Refurbishing meters

This project has kind of ground to a halt because of the crimp ring. I need to make a crimp ring holder or support jig, and to make that jig I need to make a router jig to make the jig. jiggity. jiggity.


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I used the method in the magazine article for the crimp rings on mine. It worked out pretty good,you just need a bit of patience;

Thanks for posting above. I'm bumping this because a buddy might be opening a Kz400 speedo.


We'll probably be looking for a source for the trim ring once we know exactly what size the Kz400 gauges are.

If you don't find a replacement and are not comfortable doing it yourself, just send it to me and i'll remove the existing ring unscathed. Plus I can check damper fluid and refill if needed. Maybe even whiten-up the 1/10 wheels. All while posting step-by-step instructions for other owners in the same pickle.

asphalt900 wrote: Oh forgot to mention. The spoon trick to remove the needle is a Horrible idea.

Looked through this and other threads, but this is the only method I could find. How do you do it?

In reply #801763 on pg 3, he says there are 2 tiny clips that hold the needle shaft in place.
There's a pic, but I can't tell much from it and your meters are probably different. mine are.
A junk meter would be handy to see how far a guy can disassemble it.

I have a junk meter and can see the two clips. I just have absolutely no idea how to get at them, especially when the face plate and needle are still on. They are sandwiched between the two plates shown here (sorry about the blurry picture):

So I kept trying but still no idea how you would get the needle off without just leveraging it. The brass fittings on the top of the two plates are just spacers that can be pried off. Then the plates seperate, but only a bit. You could maybe get at the clips but it won't help much as you still have the needle and face plate on one side and the shaft and damper cartridge on the other. Here's some pics:











That's as far as I got without a dremel.

Personally I’d reach out to asphalt900. He is very knowledgeable on gauges. Moreover he enjoys advising members that want to learn and do it their self.

hi i dont mean to hijack this post i have a z1r and a couple of years ago i had to refurb the clocks ,its quite involved but after much searching i found this web sight ,im not that clever with tec stuff but if i recall how i got to this site it might come in handy ,through google type in z1r stripdown it takes you to a austalia on line forum veiw topic z1r clock stripdown its 3 pages with photos and tips i dont know if its possible to paste it over to this webb site or lawful but someone might know ,thanks david

Thanks. The Z1R meters are different than the 80s style meters, but any how-to can be helpful, especially with pics.

Here's the link from the Kawasaki Sportbike Riders Club: ksrc-au.com >> Z1-R Clock Stripdown by slimey.