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Old Nov 25, 2011 | 03:54 PM
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Yooo guys! Relocated the speedo! Diggin how it turned out! Big thanks to Hecklerboy for helping me out!



 
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IT'S ABOUT TIME somebody finally chopped and smoothed their speedo clamp!!!!!!Everyone replaces the clamp and uses tape for their dummy lights. Respect goes out to you for ruining a perfectly fine part and not worrying about it and being creative. We need more people like that around here. NICE JOB!
 
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Looks great man. Glad you could use the handlebar clamp.
 
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Originally Posted by BAKERiSM
Yooo guys! Relocated the speedo! Diggin how it turned out! Big thanks to Hecklerboy for helping me out!
Looks slick... well done
 
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Old Nov 26, 2011 | 06:37 AM
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Originally Posted by streetfighter06
IT'S ABOUT TIME somebody finally chopped and smoothed their speedo clamp!!!!!!Everyone replaces the clamp and uses tape for their dummy lights. Respect goes out to you for ruining a perfectly fine part and not worrying about it and being creative. We need more people like that around here. NICE JOB!
i've seen it done before, even on here but no one took the time the OP did to smooth out the section that was cut. most others were hackjobs to say the least. sweet job dude. don't ya love how it opens the bars up?
 
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Nice!
 
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i've seen it done before, even on here but no one took the time the OP did to smooth out the section that was cut. most others were hackjobs to say the least. sweet job dude. don't ya love how it opens the bars up?
Dude I love it! It changes the look of the bike so much. I was worried about not being able to see the speedo but with a 6 inch tank bolt I can see it just fine. Only bummer is winter is coming tonight and I'm not sure what I'm going to do next ha.
 
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Originally Posted by streetfighter06
IT'S ABOUT TIME somebody finally chopped and smoothed their speedo clamp!!!!!!Everyone replaces the clamp and uses tape for their dummy lights. Respect goes out to you for ruining a perfectly fine part and not worrying about it and being creative. We need more people like that around here. NICE JOB!
I agree ! ( I did that 2 months ago ) hope bmxatv isnt refering to mine as a "hack job" and if he is its a decent hackjob atleast hahaha
 
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Excuse the newb question. Did relocating the speedo cause any calibration issues? Or, since it's electronic, does it work just like it always had?
 
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Doesn't need to be recalibrated. Works just fine. I redid mine a few weeks ago and grinded off those 3 lines. Painted with some satin black paint instead of wrinkle paint. Turned out pretty good.
 
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