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Author Topic: Speedometers  (Read 815 times)

Offline jakebass12

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Speedometers
« on: August 18, 2012, 02:17:13 AM »
Can you take a speedometer from a 1980 BMW r65 and would it work on a 1981 BMW r65?
1981 bmw r65. 1981 kawasaki kz550

Offline Bob_Roller

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Re: Speedometers
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2012, 07:54:49 AM »
There's a small green number at the bottom of the face of the indicator, something like : W=1312 .

If those numbers match you can use it, if not, the speedometer and odometer indications will be inaccurate .
« Last Edit: August 18, 2012, 07:55:02 AM by Bob_Roller »
'81 R65
'82 R65 LS
'84 R65 LS
'87 Moto Guzzi V65 Lario
'02 R1150R
Riding all year long since 1993 .
I'll give up my R65, when they pry my cold dead hands from the handlebars !!!!!