Speedometer woes
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Road Master
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Funny anecdote is that as a former prosecutor, I handled exclusively felonies but had occasion as a law clerk during my 3rd year to sit in metro court (misdemeanors) and listen to people trying to argue their way out of tickets. Then, of course, the equivalent to the 'speed lock' was defendants or their public defender lawyers trying to question the calibration of the radar gun or the breathalyzer, etc. Some were pretty creative but they rarely understood how to successfully attack probable cause or the more fruitful initial step to go after, the officer's 'reasonable articulable suspicion' that a crime or infraction had occurred. Makes me wonder what I'd find if I rode up to spend a day in the archives in Santa Fe and dug out some old transcripts of bench trials in the '40s, '50s and '60s...
Anyway, thanks again. I'll be itching for a 60+ day to test this thing out before sending it off for a rebuild.
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Road Master
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"I don't want a pickle / I just want to ride my motorcycle."
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Road Master
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Check out out:
, It's a 43 WLA, but John says the internals are the same on most of these models (like the one I bought). J&P sells the aftermarket bezel kit.
I'm reviewing the video now...
I'm reviewing the video now...
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Road Master
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Turns out they sell the decals for the wheels on the web. But mine look fine, so I'm thinking clean up the dial and wheels a bit, inspect the gears, lube things up, instal a new lens and bezel... and see what's what. Unless some gears are worn and I can't find them, why not DIY?
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As Clint Eastwood once said “A man has to know his limitations.” Personally, I’d just sending to John get it done once.
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Speedos are a little tricky to get right, including calibration. So that's one thing I leave to those who have the expertise and equipment to take care of for me, especially when it's vintage part.
Paul
Paul