don't come with brackets and the gauge mounting holes on my stock CB550k bracket are in the wrong places.

Also, these don't come with a provision for the oil pressure warning light, so I am fabricating a place for the warning bulb into the bracket I've made out of 1/16th aluminum.

I'll let you know if they work...  ;-)

(i hope they do because I spent a few hours making this lovely polished bracket for them by hand.).





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Re: PartsNmore "vintage" gauges.
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2014, 03:00:41 PM »
Here is what it looks like on my bike

I made the bracket, radiused the corners (friend's machine shop), drilled appropriate holes, polished the crap out of it, added grommets.

1" bronze risers to clear the key tube.

As I said these didn't come with oil pressure warning lights, so I went to radio crack and got a little red candle shaped 12v 2wire microbulb.  I got a 1/4" x 1" brass tube.  I put a few tiny o-rings around the bulb to center it and squished it all into place. Soldered on some wire leads and made connections for it in the bucket (blue-red from oil pressure switch, and black for power).

I currently have that little tube held in place with a ziptie. I might find a more permanent less cobby solution as time permits.

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Re: PartsNmore "vintage" gauges.
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2014, 01:07:55 AM »
Took the bike for a ride this evening.
The gauges worked correctly...
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Re: PartsNmore "vintage" gauges.
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2014, 02:28:41 PM »
I really like those. They're a good compromise between large originals and mini's that seem to be everywhere.  Thanks for posting.   Btw, I'm jealous you get to ride.  It will be mid May before the winter sand/gravel is cleared off our streets.   :)
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Re: PartsNmore "vintage" gauges.
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2014, 03:07:20 PM »
Thanks.. I liked these for the same reasons exactly.

The tradeoff with yearr-ound riding is that we have year round incredibly awful traffic, we are facing a nasty drought so there will be massive fires to come... and we always live in dread of earthquakes.

But other than that? It's paradise.. hahahahahaha

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Re: PartsNmore "vintage" gauges.
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2014, 09:00:29 PM »
Thanks.. I liked these for the same reasons exactly.

The tradeoff with yearr-ound riding is that we have year round incredibly awful traffic, we are facing a nasty drought so there will be massive fires to come... and we always live in dread of earthquakes.

But other than that? It's paradise.. hahahahahaha


Yeah, that all true. I hope you get lots of rain soon.  It's all one own perspective- when I broke down on the side of the road in Oahu in 2010, a local stopped to help. I was gushing about the beauty of the Island and he responded "Meh, it's just a big rock".  I still laugh about that to this day.  Cheers Man, stay in the wind. :)
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Re: PartsNmore "vintage" gauges.
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2014, 10:18:14 PM »
Right on.  Yes. It's all about that to which you are accustomed, or acclimated.'

If you poll 100 Los Angelenos, more than half will pick Hawaii as their dream vacation spot.  Poll 100 Hawaiians, you won't get the same answer.
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