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Welcome Area OnlyNew Member Welcome Area Only. Be sure to pop in here and introduce yourself & let us know what Harley Davidson you own. Save your bike related questions for the proper area.
I have a 1998 FXSTC (purchased new) with very low mileage. The odometer display in the speedometer dial no longer shows the mileage. Evidently common for this vintage and model of H-D. According to my local H-D dealer, a factory replacement speedometer is no longer available. They did find a replacement speedometer available from Drag Specialties. However, the mileage cannot be set/reset on the odometer of this speedometer. Any thoughts on how/where to purchase a replacement speedometer for my bike whereby the odometer can be set?
Welcome from Spartan Country, Michigan! I tell a lot of new comers to the forum to get: Factory Service manual and the Parts manual. Take to an office supply store and have them put a spiral binder in place of the glued binder. That will let the manuals lay flat on your bench. Get a three ring binder and record all your maintenance, repairs, accessories, etc. This will be a great reminder of what was done when. And great material to pass along to the new owner should you sell and upgrade. Also know how large your fuel tank is, a rough idea of your range per tank, and record your fuel usage. I have an app called Simply Auto that I record all my fuel used. I use the odometer and use the fuel gage as reference only. I reset the odometer to zero on fill ups, and I know I can safely get 200 miles on a tank on around town riding, and upwards of 230+ on trips.
In Australia (so I assume they exist in the US) there are a Auto Instruments repair shops which specialise in restoring / repair old car and motorcycle instruments. Have a look in your local area and see what you can find.
As an example here are a couple of place in Australia (just to give u an idea)
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Odometer mileage setting
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