New Tachometers

swooshdave · Jul 2, 2010

Brand new tachometers - $96 from Steadfast.

http://steadfastcycles.com/cart/index.p ... ts_id=1891

Any other suggestions? Seems like a heck of a deal.

ML · Jul 3, 2010

Made in which hot n sweaty country? And do they have engineering drawings (ha ha) or just copied them on the usual philosophy of " if it looks the same it must work the same".

I'd rather spend that money on having genuine clocks re-built by recognised instrument technicians.

Mick

grandpaul · Jul 3, 2010

Joel Levine in Atlanta - $150 gets your Smiths looking and working like brand new with one-year warranty.

swooshdave · Jul 3, 2010

ML said:
Made in which hot n sweaty country? And do they have engineering drawings (ha ha) or just copied them on the usual philosophy of " if it looks the same it must work the same".

I'd rather spend that money on having genuine clocks re-built by recognised instrument technicians.

Mick

I have nothing now, so I need something. Can't rebuild what you ain't got.

And I really don't care where it's made. Not like I'm taking jobs from for poor folks at Smiths.

Unclviny · Jul 4, 2010

Just a reference point, cores ARE available:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SMITHS-4 ... ccessories

Unclviny

swooshdave · Jul 4, 2010

Unclviny said:
Just a reference point, cores ARE available:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SMITHS-4 ... ccessories

Unclviny

Sure, but that's for pre-Commando. If I want to hunt for a while I'm sure I can find a Norton tach, then send it out to get rebuilt and then I might get it in a year. But as you guys know, I'm in a RUSH! :mrgreen:

Unclviny · Jul 4, 2010

I knew it was too old, that's why I said it was a reference point. Call Nisongers and see if they have any "on the shelf" (that's what I would do) or call Rabers (or another dealer) and ask then what they would do.

And I FULLY understand the end of a project rush, resist it! I have seen far too many restorations crapped on at the last minute.

Unclviny

swooshdave · Jul 4, 2010

Unclviny said:
I
And I FULLY understand the end of a project rush, resist it! I have seen far too many restorations crapped on at the last minute.

Unclviny

I crapped from the beginning, no pressure to make it better now...

Especially with everyone here praying I get done, start riding and stop posting. :mrgreen:

Unclviny · Jul 4, 2010

I've seen the photo's, your bike looks great. If you don't post constantly who will?

Unclviny

swooshdave · Jul 4, 2010

Unclviny said:
I've seen the photo's, your bike looks great. If you don't post constantly who will?

Unclviny

hobot.

Pick your poison.

:lol:

Unclviny · Jul 4, 2010

You don't scare me!, my Hobot to English translator just came back from the shop (it exploded, nobody knows why).

Unclviny

Jeandr · Jul 4, 2010

Unclviny said:
You don't scare me!, my Hobot to English translator just came back from the shop (it exploded, nobody knows why).

Unclviny

For some reason, MY Hobot translator (Hobot :arrow: english :arrow: french) does not work at all, where did you get yours fixed :?:

Jean

Danno · Jul 4, 2010

If Hobot would just say what's he's beating around the bush about and stop trying to make his posts look like Shakespeare's sonnets ( a new line every 7 or 8 words :roll

, I'm sure he has something worthwhile to say in there somewhere.

swooshdave · Jul 4, 2010

To un-hijack my own thread, has anyone had any experience with the Steadfast Cycles tachs?

kommando · Jul 5, 2010

If they are the same repros as sold by other vendors then they are based on a Jap speedo and actually work fine.

pelican · Jul 5, 2010

cnw prob has a stack of old ones they would sell

swooshdave · Jul 5, 2010

pelican said:
cnw prob has a stack of old ones they would sell

If they did they wouldn't hoard them. You'd see them for sale or they'd sell them in bulk to a repair place.

pelican · Jul 5, 2010

I don't know. I got some used parts from them. Said to just ask for more

mikegray660 · Jul 5, 2010

swooshdave said:
To un-hijack my own thread, has anyone had any experience with the Steadfast Cycles tachs?

ensure that the ratio's are correct for your bike norton and not a one size fits all as triumph etc will be different - unless of course it's merely decoration - then who cares

swooshdave · Jul 5, 2010

mikegray660 said:
swooshdave said:

To un-hijack my own thread, has anyone had any experience with the Steadfast Cycles tachs?

Click to expand...

ensure that the ratio's are correct for your bike norton and not a one size fits all as triumph etc will be different - unless of course it's merely decoration - then who cares

Pretty sure tachs are simple. All the Brit tachs I'm use to are driven off the cam which is a 4:1 ratio. At least that's the case for Triumph, BSA and Norton.

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