burned out bulb = replace speedometer
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burned out bulb = replace speedometer
Excerpt from HD factory service manual:
SPEEDOMETER: XL 883C/XL 1200
The speedometer has a backlight bulb that cannot be replaced.
If the bulb fails, replace the entire unit.
Really???? replace the whole speedo for one bulb? WTF....
No wonder nobody wants to own one of these things
SPEEDOMETER: XL 883C/XL 1200
The speedometer has a backlight bulb that cannot be replaced.
If the bulb fails, replace the entire unit.
Really???? replace the whole speedo for one bulb? WTF....
No wonder nobody wants to own one of these things
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Excerpt from HD factory service manual:
SPEEDOMETER: XL 883C/XL 1200
The speedometer has a backlight bulb that cannot be replaced.
If the bulb fails, replace the entire unit.
Really???? replace the whole speedo for one bulb? WTF....
No wonder nobody wants to own one of these things
SPEEDOMETER: XL 883C/XL 1200
The speedometer has a backlight bulb that cannot be replaced.
If the bulb fails, replace the entire unit.
Really???? replace the whole speedo for one bulb? WTF....
No wonder nobody wants to own one of these things
Road Captain
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 629
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From: Virginia Beach, VA
I don't know the specs on the LED Harley puts in the speedo, but Sylvania makes an 8-watt LED bulb that's probably very similar. It costs about $40, and has a life expectancy of 25,000 hours. Using this example as a guide, and assuming you average about 60 mph for most of your miles, that means you might have to worry about it when you hit around 250,000 miles. I see Sportster speedo's on ebay going for under $100, so you wouldn't be saving much by changing just the bulb.
Honestly though, how many people really put 250,000 miles on a Sportster? And by the time you do get there, this will be one of the least expensive and perhaps easiest maintenance you have to worry about. All that said, it seems like a very trivial thing to get hung up on. Just get out there and ride, and perhaps the Sportster or even Harleys in general aren't right for you if you're concerned about costs for parts. I'll be the first to tell you that HD parts are anything but cheap.
Honestly though, how many people really put 250,000 miles on a Sportster? And by the time you do get there, this will be one of the least expensive and perhaps easiest maintenance you have to worry about. All that said, it seems like a very trivial thing to get hung up on. Just get out there and ride, and perhaps the Sportster or even Harleys in general aren't right for you if you're concerned about costs for parts. I'll be the first to tell you that HD parts are anything but cheap.
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From: Kentucky
Excerpt from HD factory service manual:
SPEEDOMETER: XL 883C/XL 1200
The speedometer has a backlight bulb that cannot be replaced.
If the bulb fails, replace the entire unit.
Really???? replace the whole speedo for one bulb? WTF....
No wonder nobody wants to own one of these things
SPEEDOMETER: XL 883C/XL 1200
The speedometer has a backlight bulb that cannot be replaced.
If the bulb fails, replace the entire unit.
Really???? replace the whole speedo for one bulb? WTF....
No wonder nobody wants to own one of these things
As for the bulb, complain when it burns out, if ever (even then, so what? It's a light ion a spoeedometer).
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