Tornado
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Got me a used Smiths Tachometer at a sweet price to swap out the French made Veglia unit on my '74 850. The Veg is working fine, does have a ding on the bezel, but since the Speedo is Smiths, nicer to have a matching pair of clocks with same sized fading green blob.
Taking the Veg off, I find it is significantly lighter than Smiths. The casing is quite a bit deeper and the mount bolts, cable connection extend quite a bit further than Smiths.
The Smiths bolts do not reach the mounting bracket surface. What are the correct fittings to mount the British clock to the bike? I'm thinking a pillar nut of suitable length (10-15mm) then a stud with nut or just a bolt through bracket into the pillar nut.
Anyone know the thread size for the mount bolts?
Taking the Veg off, I find it is significantly lighter than Smiths. The casing is quite a bit deeper and the mount bolts, cable connection extend quite a bit further than Smiths.
The Smiths bolts do not reach the mounting bracket surface. What are the correct fittings to mount the British clock to the bike? I'm thinking a pillar nut of suitable length (10-15mm) then a stud with nut or just a bolt through bracket into the pillar nut.
Anyone know the thread size for the mount bolts?