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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 04:02 PM
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ok ive searched forever the last 3 days and all i find is crap about the bar clamp. but i cant seem to find the part or material used to mount the speedometer to the left of the tank. so can anyone help me with this part. i know nixon fishboy and a few others have them and i have searched their threads but for some reason i cant seem to find what they mounted the speedo to or with what. maybe im missing it but any help would be appreciated because i cant seem to find it.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 04:38 PM
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yeah,

here it is...
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
Then they just paint it black. I wish there could just be a write up of this mod instead of going through 30 pages of posts and comments.....good luck
 

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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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thanks so much ive been looking for that lol.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 10:00 AM
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I didn't even paint it black and I think it looks fine. I thought about it but I wasn't sure how well paint will hold to that surface even after a good sanding (and believe me I'm no stranger to rattle-canning my bike)
 
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 11:39 AM
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i painted mine, it sticks decently with about 6 coats of primer. here is kind of a fuzzy pic of where it mounts
 
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 11:57 AM
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question guys, I really want to get mine done this weekend is there anything at an auto zone or napa that would compare to this and would work just as good?

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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by nightster1212
question guys, I really want to get mine done this weekend is there anything at an auto zone or napa that would compare to this and would work just as good?

Thanks
I tried those places plus carquest and advance. Nobody in my area had anything. I think your best bet is to find a racing parts store if there's one near you.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 02:22 PM
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Seriously, when I ordered mine from Summit, It was there the NEXT DAY!!! Like Snag said, you'll have a hard time finding it anywhere other than a racing parts store...
 
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 2kanzam
Seriously, when I ordered mine from Summit, It was there the NEXT DAY!!! Like Snag said, you'll have a hard time finding it anywhere other than a racing parts store...
I got mine from Summit the next day too, but I thought it was because I'm 2 hours from there. Guess they're just quick.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 02:46 PM
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ok, next question is, what did everybody do with the light strip?

I know fishboy had the fancy new machined part that next time he places a order I would definitely like to be a part of.

But what did everyone else do?

Anyone cut down the clamp that is there now? not to sure how that would turn out.

Any ways thanks for the input in advance

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