Barlow Posted July 4, 2011 Share #1 Posted July 4, 2011 I'm looking for a speedometer for my 86VR. The odometer and trip meter have stopped working. The speed indicator works just fine. Took the thing apart and the nylon worm gear on the main shaft has stripped. Everything else on the instrument cluster works fine. I have a trip to Glacier Park planned fot the first two weeks of August and would like to know how far I've traveled plus keeping track of the gas so I don't run out. I have never really trusted the gas guage. If anyone has one available I would certainly like to buy it. For what its worth, the 83/85 speedo and tach have a different color face than the 86/93. I'm not sure if I could switch them out or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyOdie Posted July 4, 2011 Share #2 Posted July 4, 2011 I was looking at your post and did a Google search for Gauge Repair. This looks like one worth looking into. http://www.joellevinecompany.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingy Posted July 4, 2011 Share #3 Posted July 4, 2011 You can use the 83 to 85 speedometer in your MKII cluster housing, it will fit. I swapped out the tach & speedo head on my 83 when I put the 88 cluster in. I wanted to keep the mileage accurate as far as an honest title report. As you said the graphics on the face were changed. The only difference in the tach head, other than graphics, I have seen is a cruise equipped bike had a light in the tach face for a couple of years. Might have been the 86-87 models, but I am not sure. At some point they went to the housing that surrounds the key switch for the cruise indicators and eliminated the tach face light. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twigg Posted July 4, 2011 Share #4 Posted July 4, 2011 If you can't get one in time, a decent GPS unit will be a good substitute until you find one. Most have very good Trip and Odo functions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friesman Posted July 4, 2011 Share #5 Posted July 4, 2011 You can use the 83 to 85 speedometer in your MKII cluster housing, it will fit. I swapped out the tach & speedo head on my 83 when I put the 88 cluster in. I wanted to keep the mileage accurate as far as an honest title report. As you said the graphics on the face were changed. The only difference in the tach head, other than graphics, I have seen is a cruise equipped bike had a light in the tach face for a couple of years. Might have been the 86-87 models, but I am not sure. At some point they went to the housing that surrounds the key switch for the cruise indicators and eliminated the tach face light. Gary FYI My 85 has the cruise light in the tach as well. brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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