Anyone out there who could help me get hold of a working speedo suitable for a super 5 and marked in KPH please. I'm also on the hunt for a headlight glass which dips to the right, I have a post Pandemic European trip in mind and would like to be able to set my bike up correctly.
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TS 250/1 speedo wanted
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TS 250/1 speedo wanted
by jam23a30 » Sun Jun 20, 2021 10:38 am
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Re: TS 250/1 speedo wanted
by Puffs » Mon Jun 21, 2021 4:02 am
Following a biased and flawed moderator choice (someone posting aggressive personal attacks is rewarded, while my technical posts are removed - behind my back & without any justification!), I have withdrawn from this forum.
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Re: TS 250/1 speedo wanted
by Blurredman » Mon Jun 21, 2021 4:30 am
Hi,
That sounds like expensive modifications if doing properly.
As puffs has said, it seems there is a gearing issue with the clocks, and not just a counter change will work.??
Even if 70 at 12 o' clock on a kph is pretty much the same as 40 at 12 o' clock on a mph clock.. Not sure how it works fully- as not tried, only Puffs has to my knowledge - and it didn't seem to work for him.
Chepeast way would be to put selotape on the lens- lenses themselves would be expensive.
All this aside though, the countless times I've been abroad i've never changed anything on the car or bike (inc MZ) but put a gb sticker on the back... I never thought i'd say this, but mentally converting kph to mph was quick and easy after no time at all. 50kph>30mph, 70kph>40mph, 90kph>50mph. Give or take a few mph, of course the gauges could be off a little anyway.
Where do you plan on going?
That sounds like expensive modifications if doing properly.
As puffs has said, it seems there is a gearing issue with the clocks, and not just a counter change will work.??
Even if 70 at 12 o' clock on a kph is pretty much the same as 40 at 12 o' clock on a mph clock.. Not sure how it works fully- as not tried, only Puffs has to my knowledge - and it didn't seem to work for him.
Chepeast way would be to put selotape on the lens- lenses themselves would be expensive.
All this aside though, the countless times I've been abroad i've never changed anything on the car or bike (inc MZ) but put a gb sticker on the back... I never thought i'd say this, but mentally converting kph to mph was quick and easy after no time at all. 50kph>30mph, 70kph>40mph, 90kph>50mph. Give or take a few mph, of course the gauges could be off a little anyway.
Where do you plan on going?
1973 MZ ES250/2 - 17,000 miles
1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 9,000 miles
1981 Honda CX500B - 91,000 miles
1987 MZ ETZ300 - 38,000 miles
1989 MZ ETZ251 - 50,000 miles
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1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 9,000 miles
1981 Honda CX500B - 91,000 miles
1987 MZ ETZ300 - 38,000 miles
1989 MZ ETZ251 - 50,000 miles
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Re: TS 250/1 speedo wanted
by Puffs » Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:20 am
Following a biased and flawed moderator choice (someone posting aggressive personal attacks is rewarded, while my technical posts are removed - behind my back & without any justification!), I have withdrawn from this forum.
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Re: TS 250/1 speedo wanted
by DAVID THOMPSON » Mon Jun 21, 2021 12:13 pm
electric GPS boat speedometers work great
we use them in the king midget car i own
and cars where the original speedometer is sick
most can be set to your km or mph choice
most read to 60 mph a few to 80 mph
and powered with a battery pack
i use the battery from a Ryobi 12volt drill
Dave
we use them in the king midget car i own
and cars where the original speedometer is sick
most can be set to your km or mph choice
most read to 60 mph a few to 80 mph
and powered with a battery pack
i use the battery from a Ryobi 12volt drill
Dave
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Re: TS 250/1 speedo wanted
by Gerryman Ts125 » Wed Jun 23, 2021 4:04 am
All Ts engines revolve at the same rate no matter what market they end up in. 
So use your rev counter as a speedo (suitably Marked, contact a rider with a Km type Ts speedo) or other motorists, a picket fence, outside lighting poles. Or just guess. Maybe measure potholes per Kilometer 
Sorry, if this is as much use as a chocolate frying pan, I applogise profoundly. 
So use your rev counter as a speedo (suitably Marked, contact a rider with a Km type Ts speedo) or other motorists, a picket fence, outside lighting poles. Or just guess. Maybe measure potholes per Kilometer Sorry, if this is as much use as a chocolate frying pan, I applogise profoundly. `I stink therefore I have a old bikers jacket that`s alive`
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