Speedo & Tach Placement

Is the factory arrangement speedo on the right side & the tach on the left?

I have seen various arrangements.
Thanks,
Stephen

chasesa said:

Is the factory arrangement speedo on the right side & the tach on the left?

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Norton always put the speedo on the left, and the tacho on the right, as far as I know, unlike many Triumphs which have them the opposite way around.

Speedo & Tach

Thanks L.A.B.! I only had a 50% chace of being wrong!
Stephen

Function follows form...

The tach drive on the Norton Mk III is on the right side of the M/C (as is most that I know of), the speedo drive is on the left side of the rear axle the instruments tend to reflect this arrangement.

On my 1970 Triumph Bonniville the tach drive was on the left side of the engine the speedo drive on the right side of the rear axel, the instruments tend to follow this arrangement.

For a quick reference refer to the Old Brits web site, the Andover Norton exploded views can anawer a lot of questions about the arrangements of the parts and their respective assembly sequence.

RS

Just to put a cat amongst the pigeons I swapped my speedo onto the right side so as to place the instrument cables on the inboard side to stop them chaffing on the headlight brackets. Looks a bit tidier too with the cables tucked away in there.

My speedo drive is on the RHS of the rear wheel