Author Topic: Does anyone make headlight buckets with the speedo mounted inside?  (Read 1514 times)

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I'm looking to get rid of the big speedo and tach and try to incorperate as much as possible into my headlight. does anyone manufacture a decent headlight with the speedo mounted inside?

kinda like this one.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4612541950&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBI%3AIT

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Re: Does anyone make headlight buckets with the speedo mounted inside?
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2006, 08:37:21 PM »
You can probably get an old bucket and Macgiver a mini speedo into it but most of the older speedos won't jive with a 140MPH speedo like you find on on an SOHC.
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Re: Does anyone make headlight buckets with the speedo mounted inside?
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2006, 10:39:33 PM »
Look in the "Jammer" catalogue, which is a division of custom chrome. I know for a fact they
sell a headlight bucket with a provision for a gauge on top.
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Re: Does anyone make headlight buckets with the speedo mounted inside?
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2006, 07:33:27 AM »
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4582217172

I also heard that those mini speedos http://www.oldbikebarn.com/part.php?id=1&subcategory=Gauges&bike=Universal&DisplayPerPage=20
might fit in the opening but I'm not sure. The same place on ebay sells speedos that do fit but I think they only go up to 50 mph or something.
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Re: Does anyone make headlight buckets with the speedo mounted inside?
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2006, 04:07:31 PM »
Did you notice the headlight in the above ebay link is 6volt ?
Not a big deal if you are buying it just for the housing, and plan to replace the innerds...

Why couldn't you just blast a hole in the stock CB headlight bucket and mount a gauge ?
Not enough room in their ? Might be back of gauge to back of sealed beam contact...

Just an idea...
« Last Edit: February 13, 2006, 04:09:29 PM by ProTeal55 »
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