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1982 GS850gl speedometer hub

Peteortiz11

Peteortiz11

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Hey, can anyone tell me what other speedo hub will fit this bike (GS850gl)? I'm going to a digital speedometer (acewell 1550) and would like to use a conversion cable as opposed to installing magnets and sensors. it appears the stock hub will not accept any conversion cable on the market so I'd like to switch it out for another type that might fit any of the available cables. Acewell does not make it so pls don direct e there. DCC doesn't either. Its easier to switch out the hub if i can find one that fits this bike
 
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Virtually any of the GS hubs will fit, but some are clocked for a different orientation of the output cable. I know that does not help your situation, though.

Where would this "conversion cable" connect? Apparently to a hub at the wheel, but what about the other end? I'm not sure exactly what is being converted here.

What's wrong with using magnets and sensors? To me, that would be a cleaner look than having a bulky cable hanging there all the time.

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Hello Steve, so the digital conversion cable screws directly into the existing hub (or should). as u can see in the pic, this cable has a female nut with a square tip cable end. My hub is a female thread with a slotted end cable that wont match up. apparently, they don't make a conversion cable with his type of end so I was looking to replace the hub that would accept the cable end pictured below.
 

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That female fitting with a square tip is usually the end that goes into the speedo. :-k

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yes youre right but at the other end of this cable (as depicted in the pic) is an electrical plug. this connects to the digital speedo. so I was looking for a hub that would fit my bike that has this type of cable connection
 
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