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    Instrument cluster identification

    I'm looking to replace my instrument cluster on my GS850 because the needles on my tachometer and speedometer broke. Looking at ebay I found out my cluster is not original to the bike. I've attached a picture of my cluster. Does anybody know which bike this came off of?





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    1978 Suzuki GS750

    Past bikes owned:
    1978 Suzuki GS750E, 1979 Suzuki GS750E, 1980 Suzuki GS850, 1977 Suzuki GS550, 1969 Honda CB350, 1976 Harley Davidson SS175, 1979 Motobecane 50V, 1978 Puch Maxi, 1977 Puch Newport, 1980 Tomos Bullet, 1978 Motobecane 50VLA, 1978 AMF Roadmaster
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    #2
    I would have to GUESS it would be one of the smaller GSes from before 1980.

    Only because the speedo tops out at 120 instead of the usual coveted 140.

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    mine: 2000 Honda GoldWing GL1500SE and 1980 GS850G'K' "Junior"
    hers: 1982 GS850GL - "Angel" and 1969 Suzuki T250 Scrambler
    #1 son: 1986 Yamaha Venture Royale 1300 and 1982 GS650GL "Rat Bagger"
    #2 son: 1980 GS1000G
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      #3
      I can tell you it's NOT 78 550E. Looks quite a bit different than mine.

      Hey steve, my 550 has the 140 speedo, and I know all three previous owners. Was there an option for that or something? It is the original gauge set.

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        #4
        No, in '80, the government safety weenies decided that too many people were killing themselves trying to 'bury the needle' on the speedo, and the national speed limit was only 55 mph anyway, so what's the use of having a speedo that went to 140? So the mandated that all speedos could show no more than 85 mph. There was no option at the time, you got what the bike came with. That only lasted a few years, then the 140 speedos came back. Some owners feel downright deprived if their speedo can not show how fast they were going, so they look for the 140 models.

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        mine: 2000 Honda GoldWing GL1500SE and 1980 GS850G'K' "Junior"
        hers: 1982 GS850GL - "Angel" and 1969 Suzuki T250 Scrambler
        #1 son: 1986 Yamaha Venture Royale 1300 and 1982 GS650GL "Rat Bagger"
        #2 son: 1980 GS1000G
        Family Portrait
        Siblings and Spouses
        Mom's first ride
        Want a copy of my valve adjust spreadsheet for your 2-valve per cylinder engine? Send me an e-mail request (not a PM)
        (Click on my username in the upper-left corner for e-mail info.)

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          #5
          Not on my 81 400s and not from what I can see in my stuff from an earlier 425 either.... I just saw one of these somewhere which is making my brain hurt.I want to say 450GA.
          So I looked for one How about this? ..http://www.ebay.com/itm/Suzuki-GS450-GA-Gauges-1982-/221365607984
          Last edited by Gorminrider; 10-17-2014, 01:56 PM.

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