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Offline DaveBarbier

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My CB650 gauges are a mess. I see on CB750faces.com there's a link to Tachowerk.de so I shot him an email. Anyone have experience with anyone else over here in Europe?

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Re: CB750faces.com no longer doing refurb - Any other options in Europe?
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2024, 08:49:18 AM »
Go to the UK site and look up kent400
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Re: CB750faces.com no longer doing refurb - Any other options in Europe?
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2024, 10:10:45 AM »
Awesome thanks guys, seems like Peter Hornton (Kent400) is the way to go. I’ll send him an email.

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Re: CB750faces.com no longer doing refurb - Any other options in Europe?
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2024, 01:43:07 PM »
My CB650 gauges are a mess. I see on CB750faces.com there's a link to Tachowerk.de so I shot him an email. Anyone have experience with anyone else over here in Europe?

Tachowerk is a warranty of excellent work

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Re: CB750faces.com no longer doing refurb - Any other options in Europe?
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2024, 02:39:17 PM »
My CB650 gauges are a mess. I see on CB750faces.com there's a link to Tachowerk.de so I shot him an email. Anyone have experience with anyone else over here in Europe?

Tachowerk is a warranty of excellent work
Good to know! I have emails out to both gents.

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Re: CB750faces.com no longer doing refurb - Any other options in Europe?
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2024, 07:26:48 AM »
My CB650 gauges are a mess. I see on CB750faces.com there's a link to Tachowerk.de so I shot him an email. Anyone have experience with anyone else over here in Europe?

Tachowerk is a warranty of excellent work


Wasnt this the company that had your gauges for over a year?!

https://tachowerk.de/
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Re: CB750faces.com no longer doing refurb - Any other options in Europe?
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2024, 07:33:24 AM »
Maybe we need a sticky of folks that do good gauge work, seems like a rare skill.
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Re: CB750faces.com no longer doing refurb - Any other options in Europe?
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2024, 10:50:09 AM »
I’m in talks with Peter Hornton. He did mention he is also trying to cut back on gauge work. At least so he’s not as swamped. I don’t get the indication that he’s stopping though.

He also said that my gauges are more rare compared to 750 and 550 gauges so I hope he can still do what he needs to do.

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Re: CB750faces.com no longer doing refurb - Any other options in Europe?
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2024, 01:25:24 PM »
We've used Peter Horton here in UK for many CB SOHC 4 gauge restorations ang gauge servicing. Excellent work and very competitive with his PRICES.
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« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2024, 01:52:09 PM »
My CB650 gauges are a mess. I see on CB750faces.com there's a link to Tachowerk.de so I shot him an email. Anyone have experience with anyone else over here in Europe?

Tachowerk is a warranty of excellent work


Wasnt this the company that had your gauges for over a year?!

https://tachowerk.de/

I’m happy you remember my misadventure, but no, the one who had my gauges for over a year was in fact Marcel of CB750faces.com.
After I had back from Marcel the gauges was nice to look but working worst than before.
Luckily after that bad experience I found TACHOWERK in Germany and he not only gave the life back of my gauges (now they’re working as they’re intended) but he was fast to give me back and very kind. I’ll have other gauges from my 400 and 500 four and this winter I’m going to ship at him these ones too because I trust 100% his work

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Re: CB750faces.com no longer doing refurb - Any other options in Europe?
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2024, 08:13:50 AM »
My CB650 gauges are a mess. I see on CB750faces.com there's a link to Tachowerk.de so I shot him an email. Anyone have experience with anyone else over here in Europe?

Tachowerk is a warranty of excellent work


Wasnt this the company that had your gauges for over a year?!

https://tachowerk.de/

I’m happy you remember my misadventure, but no, the one who had my gauges for over a year was in fact Marcel of CB750faces.com.


Oh... ok, thanks for straightening that out. Good to hear they were taken care of.
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Re: CB750faces.com no longer doing refurb - Any other options in Europe?
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2024, 10:48:00 AM »
Awesome thanks guys, seems like Peter Hornton (Kent400) is the way to go. I’ll send him an email.

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