Source of speedometer housing gasket

[clcorbin]

Folks,

I had to remove my speedo today to grease up the input shaft and to replace burned out bulbs. Needless to say, after 31 years, the gasket/damper that sits between the meter and the housing/mount is completely toast. I've checked bike bandit and they don't have this gasket.

Any other sources for this thing? Or am I stuck with trying to use RTV and glue the original one back together?

Thanks!

[bikerphil]

I've replaced the gaskets on both the round and square type guages with weatherstripping from Home Depot. There is a round edge type available that just needs one part trimmed off, then just put the seam on the bottom with a dab of RTV. The type that I used was white, so I painted it black, it looks like new.

[natemoen]

I think TC wrote something up about using some wearherstripping to replace it. Do a search for it or maybe someone else knows where it OS

[clcorbin]

Thanks! I'll have to swing by Home Depot/Lowes and see what I can find.

[bikerphil]

IIRC, this is the type I used. I cut one round side off, but left the flat part on, which I stuck to the internal housing, then the external housing slips right over it exposing just the round edge.

http://www.homedepot.com/Tools-Hardw...atalogId=10053

[clcorbin]

Interesting. I don't think I would have even stopped to look at that style, but I definitely see how that would work with a bit of trimming. Thanks!

[bikerphil]

oops, edit.

[SFSPECBIKER79]

iirc, this is the type i used. I cut one round side off, but left the flat part on, which i stuck to the internal housing, then the external housing slips right over it exposing just the round edge.

http://www.homedepot.com/tools-hardw...atalogid=10053

you got a picture of the finished product mounted?

[jetmechmarty]

New ones are available from Yamaha. PN 3H3-83513-00-00 List price is $21.55 each. It's called a damper.

I found them for >$30 at Yamaha Sportscenter.

[bikerphil]

you got a picture of the finished product mounted?

[79XS11F]

The round ones are easier to find then the square ones. They are very few and far between. E-bay sometimes but not often. At 20 some odd dollars a pop, it's often cheaper to buy a set of gages and salvage the damper out of them with care.
Rob

[clcorbin]

I've been happy with the modified gasket. The stuff is cheap and you get enough for a couple dozen gauges. It doesn't look EXACTLY like the stock, but only a crazy person would notice (or care about) the difference.