strange clocks

[spamfritter]

hi people ,, im ian new forum member ,, but not new biker ,, by a long way lol
i just picked up a fazer 600 with frontal damage to repair ,, and came across some strange stuff going on inside the clocks
someone has made paper face for speedo at some point and i can only imagine its because clocks are kph ,, and not mph
just thought id give you all a look and ask if anyone has come across this before

if anyone has dial face i would be interested
????

[Chris]

Welcome along  8)

As you have said, I can only imagine it was done so that they didn't have to swap the whole unit for an MPH one.

Chris

[elbrownos]

More normally you'd install a converter module in the connection box that makes the speedo read mph.
I guess this is a cheaper way of doing it!

[simonm]

Classy  :eek


If it ain't broke I guess.  Cheaper than the alternatives.

[reillypadraig]

Mine was the same, paper went bubbly and when I first got speedo working I thought something desperate wrong with the mileage count, just kph was the answer. Is a cheap way of doing it alright but it works

[simonm]

Mine was the same, paper went bubbly and when I first got speedo working I thought something desperate wrong with the mileage count, just kph was the answer. Is a cheap way of doing it alright but it works

Won't work for the odometer or Trip I guess.

[Streetbudgie]

Is the bike an import? Probably is if the clocks are in KPH - at least you know the mileage and can set the new clocks to the same for continuity.

[spamfritter]

its a strange one folks ,, i have yet to get v5 back from dvla so dont know if its import or not ,, hpi does not show anything other than  date of reg as  .7 .2000


so here is the best bit i have every mot since 2006 .. it now shows 48,000 on the clock ,,, and in 2006 it was 16410 ... if the clocks are in kph that means the bike has only done around 25000 miles and all these years its been getting an mot in mhp as mileage reading lol :'( 


still leaves me with a set of clocks that need a face as this one is all faded and lifting inside ,,,  or do i shell out for mph clocks  :rolleyes