A closer look reveals the redline on the rev counter has been painted by hand up to the 7.5k mark so I believe it is from an RD350 as is the dash centre which explains the missing brake lining lamp.
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Well the guy has been into that gauge. Will need to have a good look at it to see how he has done it and how good was it done. .......I posted a link to the gauge thread that is a "how to"" on the 76-83 gauges. The 74/75 gauges are metal instead of plastic but the same principle applies when prizing off the bezel.
On some, (not others), of the diagrams i have looked at, they show the 75 as having the neutral light in the rec-counter and brake light on the dash..............Never seen one before till yours.
On the center console plate. Some one on here took theirs off did some panel beating and skim coated with a bog/filler then painted it. Came out good
They are glued on so if the gauges are taken out a hairdrier or heat gun, (not to hot), should work to get it off.
On some, (not others), of the diagrams i have looked at, they show the 75 as having the neutral light in the rec-counter and brake light on the dash..............Never seen one before till yours.
On the center console plate. Some one on here took theirs off did some panel beating and skim coated with a bog/filler then painted it. Came out good
They are glued on so if the gauges are taken out a hairdrier or heat gun, (not to hot), should work to get it off.
Looking at the availability and price of a 650b rev counter I think I'll live with it as it is. Some of theses alterations and other bits lead m to think the low mileage may be incorrect, I'm not bothered though as it's possibly true of many 47+ year old bikes.
It's not a big deal. As long a things work, just have a look at the wiring in the headlight bucket make sure everything is as it should be.
The speedo will need to be worked on as that face plate will disintegrate
The speedo will need to be worked on as that face plate will disintegrate
Thse face has a crack right through it, I can find decals to be applied but no replacement faces
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I think importing into the UK would cost a fortune these days, its an option though
I scored this set of clocks for my XS650B project a couple of weeks back.
Off eBay and from a dealer too.
Just over £80 all in, and all seems good, although the tacho has been opened at some point, possibly to replace the glass.
The broken off trip knob, which was cunningly overlooked and not mentioned in the vendors description, is just that, no damage to the speedo internals.
I managed to undo the little crosshead screw and pull off the remains of the trip knob.
You can still get some of the suppossedly rare bits for quite reasonable prices IF you are prepared to be patient and wait for a bargain to come up.
Off eBay and from a dealer too.
Just over £80 all in, and all seems good, although the tacho has been opened at some point, possibly to replace the glass.
The broken off trip knob, which was cunningly overlooked and not mentioned in the vendors description, is just that, no damage to the speedo internals.
I managed to undo the little crosshead screw and pull off the remains of the trip knob.
You can still get some of the suppossedly rare bits for quite reasonable prices IF you are prepared to be patient and wait for a bargain to come up.
They look like a result! You've won me over with keeping my 650B standard Grewth, the only thing I've tweaked so far is putting more UK spec bars on as the U S while comfortable were getting a bit too chopper for me. I just need to sort the over length brake line and the throttle cables.
I'm sure you don't need that rev counter!
I'm sure you don't need that rev counter!
From England and has the KPH speedo face plate
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It's just a sticker though so the original faces have to be sanded back and used as a backing. I could araldite the crack and sand smooth once set I guess.
Well you have to make up your mind............Refurbishing/restoring costs money. Don't want to buy them from Diablo then keep looking on ebay......one will turn up one day. Thing is 75 face plates are a stand alone year. or a later model face plate could have been used.
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Maybe none of my business but just clarifying -
UK started with the XS2, and did not get the XS1F.
Some of Europe got the XS1F but not the UK.
Oh I know it will cost money, I'm just exploring the options before splashing the cash.
All good. I wasn't sure on the distinction between UK and Europe getting the XS1F
Any ideas what this unused plug is? It's not connected and as yet I've not worked out where the other end disappears to.
That may be the dreaded "mystery plug" found on many mid '70's models. IDK if its actual purpose has been established. What wire colors ya got going to those pins?
I'm not sure to be honest but there was a good 5-6 wires there, initially I thought it could be the end of my unconnected brake lining sensor until I saw all those wires
