TexasKZ wrote: Depending on what your ultimate goals for the bike are, there are some really interesting aftermarket choices. Acewell is pretty popular....

www.acewell-meter.com/

Moto Gadget makes some pretty sexy stuff....

revivalcycles.com/collections/for-your-ride-motogadget-gauges

Just yesterday I wired up an Acewell 2856 to my wiring harness for my 76 750 Twin. So far so good. It replaces the whole instrument cluster with a pot 3" diameter by 1.5" tall. Doesn't have a light for the brake light failure but I can live without that.

Had to do a little jiggery pokery with a file and sandpaper to get the old stock nut that attaches to the wheel hub to fit on the new cable. Oddly the nut at the bottom of the old speedo cable seems to be 10mm and the one at the top is 11mm..

Depending on what your ultimate goals for the bike are, there are some really interesting aftermarket choices. Acewell is pretty popular....

www.acewell-meter.com/

Moto Gadget makes some pretty sexy stuff....

revivalcycles.com/collections/for-your-ride-motogadget-gauges

Stuff keeps arriving this week. Got my calipers back from powder coating and my mini speedo/tach from Acewell in the UK.

I contacted Acewell and they sent me a picture of the gauge with a red backlight.



They also told me that this speed sensor may work, although I have no idea about the cable length.


ACE-S10 : M12 Fork cable drive adaptor

It looks the same as the one on the bike now


I'll have to take some measurements to be sure before I order it.

I got in the Delkevic headers and they look great. I mocked them up under the bike and they should come out just under the right foot peg without any issues. I'll know for sure once I mock up the engine so I can have a mounting bracket welded.

tachrev wrote: I prefer an analog tachometer but a digital speedometer is fine. So out of those I would choose the last one.

Although they are not waterproof or advertised for motorcycles, I have been eyeballing these:

Speedhut combo gauge

Completely customizable, with a GPS speedometer so no wheel sensors or magnets needed.

They have all different kinds of combo and separate gauges, might be worth a look.

Not being waterproof I think it's more for cars, for that price I wouldn't want to risk it. It wouldn't always work if there are buildings, bridges, or tunnels blocking GPS. It's also lacking a fuel gauge among other things. I like the Acewell because they have everything I would need in one place at a good price.

I do like the last ACE-4554AB analog gauge. One cool feature specific to that gauge (and the MD85-556) is "Gear indicator which calculates gear by comparing speed and RPM." I'm not sure how well this works. I've read that it can display ambient air temperature because I don't want to run an engine oil temperature sensor.

I think I like the 52mm MD52-253 or the 64mm ACE-2856 most. The main difference seems to be size and number of lights. The smaller one would require a few less wires because the turn signals and hazards are all in one light. I really like the minimalist look and light weight of the all digital gauges.

I have had a couple of Acewell clocks on bikes in the past and they work well. Look nice in the black too.

I been looking at the Acewell gauges and it seems that there are many different models that look very similar. They are from 52mm up to 85mm. Some have more customizations than others.

The smallest: MD52-253 : 52mm
www.acewell.co.uk/Acewell%20Speedometers...m?action=full&id=198


The largest: MD85-556 : 85mm
www.acewell.co.uk/Acewell%20Speedometers...m?action=full&id=278


The first one I found and the one I see most often. Can customize the lights ACE-2853: 64mm
www.acewell-meter.com/c0_1.php?pid=3&bid=11


Same as above but the lights can't be changed. ACE-2856: 64mm
www.acewell.co.uk/Acewell%20Speedometers...tm?action=full&id=18


One that's a similar style w/ analog style tach 80mm: ACE-4554AB : 12000RPM
www.acewell.co.uk/Acewell%20Speedometers...tm?action=full&id=42



This is so I can have these all in one place to help me choose what one I want. Most come in anodized black.

they are all nice but the acewell fits the vintage vibe better.

imho,
leon

I was working on stripping down the OEM harness and I got to thinking about the gauges. They wobble around a bit, were not very accurate, and there is a crack on the front center. I checked on Ebay and every single gauge has this same crack so it must be a design flaw.



I disassembled them to see how easy it would be to fix or maybe build my own enclosure.







It looks in great shape inside but the more I mess with it the more I want to replace it. I did some research to find a gauge that would have everything I need. A Fuel gauge, Tachometer, and Speedometer.

Thje best value for the money is the Koso XR-SRN ($170),



On the high end I could get the Motogadget Motoscope Pro ($470) but it's 3x the price and is nearly 1/3rd the size and weight of the Koso.

motogadget.com/en/digital-instruments/di...o/motoscope-pro.html



The last one I'm looking at is the Acewell ACE-2853AB ($200).
www.acewell-meter.com/c0_1.php?pid=7&bid=15



Does anyone know of any others that I should consider? I'll be deciding and ordering one this week. So far I'm leaning towards the acewell. Motogadget has similar round gauges but none display the fuel level and they are twice the price.

The Acewell on a bike for scale.

that acewell is pretty cool, tried googling up gauge clusters nothing really came up. saw that koso however it may work but im even thinking more of a gps speedometer and a autometer tach but that leaves me question of making mounts and a fuel gauge not really worth the effort but who knows i have all winter to build lol