Thank you - what is good about xjbikes

A few weeks ago I noticed a post regarding XJ600/900 clocks and the word "Scrap" was mentioned. A hasty PM was sent and the upshot was that a regular contributor sent me - completely free of charge - a replacement tacho face. The same person has written some excellent articles on instrument overhauls and the results you can see below.

Thank you, BigFitz!

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After:



I tarted the Speedo up with matt black paint from the model shop and used fluorescent orange on the needles.
A bit of work was required to make it fit as it is a mechanical tacho face fitted to an electronic tacho. I used a little matt black to give it the correct 10500 red line to.

 

man, you are going through this bike... cant wait to see her done.

yep, fitz is the man

 

I'm getting motivated again now the snow has gone AND a friend of mine has bought an XS750 and I've got to be back on the road before him. I wish I could say she will look special - but I'm overhauling rather that restoring, so she'll look pretty standard.

I HAD to do something about the tacho. At night it was virtually unreadable as the paint was so thin. All you could see was a bright yellow blob!

 

I have a complete gauge cluster like that with broken mounts. I'm stripping it to accomplish the mods that Fitz made on his 550 cluster. I'm having a bear of a time with the speedo, they are NOT the same (bizarre linkage) so I'm looking at selling off the assembly to recoup losses. Need any other parts?

 

Robert; I simply "amputated" that monstrosity of a trip odo reset mechanism and plugged the hole in the housing. (Two or three screws and it drops right off.)

I'm still working on adapting it to the old-school "spin the knob" reset; the linkage accomplished the same thing so it is possible; just not a high priority for me, so I'm running it as is for now.

Markie; Glad to see that worked for you!

 

Not at the moment but I am hoping to get her back on the road soon. Please don't bin anything yet!!! You never know.