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I hate big gauges or how to hack up a gauge.....
« on: February 22, 2008, 06:38:48 PM »
I kinda think Big gauges look out of place on a cafe....

Course silly little aftermarket gauges look to small and just off.....

Course a 350 Gauge is the right size....but then the speedo won't read right....

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Re: I hate big gauges or how to hack up a gauge.....
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2008, 07:41:42 PM »
Whaaaaaaaa. 

No you didn't!

Whatchya talking about Willis? 

That's #$%*in!
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Re: I hate big gauges or how to hack up a gauge.....
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2008, 09:30:35 AM »


           Tim, I like your attitude. If it doesn't work for you, "Modify it, til it does!" ;D  Only bike that I like with large gauges (and it's actually only one gauge on it), is a Vincent Black Shadow and it's built that way for a purpose. ;)    SO YOU CAN READ IT AT SPEED!!!!!  And, with those bikes, you probably NEEDED the gauge to be that big. ;D

       

 

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Re: I hate big gauges or how to hack up a gauge.....
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2008, 07:34:24 PM »
ok...from what it looks like is you took the goldwings speedo guts and transplanted them into the 350 speedo and used the 350 face on them as well?
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Re: I hate big gauges or how to hack up a gauge.....
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2008, 08:35:12 PM »
Sweeet! Thats a great idea with changing the housing! How about just hiding the gauge and just putting it inside the headlight bucket?





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Re: I hate big gauges or how to hack up a gauge.....
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2008, 09:15:56 AM »
ok...from what it looks like is you took the goldwings speedo guts and transplanted them into the 350 speedo and used the 350 face on them as well?

Its a late model 750 gauge but its the same as the goldwing (early)

I like speedos in the bucket but it looked to big for my application and I wanted a tach
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