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PS note that HD put it on top of the clamp, has longer bolts and a spacer below the bezel. Just a thought, having it between the clamp and risers might compromise the clamping ability.
Good thought line. He'll definitely need to tighten the back bolts first to pinch the new bracket tight.
Is there a secondary bracket that secures the gauges from underneath?
Each gauge will be in a metal tube and those tubes will be welded to the plate.
I thought about making the plate large enough to have three holes in it that the gauges would fit through but I wanted the gauges at an angle and the whole thing to resemble the style of the factory speedometer bracket.
With your fabricating skills, It'll work.
Do you have room to tuck the oil gauge up closer to the bars between the other two gauges?
(less is more = smaller footprint)
I could move the speedo and tach apart move the oil gauge up a little. I still need room for the lights and I might put in a couple of switches.
Here is the setup on my 1991 Sportster. I just used the stock bracket flipped 180 and upside down. PITA with the older bike due to the idiot lights, but gauges were easy. Without the lights I could see you OIL gauge stuck in the middle. Fresh wrinkle paint.
PS note that HD put it on top of the clamp, has longer bolts and a spacer below the bezel. Just a thought, having it between the clamp and risers might compromise the clamping ability.
That is pretty much the exact thing I'm going for. The same angle of the gauges and the same wrinkle paint.
There happened to be enough gap between the clamp and risers that I was able to fit the bracket between them. I was thinking about putting it above the clamp but I think it looks better this way and since I have the room, this will work.
I need a metal tube for each of my gauges. I found some tubing that was just a little too big for the oil pressure gauge. I cut a strip out of it, ground a notch in it, clamped it together, and welded it up.
The gauge fits in it fine now but the wall thickness is too great so I will chuck it up in a lathe and machine it down a bit.
I'd say try the cardboard core from a toilet paper roll (i'm pretty sure you have some of those), but it might be too small and won't take kindly to welding...have to resort to gluing
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