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Re: Replacement Speedo
« Reply #30 on: 04.03. 2018 20:33 »
mmmm my bad i should have stayed in the pub, apologies greybeard ime totaly minced up today

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Re: Replacement Speedo
« Reply #31 on: 06.03. 2018 04:48 »
 To go back to the original question, with regard to various Bicycle speedo options, Ive tried a few, the first two on my Gutzzi;

 1> Cateye bicycle wired jobbie, which worked fine for a while but a wire broke internally, and after it not working for a while went 'missing' one night in town.
 2> Another wired Cateye that I spilled braked fluid onto and it dissolved  *eek*
 3> A different brand of wired type, which fell apart or failed for no reason after only a short time....at this time I decided a GPS one that I can use on both bikes would be better, so>
 4> Garmin GPS 'Edge 200' which came with two handlebar mounts (one for each bike *wink2*) but seemed to split the LCD when I dropped it   *pull hair out*...(unrelated, but Garmin backup was crap), so....replaced with>

 5 > Bryton Rider 100?- basic and USB socket failed but replaced under warranty, had it about a year and a half...fits on the Garmin mounts, but not the other way...(Garmin>Bryton) It stops working sometimes but starts again...just a backup really- is handy 'cos I've set it to Km/h.

 NB; Don't really need it now as both bike speedos now function (Original Vaguelia reads +10mph/Smiths Chrono reads -10%   *conf2*).
 
 Just briefly re; system polarity, I originally had +ve earth, but was too confusing-kept blowing other things up so changed to -ve earth, but I think you also need to rearrange the brush wires in the dynamo-- the gurus can clarify that in a different thread
 
 If I recall GB some time ago talked about installing a small inverter to run a GPS speedo/whereamIagain ?






 
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Re: Replacement Speedo
« Reply #32 on: 06.03. 2018 06:24 »
Swapping brush wires is for changing dynamo direction of rotation, not polarity.

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Re: Replacement Speedo
« Reply #33 on: 06.03. 2018 09:17 »
If I recall GB some time ago talked about installing a small inverter to run a GPS speedo/whereamIagain ?
I don't think so. I did blather on about using a 6v to 12v voltage convertor device for lighting. I bought one but haven't done anything with it. I was persuaded that it wasn't a good idea. Also it's too big to hide on my machine.

Mostly irrelevant to this discussion: When I use my GPS I put a battery pack in my pocket and run a lead to the GPS. My current GPS has an earphone socket so I use earplugs to listen to the instructions. This means I don't need to have the GPS visible.
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Re: Replacement Speedo
« Reply #34 on: 06.03. 2018 11:44 »
Hi at the start of this post you asked about the cheap Indian version and if it would work /was value for money , well I went down that route .For £25 I got a KM speedo which I sent back expecting never to hear again from the company . To my surprise they returned a MPH speedo within days , got a royal enfield speedo connecting ring/nut fitted to a BSA speedo cable by Vernhill engs for about £15 , fitted easy in about an hour and that included making a new plate to fit to the top yoke  and works great ,very steady ,doesn't look out of place and even better is bloody accurate , that will be for 3 yrs this year so I would suggest you consider this option ,regards Bob
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Re: Replacement Speedo
« Reply #35 on: 06.03. 2018 12:06 »
Topdad, did your bsa cable fit the indian speedo? All the indian speedos I've bought have been for 2.4 mm square drive cables. I have to strip the speedo and resize the drive square to receive the Smiths cable. I always buy clocks with 12mm fittings already instead of the RE type. These accept the standard connecting nut. Apart from all the faffing, I have found them to be a fair substitute for the originals.
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Re: Replacement Speedo
« Reply #36 on: 06.03. 2018 12:13 »
Hi BSAreg , yes , I asked verhills to just change the speedo connect ring on a standard BSA speedo cable  from the smaller bsa to the larger RE size ,no problem use it to fit the speedo to the fitting plate I knocked up ,easy peasy  ,musky said he'd done similar as well, anything else ,aphoto etc just ask regards Bob
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Re: Replacement Speedo
« Reply #37 on: 06.03. 2018 15:47 »
Hi Bob

Thanks for this.

Did you fit the speedo to the top of the forks (cafe racer style)?

If so what length cable did you go for?

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Re: Replacement Speedo
« Reply #38 on: 06.03. 2018 16:14 »
yes ,I've a separate head light not a cowl so just fabricated a flat piece of plate metal and fitted it to the original holes on the top yoke ,I'll have to measure the length but I'm sure it's just a standard length from when the bike first came back on the road.  In the first instance I used a later A65 speedo holder with a rubber cup holding a magnetic speedo more for show it fitted to the left hand fork stanction now its more center and higher but not tight .
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Re: Replacement Speedo
« Reply #39 on: 06.03. 2018 16:18 »
Thanks Bob, just ordered one.

Bike is a bit away from needing one right now.

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Re: Replacement Speedo
« Reply #40 on: 07.03. 2018 10:03 »
Topdad, any chance you tell me who the supplier was ? It would be much quicker for me to modifiy the nut, than keep doing complete stripdowns ( you have to completely dismantle the clock to open the square for the inner cable ). Thanks.
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