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Speedo Change 180k - 240k RVV500

#1 Post by Dukeman » Tue Nov 12, 2013 2:37 pm

Hi,

New here, have purchased a RZR500 from the land of the rising sun.
Not keen on the 180km speedo.

Any issue replacing it with a 240km one?
How long would you expect it to take to change?

I will post some pictures once it arrives.

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GSXR1100 (86), Katana 1135 (81), GSX1100E (83), RG500 (86), RZV500R (84), KX250 (92)
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Re: Speedo Change 180k - 240k RVV500

#2 Post by nzminis » Tue Nov 12, 2013 7:39 pm

i did it on mine

then 180kph one seemed to move to fast
and the stupid flashing light over 80kph

1hour change at the most

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#3 Post by jackson.40 » Wed Nov 13, 2013 3:56 pm

There is a reset 240kph speedo on ebay.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360788379211? ... 1586.l2649" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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#4 Post by silverstrom » Wed Nov 13, 2013 8:57 pm

jackson.40 wrote:There is a reset 240kph speedo on ebay.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360788379211? ... 1586.l2649" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Or just buy a new one from Yamaha. They are still available.

That eBay Speedo is a bit of a hack job. It could have had 80K on it for all we know. I've opened speedometers and tachometers and it is possible to do it with making such a mess of it.

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Re: Speedo Change 180k - 240k RVV500

#5 Post by Dukeman » Thu Nov 14, 2013 5:26 am

Interesting...

Now what do I do when its time to sell and I have a new speedo on it?
And what's it do to the value?

NZminis... just brought this off your old man.
Hope he did as good a job servicing this thing as he did rebuilding your motor.
Spoke very highly of you and looking at your collect at your age I am impressed.
Seems like a nice guy.

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GSXR1100 (86), Katana 1135 (81), GSX1100E (83), RG500 (86), RZV500R (84), KX250 (92)
Hunua - NZ

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Re: Speedo Change 180k - 240k RVV500

#6 Post by Dukeman » Thu Nov 14, 2013 5:43 am

http://www.jauce.com/auction/k168821723

Here is a 24k speedo from Japan .. $400 plus GST if your have to.

I like the Ebay one, $173 dollars.
Now we are talking.

I wonder if he will dial it up to my current speedo reading.

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Re: Speedo Change 180k - 240k RVV500

#7 Post by jackson.40 » Thu Nov 14, 2013 2:10 pm

silverstrom wrote
Or just buy a new one from Yamaha. They are still available.
Maybe in Canada?,it has been unavailable in Europe for sometime :sad:

That eBay Speedo is a bit of a hack job
It`s not that bad,the guy has done a few of them.The white dial still has a good colour and not too faded,looks like it`s from a low mileage bike :grin:

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#8 Post by silverstrom » Thu Nov 14, 2013 2:34 pm

[quote="jackson.40"
It`s not that bad,the guy has done a few of them.The white dial still has a good colour and not too faded,looks like it`s from a low mileage bike :grin:[/quote]

Steve, you have more faith in people than I do :mrgreen:

I just talked to Yamaha here. The speedo is listed here as backordered and $297 Cdn plus taxes new. Typically backordered here is 2 weeks or less. Every now and then it turns into NLA, but that has only happened to me once.

Ebay is full of FZ700/750 speedos and they are cheap.

For example http://www.ebay.de/sch/i.html?_odkw=yam ... o&_sacat=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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#9 Post by jackson.40 » Thu Nov 14, 2013 3:29 pm

silverstrom
Ebay is full of FZ700/750 speedos and they are cheap.
It`s a shame the needles the wrong colour :sad:

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#10 Post by silverstrom » Thu Nov 14, 2013 3:47 pm

jackson.40 wrote: It`s a shame the needles the wrong colour :sad:
You worry too much....Lol

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#11 Post by jackson.40 » Thu Nov 14, 2013 4:05 pm

LOL that is true! :grin:

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Re: Speedo Change 180k - 240k RVV500

#12 Post by RZVTokyo » Sun Nov 17, 2013 9:56 pm

Hi Silverstrom,

I'm also looking for a speedo (somehting with MPH). Would you happen to know the part number of the speedo which is on backorder? I can check here in Japan for it.

Cheers,

Shayne

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#13 Post by nzminis » Sun Nov 17, 2013 11:37 pm

ahhh i see

the old man told me that you had been looking on here
yes you do need the 240km speedo . i got that bike off the clock and preety far past the 180kph :)

he had 2 Rzvs , the one you got and a lesser bike bit rough

i was down there a few weeks ago .. i cant rember what bike it was but one has got a 42 tooth rear sprocket , i got on that one and went for a ride got into powerband on a small street and it lifted the front wheel real easy . heaps of fun

you should be happy with that bike , do rember the anti dive and the front brakes are not very good on any 500 and they do vibrate alot . even my motor that has just been rebuild does

keep an eye out for some fzr400 calipers and some anti dive block off plates . thats if you are going to keep the stock forks and wheels

what about a speedo off something 4 stroke . fzr ? yzf ? fz? i think most yamaha have the same drive and turns per km etc

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#14 Post by thekelzer » Mon Nov 18, 2013 1:11 am

I jumped on fleabay and bought a very clean FZ750 guage set for $75. ..... then read about the needles being different colors DO'H..... oh well. Now to crack it open and reset the mileage to Miles not Klicks...any help here?

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#15 Post by silverstrom » Mon Nov 18, 2013 4:10 am

RZVTokyo wrote:Hi Silverstrom,

I'm also looking for a speedo (somehting with MPH). Would you happen to know the part number of the speedo which is on backorder? I can check here in Japan for it.

Cheers,

Shayne

47X-83570-F0, but it's kph.

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