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    Upgrading a 1980 GS450S Speedometer

    Since I have gotten my bike running fairly well thanks to the help and advice of the forum I decided to take my bike out onto a local straight road just out of town and see how fast it wanted to go.
    When I redlined it in 4th gear I was just about at 85mph (max on my dial)and by the time I had redlined it in 5th I had absolutely no idea how fast I was travelling.
    I didn't even bother trying out 6th gear since I had already completely pinned the speedometer needle.

    What I would like to do is replace the speedometer with an exact fit replacement that goes up to a higher speed. I've heard tell of replacing them with other years of the same model to get ones that read up to 140 or so, can anyone advise which would be best to look for for my bike?
    Thanks!
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