Gauge cluster removal question.

[papaTOJO]

I have just purchased a 1978 GS550 and am planning to bobber her out! I was wondering if any one knows if i will have any operational issues if i completely remove the gauge cluster (speedo, tach, indicator lights)???

any help will be much appreciated!

[Big Rich]

Well, your turn signals won't flash. You won't know at what intervals to change your oil, you won't know if your oil pressure drops to zero, and you'll get a ticket as soon as a cop sees you.

[papaTOJO]

Sorry i forgot to mention i live in AZ. Here the only thing we have to have is headlight, brake light, and at least one mirror.

Other than that i shouldnt have any mechanical/electrical problems right? i.e. ignition or anything engine electrical?

[ChicagoBob]

The bike will run with the gauge cluster removed, but you'll have no neutral light, high beam indicator light or oil pressure warning light. I've replaced my cluster with a Trail Tech Vapor computer, but I also added new indicator lights.

The turn signals will work, but you won't have the indicators in front of your face, so you'll have to remember to cancel them.

If you simply unplug the wire connectors from the bike's wiring harness, rather than cutting any wires, you'll be able to reinstall the clocks if you later change your mind. The wires to the connector under the tank are for the gear position indicator and the neutral light.

You can unscrew the tach cable from the engine, but leave the tach drive in place there. It won't leak unless the o-rings are shot. You can get a new rings, and replacement plug, from Suzuki if you opt to do without a tach long-term.

[papaTOJO]

awesome, thanks, for your help!

[papaTOJO]

unrelated question...do you know if there is a way that i can change my forum layout. any time i look at a thread, it puts the newest post first, and if i want to start from the beginning, i have to go to the last page.

[ramos]

hybrid mode

unrelated question...do you know if there is a way that i can change my forum layout. any time i look at a thread, it puts the newest post first, and if i want to start from the beginning, i have to go to the last page.

click "display modes" at the top of the thread list. then click "hybrid mode"........Ray.........

[Eric]

Up at the top, choose "quick links", then "edit options". About halfway down is the setting to change. While you're there, add your location to your profile, and your bike to your signature.