1985 700c Tachometer - Honda Shadow Forums : Shadow Motorcycle Forum

Bjori · 05-08-2012, 08:21 AM

Hi all.

Were sould i look for a aftermarket tach and temp gauge for my 1985 700 C.. not that many on ebay and darn expensive.. looking for a better solution

please help me out
Thanks

madrapp · 05-08-2012, 11:35 AM

tach cuts in and out? or are you just looking for a different look?

superdiver · 05-08-2012, 11:45 AM

try motolane.com He has had the hard to find parts I have needed...

Bjori · 05-09-2012, 08:48 AM

Ok i will try motolane

The thing is there was no tach on the bike when i got it... someone had cut the wires and yanked it off

So any more info would be great

madrapp · 05-09-2012, 11:22 PM

OK because it's very common for the tach on these to short out.

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Earthling789 · 05-10-2012, 10:05 AM

Stock tach is not very accurate, at least at lower rpms, on those years either...

I put a "good", portable tach on my bike while making adjustments recently and found when my stock tach says 1000 rpms... it's actually pulling more like 1250... surprisingly, though... at higher rpms... 3000+, it was reasonably accurate.

Keep looking on eBay and check the parts/salvage places online (like MotoLane)... one will turn up and be "affordable", but rest-assured... having one is not critical to operating the bike, so you can continue to drive it just fine without one.

05-08-2012, 08:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bjori Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Iceland Posts: 148	1985 700c Tachometer Hi all. Were sould i look for a aftermarket tach and temp gauge for my 1985 700 C.. not that many on ebay and darn expensive.. looking for a better solution please help me out Thanks __________________ Cheers from ICELAND BJORI Honda Shadow 700 1985

05-09-2012, 08:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
Bjori Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Iceland Posts: 148	Ok i will try motolane The thing is there was no tach on the bike when i got it... someone had cut the wires and yanked it off So any more info would be great __________________ Cheers from ICELAND BJORI Honda Shadow 700 1985

05-10-2012, 10:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
Earthling789 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Irvine, Kentucky Posts: 943	Stock tach is not very accurate, at least at lower rpms, on those years either... I put a "good", portable tach on my bike while making adjustments recently and found when my stock tach says 1000 rpms... it's actually pulling more like 1250... surprisingly, though... at higher rpms... 3000+, it was reasonably accurate. Keep looking on eBay and check the parts/salvage places online (like MotoLane)... one will turn up and be "affordable", but rest-assured... having one is not critical to operating the bike, so you can continue to drive it just fine without one. __________________ Current - 2002 VT1100C2 Sabre 1985 VT700C Shadow 1999 CB750 NightHawk (son's ride) "The Hardest Part About a Zombie Apocalypse, Will Be Pretending I'm Not Excited"

05-08-2012, 11:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
madrapp Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: ohio Posts: 21	tach cuts in and out? or are you just looking for a different look?

05-08-2012, 11:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
superdiver Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Ketchikan, Alaska, salmon capital of the world! Posts: 901	try motolane.com He has had the hard to find parts I have needed...

05-09-2012, 11:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
madrapp Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: ohio Posts: 21	OK because it's very common for the tach on these to short out. Sent from my PB99400 using Motorcycle.com Free App

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