Tach needle ?

[3Phase]

They're definitely different, Pete, and it figures the Aussies/Euros would get better parts with fancy brass ferrules an' everything and no glue slopped all over them.

Of course you know that now I need a set for my collection! (twitch) (twitch-twitch)

I don't know where Yamaha got the speedometers and tachometers. There could be different variations on in-house builds or in-house builds made for different regions; internal working parts made by subcontractor(s) and stuffed into their fancy outer painted/chromed shells by Yamaha or even complete assemblies delivered already sealed and calibrated by the sub(s) and pulled out of the latest box o' clocks on the assembly line.

[petejw]

cheers scott,
as similar as the specials and the sports models are,
im finding more and more differences between the models,
but who wouldve thought the needles would be different hey.

[XS1100_OEM4ME]

Gauges in Florida

After moving to Florida a while ago and giving up my garage, I started seeing my gauges turning to orange needles and redline becoming pinkline So I took a mail pack about the size of the cluster (white plastic on the outside, bubble wrap on the inside) Marked the distance between the gauges and traced an ovel slightly smaller then the gauges. I cut it out and now I slip it on when the bike will be sitting in the sun. It works great, and shold keep the needles from sun breakage for a long time

[Jonesy]

If you still got the two parts of the broken needle you could try this.....scroll to the bottom of the thread

http://xs1100.com.au/forum/index.php?topic=1272.0

Just a thought...

Jonesy.