New Smiths gauge Speedo

I replaced my old needle bouncing Smiths speedometer with the new electronic version. Bought the Speedo and the drive conversion kit. Very easy to convert to the new drive gear. The switch for setup and trip reset I used a momentary switch from Frys, installed on the top on the headlight bucket. One note, keep the wires from the speedo drive away from the coil, at low speed the needle would jump, problem went away when wire was moved. And on the speedo drive the little nub needs to be removed to allow the pick up to go in all the way. Im saving my change and aluminum cans to buy the matching tach. Tom will be at the Quincy Rally so might buy one there.

I've got their Chronometric copy on my 2002 Royal Enfield to replace the bouncing needle Indian stock unit. I've been well pleased with it. Just know that it doesn't have the Chronometric tick, a minor disappointment.

cyclegeezer said:

I've got their Chronometric copy on my 2002 Royal Enfield to replace the bouncing needle Indian stock unit. I've been well pleased with it. Just know that it doesn't have the Chronometric tick, a minor disappointment.

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im glad to here you like it,
yeah i saw that, the tach can be set to either sweep or tick but not the speedo.

Did that speedo come with that old type face ? Does it run on +ve earth ?

ausnorton said:

Did that speedo come with that old type face ? Does it run on +ve earth ?

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Yes + or - ground
Heres a link.

http://smithsgaugesusa.com/

http://kullendesign.com/smithgaugewebsite/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Smiths-A4-Wiring2.jpg

cyclegeezer said:

Just know that it doesn't have the Chronometric tick, a minor disappointment.

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From reading the website the Tacho's can still have the tick but modern regulations don't allow it on the speedo.
Hopefully some electronic whizz can get around that for us :twisted:

ntst8 said:

...the Tacho's can still have the tick but modern regulations don't allow it on the speedo.

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Yet another example of perhaps MILLIONS (many millions?) of tax dollars wasted on idiocy.

Having worked in the Belly of the Beast, here is how you would get answered by The Authorities:

1. What if SOMETHING happened?

2. How would you feel?

3. ...a long pause to make sure you felt shame for being INSENSITIVE and then:

SUPPOSE IT WAS YOUR CHILD!


I saw that used so many times.

Did the kit come with a spacer to replace the speedo drive on the rear axle?

freefly103 said:

Did the kit come with a spacer to replace the speedo drive on the rear axle?

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no, you use the old drive, you gut it. heres a video how its done.

http://kullendesign.com/smithgaugewebsite/accessories/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vb703SrttY