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Title: Need gauges for my New to me 1987 K75C
Post by: rik on February 11, 2016, 05:43:34 AM

Greetings,
I recently purchased a 1987 K75C. The gauges are warped and worn from Sun exposure. Anyone have a working set for sale? The set on my '85 K100RT work fine but I best leave them on that one. 

Title: Re: Need gauges for my New to me 1987 K75C
Post by: Martin on February 11, 2016, 10:39:52 AM

Rik instrument clusters in OZ are pretty dear and hard to get but in the US you can actually get replacement speedo and tacho faces, and there are posts around on how to fix the warping. If new faces are the problem try Palo Alto Speedometers in California, but I'm pretty sure there would be more than one place that does them.
Regards Martin :2thumbup:

Title: Re: Need gauges for my New to me 1987 K75C
Post by: The Mighty Gryphon on February 11, 2016, 11:01:10 AM

Does anyone have a tutorial on removing speedo needles to allow working on the faces?   I have tried removing mine, but chicken out when the stress level gets high enough to start deforming the faceplate.   

Title: Re: Need gauges for my New to me 1987 K75C
Post by: Laitch on February 11, 2016, 12:12:47 PM

From Jim Davis's instrument cluster article—http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/bvogel/K100/Fixing-the-speedo/k_bike_speedo_repair.htm—here's his tutorial on needle removal:
In order to determine the problem that your unit has, you may have to take the speedo needle off to get the speedo's face off. I pried very carefully but forcefully with two small screwdrivers on each side of the needle, using a piece of stiff paper under them to keep from marring the face. It will come off, be brave.
 :yow

Title: Re: Need gauges for my New to me 1987 K75C
Post by: orforester on February 11, 2016, 01:27:56 PM

Quote from: rik on February 11, 2016, 05:43:34 AM

Greetings,
I recently purchased a 1987 K75C. The gauges are warped and worn from Sun exposure. Anyone have a working set for sale? The set on my '85 K100RT work fine but I best leave them on that one.

If you are in Newport Oregon I could meet up with you somewhere, I am in Lebanon.  I have a box full of speedo faces and guts.  Seems like I have about 6, but not really interested in shipping, but if you are close....

Bob

Title: Re: Need gauges for my New to me 1987 K75C
Post by: billday on February 11, 2016, 03:44:25 PM

Quote from: The Mighty Gryphon on February 11, 2016, 11:01:10 AM

Does anyone have a tutorial on removing speedo needles to allow working on the faces?   I have tried removing mine, but chicken out when the stress level gets high enough to start deforming the faceplate.

To pry them off takes nerves of steel. There's a point where you just have to give it enough force.

And then you'll find that getting them off is nothing compared to getting them back on (you need to press hard, and straight down) AND having them land at zero.

Good luck!

Title: Re: Need gauges for my New to me 1987 K75C
Post by: The Mighty Gryphon on February 11, 2016, 06:09:38 PM

Thanks!  You've talked me out of it.