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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Speedo conversion ? Front wheel gear drive? Reply #30 - 05/01/16 at 15:25:01 smokin_blue - Im driving it from the motor. Got tired of trying to hunt down a Suzuki front wheel, drive and cable combo that would fit the build ... plus this affords me the use of the S40 front wheel from the donor = more $$$ for other cr@p that I need for this build ...
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smokin_blue Serious Thumper Offline From Cafes to Streetfighters! I build them all! Posts: 830 St. Paul, MN Gender:	Re: Speedo conversion ? Front wheel gear drive? Reply #31 - 05/01/16 at 16:28:22 Great! then your GT tach cable will work great. Minor error most likely due to a larger OD of the rear wheel/tire but you can calculate how far off it would be.
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Speedo conversion ? Front wheel gear drive? Reply #32 - 05/01/16 at 18:34:28 if I had the skill set, I would MOD our stock speedo to look like this -
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Speedo conversion ? Front wheel gear drive? Reply #33 - 05/01/16 at 18:36:17
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Speedo conversion ? Front wheel gear drive? Reply #34 - 05/01/16 at 20:15:23 I love the tach/speedo combo!
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Speedo conversion ? Front wheel gear drive? Reply #35 - 05/01/16 at 22:22:14 Kris01 wrote on 05/01/16 at 20:15:23: I love the tach/speedo combo! for $600+ US ???
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Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: Speedo conversion ? Front wheel gear drive? Reply #36 - 05/01/16 at 23:10:50 Rat, My experience with Smiths Speedometers was disappointing. The Smiths Speedometers only lasted in to the low to mid 30,000 miles. Kenny G
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Speedo conversion ? Front wheel gear drive? Reply #37 - 05/02/16 at 05:56:15 hey Kenny, were they new style gauges? or true vintage speedos? I was at sites for these gauges, and it seems there's a LOT of repair data, guessing the need a lot ...
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Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: Speedo conversion ? Front wheel gear drive? Reply #38 - 05/02/16 at 06:27:08 Rat, The first Smiths Speedometer went bad about 1975 and then about every three years I had to replace the speedometer. The best one lasted about 35,000 miles. Kenny G
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Re: Speedo conversion ? Front wheel gear drive?
Reply #39 - 05/02/16 at 06:29:13

I used a Speedhut Gauge, and went with a GPS unit so that I never needed to worry about gearing or tire size changes. The antenna is small and fits nicely on the top of the Brake Master Cylinder cover.

http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=29y1hrq&s=8#.VydXleRdMQc

You can choose from several colors for the face and numerals, and you can even send them custom artwork if you want. It would be possible to have them build a gauge that has a vintage looking script and needle. The price really isn't bad....considering the electronics have a lifetime warranty. They do run sales occasionally....and you can save quite a bit if you happen to buy when a sale is on. You need to explore their site a bit to understand what is possible to use....the only thing that was a bit of a bother to me, is the backside of the speedometer is not sealed against water, and you either have to fabricate a bucket or a way to seal the wires, and the indicator lights are not bright enough for daytime use on a motorcycle and I had to add other indicator lights for the turn signals and high beam.

http://www.speedhut.com/gauges/Speedometers/GPS-Speedometers/?catid=f232|f8|f37

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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Speedo conversion ? Front wheel gear drive? Reply #40 - 05/02/16 at 07:09:49 Dave, that speedo has a tach for the S40? are the wires included for the tach or did you have to rig something?
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Re: Speedo conversion ? Front wheel gear drive?
Reply #41 - 05/02/16 at 07:13:30

You can order the GPS speedometer in several different MPH ratings, a couple of different sizes, and you can get a tach included if you want one.

The wires to connect the unit you order are all ready to go....however they are made for cars and when used on a motorcycle or boat you do need to take some steps to get the wires sealed up.....or in a housing to protect it from water spray.

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Re: Speedo conversion ? Front wheel gear drive?
Reply #42 - 05/03/16 at 10:52:31

~~~ UPDATE ~~~

The late model (2000) Suzuki VS1400GLP speedo should work, the S40 and VS1400 share the SAME drive on the speedo (Suzuki part # 34131-19B00), Ceteris paribus (all things being equal) we may have an alternative to the tank mount.

*note - our stock speedo will fit inside the VS1400 housing, but the mounting studs are offset and the trim rings and weather seal are slightly different :(

known VS1400 modifications:

electrical (i.e. splicing in the IDIOT lights)
triple-tree mounting (2 bolts underneath, I am still working on this)

there's a bonus to using the whole VS1400 unit: resettable TRIP METER

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Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: Speedo conversion ? Front wheel gear drive? Reply #43 - 05/03/16 at 12:42:08 Rat, You are doing a good job finding what we need. I am going to wait and do what ever you do to put the speedometer up on the bars so I can see the darned thing. Kenny G
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Speedo conversion ? Front wheel gear drive? Reply #44 - 05/03/16 at 13:20:36 thanks Kenny ... I'm a good little guinea rat ...
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