Speedometer SOS

[Guest]

Hey guys hope you can get me out of this delima or point me in the right direction...

I bought a replacement speedometer from a ebay seller and it got to me but the shafts the gears are on are a bent/broken. The idea I was getting this was for the working odo and trip odo but now I need to salvage parts from another cluster to replace the parts that are busted in this guy. Othe rthan that it looks just fine.

Hoping you guys could tell me if I can just use any 85mph speedometer from other GS's and if they have simular components to widen the salvage parts search.

Let me know since I am anxious to get this guy repaired and on my GS sometime soon =)

Bike information:

1980 GS750E
mileage ( don't know odo is busted:shock: )

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Fire away guys

[nichols750]

just last night, i was salaving a tach from a guage set i bought on ebay, the tach works good, i was gong to ebay the speedo, it looks great, has the mounting ring, rubber bumbers and the trip reset arm, if you want it i would let you have it for 35USD plus shipping. i assume it works, the rest of the guage cluster does. if you want, once i get mine put back together i could test it out. let me know

[Kcwiro]

What is your unit from?

Got any / provide any pictures? smargerum@aol.com
(if you could email them to me please)

If you could test to make sure the odometer part (the gears behind speedometer turn...I can use existing mileage parts from my current if needed)

Thanks for the offer look forward to hearing back from you :-D

[chef1366]

If you don't want it I'm looking for a 140 mph speedo.

[Kcwiro]

well if the parts inside it are simular to the one on my 1980 I will pick it up just waiting to hear back [-o<

[nichols750]

it's from a '78 GS750
i will take some pics tonight, but it will be a sunday/monday before i can post them i will be out of town for a couple of days. i'll call my wife and see if i can get some sooner.

[Kcwiro]

that would be useful thank you. Once I see the pics I should be able to figure out if I can use the parts from it... is it a 85MPH scale like this ?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=014&item=330013943155&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

[nichols750]

i think it's 140 but, i'm not sure, i didn't really look at it, as i was focused on the tach and taking it apart. but, i called my wife she will try to get som epics emailed to me in a while, as soon as i get them i will post them.

[nichols750]

OK here they are
it is a 140 mph speedo

[Kcwiro]

yeah doesn't look like I can use that the odo on mine is at the bottom half of the speedometer nutz


anyone else have any 85MPH scale speedometers around? .... can I use something from say a GS1100 if it has the same scale?

[nichols750]

well, sorry it won't work for you. . . if any one else wants it let me know.
markn@mwchev.com

[GS550joe]

I've got one

Haven't tested it but got it in a parts purcahse.. looks clean and has about 23k on the od.. doesn't have the reset knob so don't know if that works..

I am in Dallas, TX area and may be able to ship.. but can work out the details if so desired.. it is an 85 mph speedo unit from a late 79 or after 80 550 E but looks the same as the 650 and most likely the 750 also..

[chef1366]

How much do you want for it Mark? Does anyone know if it will drop into an 80 1100L?