Wanted - Want xs650 standard speedometer.

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Edit: thanks to plowMAN I think I'm all set on my Speedo issue. Thanks!

I am looking for a cheap speedometer for my 79f. Mostly for parts. If you have a ugly one I will give you money for it just just me know thanks!

Edit: I would like to find a 78/79 special Speedo and tech with chrome buckets if possible. I am open to options. Just let me know what you got out there and I will buy it.

I would like to find a matching set of chrome buckets from a special. But any 76-83 Speedo drive gear should work to fix mine.
 
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Cafetools the stock 79F speedo has the black face and reads to 120 mph.
That is not like the earlier “standard” model speedo which had a green face and reads to 140 mph.
You just need to find a 78/79 “Special” speedo which are easy to find.
I do not know of the interchange ability of the internals. Likely the same.
See there are so many 78/79 Special speedos around from the custom bike projects that you shouldn’t have to be like a clock doc, just be simple ?
And while you are at it, changing the black gauge buckets out for the Special chrome buckets really makes your gauges stand out nicely.
The buckets are exactly the same shape
;)
 
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Thanks! Ok so the special 650 has chrome gauge buckets that fit perfect? Sign me up! Anyone who has any to part with let me know!

I would like to find a 78/79 special Speedo and tech with chrome buckets if possible. I am open to options. Just let me know what you got out there and I will buy it.
 
If you can’t find any locally, PM me.
I have 2 extra descent empty chrome buckets with the mount hardware and know of gauges in Portland.
Cheers, RT
 
Thanks. I might do that. But i still need a Speedo drive gear. I need the internals.
 
Let me look around. I may have a busted one. Needle would bounce around wacky so it was spinning inside.
 
Hmm. I wonder if both of ours have the same worn out drive gear. Mine spins only briefly or not at all. But if yoy have two chrome buckets that are not dented and that junk Speedo id still be imterested. To take a gamble.
 
I'm keeping the chrome buckets. It's just the speedo unit. I'm using the buckets on another project.
 
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