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hi all! i would like to know if a speedometer from an 1981 special will exchange for a speedo from my 1980 special ?? thanks and ride safe slow mo! mine is reacting slowly
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The Belfast Express {1980 xs11oo special/TC fuse box/mikes xs pods/bad boy horn!/mikes green coils/mac 4 into 2 exhaust/ standard bars/vetter fairing c/w ipod CD iphone am/fm radio/tkat fork brace ,,,tuned by tinman
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According to Yamaha parts fiche, the 80 and 81 Special speedometers have the same part number 5H1-83570-A0-00 so I would have to say yes they will interchange. Did you try lubricating the speedometer cable?2H7 (79) owned since '89
3H3 owned since '06
"If it ain't broke, modify it"
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i will try that Phil! with thanks ,, ride safe,,slow mo!The Belfast Express {1980 xs11oo special/TC fuse box/mikes xs pods/bad boy horn!/mikes green coils/mac 4 into 2 exhaust/ standard bars/vetter fairing c/w ipod CD iphone am/fm radio/tkat fork brace ,,,tuned by tinman
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i AM THE KING OF NOTHING
the people here are great , doesn't matter about the bike really/hamjam ////Comment
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Yep, can't hurt lubing the cable first to see if that's the problem. Might want to also spray a shot of silicone up in the cable attachment point in the speedometer.2H7 (79) owned since '89
3H3 owned since '06
"If it ain't broke, modify it"
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I saw ...Slo.Mo and speedo in the same line
arrrrrrgghhhh my eyes still burn ... my mind is all but ashes from the thought of you in a speedo urk urk
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Thanks HamJAm, I did NOT have that image until you put it there...Now MY eyes are burning to!!!!Originally posted by hamjam View PostI saw ...Slo.Mo and speedo in the same line
arrrrrrgghhhh my eyes still burn ... my mind is all but ashes from the thought of you in a speedo urk urk
Life is what happens while your planning everything else!
When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.
81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection
Previously owned
93 GSX600F
80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
81 XS1100 Special
81 CB750 C
80 CB750 C
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Hi slow mo,Originally posted by slow mo View Post
any speedo from any XS series bike will work and read right although the square ones won't look right and the US ones will need mental arithmetic to get the numbers sorted into the KPH we Canadians are used to.Fred Hill, S'toon
XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar
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Actually Fred I have a 140MPH speedometer from an XS750 and it shows BOTH MPH and KPH. IIRCGreg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
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Arrrg! Mind bleach!Originally posted by DGXSER View PostThanks HamJAm, I did NOT have that image until you put it there...Now MY eyes are burning to!!!!
I need mind bleach!!!
Cy
1980 XS1100G (Brutus) w/81H Engine
Duplicolor Mirage Paint Job (Purple/Green)
Vetter Windjammer IV
Vetter hard bags & Trunk
OEM Luggage Rack
Jardine Spaghetti 4-2 exhaust system
Spade Fuse Box
Turn Signal Auto Cancel Mod
750 FD Mod
TC Spin on Oil Filter Adapter (temp removed)
XJ1100 Front Footpegs
XJ1100 Shocks
I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.Comment
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My 80G square one and my 80 XS400SG speedometer both show the speed in both MPH and KPH.Originally posted by BA80 View PostCy
1980 XS1100G (Brutus) w/81H Engine
Duplicolor Mirage Paint Job (Purple/Green)
Vetter Windjammer IV
Vetter hard bags & Trunk
OEM Luggage Rack
Jardine Spaghetti 4-2 exhaust system
Spade Fuse Box
Turn Signal Auto Cancel Mod
750 FD Mod
TC Spin on Oil Filter Adapter (temp removed)
XJ1100 Front Footpegs
XJ1100 Shocks
I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.Comment
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picture Jackie Gleason in a speedo ,,you wouldn,t be far off ,,thanks all for the help and fun !! eh! hammer ,,ride safe slow mo!The Belfast Express {1980 xs11oo special/TC fuse box/mikes xs pods/bad boy horn!/mikes green coils/mac 4 into 2 exhaust/ standard bars/vetter fairing c/w ipod CD iphone am/fm radio/tkat fork brace ,,,tuned by tinman
moemcnally@hotmail.com
i AM THE KING OF NOTHING
the people here are great , doesn't matter about the bike really/hamjam ////Comment
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Almost all cars and bikes that I have owned made after about 1980 will have the speed in both MPH and KPH. Initially they were trying to ween us onto the metric system. Today my impression is they just know we tend to travel to Canada and need both, actually I think is just so they can use one component in both areas.
When I was in college my physics professor was teaching accelleration and such and he advised us that when the LEO pulls you over and tells you you were exceeding the then 55 MPH speed limit, to just look at him and say "No officer, I was going 88!!. KPH of course, which equates to roughly 55 MPH. And that, is as close as I get to knowing metric off the top of my head!.
Life is what happens while your planning everything else!
When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.
81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection
Previously owned
93 GSX600F
80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
81 XS1100 Special
81 CB750 C
80 CB750 C
78 XS750Comment
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All the gauges in my truck @ work are standard or imperial depends who you talk to like my speedo read in mph and odometer is is miles, my temp in in F and all my pressure gauges in is psi. Which is kind of funny because my truck is built in ontario but it was originally sold in the tristate area, and just as a side note to all of this ramabling, we use pounds in most of our shipping bills.
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Originally posted by trdriver71 View PostAll the gauges in my truck @ work are standard or imperial depends who you talk to like my speedo read in mph and odometer is is miles, my temp in in F and all my pressure gauges in is psi. Which is kind of funny because my truck is built in ontario but it was originally sold in the tristate area, and just as a side note to all of this ramabling, we use pounds in most of our shipping bills.
Go figure....
Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
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hi Jim I had the same problem.Originally posted by hamjam View PostI saw ...Slo.Mo and speedo in the same line
arrrrrrgghhhh my eyes still burn ... my mind is all but ashes from the thought of you in a speedo urk urk
Phil1981 XS1100 H Venturer ( Addie)
1983 XJ 650 Maxim
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