Both speedo and tach for your model have been discontinued. They don't make 'em anymore.
T'were it me, I would use it as an excuse to go for one of those snazzy digital jobs that tell you more than you wanna know about your bike. You can get them as a universal kit with adapters to fit your bike. Acewell, Koso and Digital Dakota are a few brands I know of (Google 'em). Or go fish in Lake Ebay On Jun 11, 4:22 pm, clkcrawford <[email protected]> wrote: > Welp...just bought my first bike last weekend. A project bike that with a > little > TLC should be running and looking good in a few weeks. Its a 1985 Honda > Nighthawk cb450sc. The only part I'm having trouble finding or even > figuring out > is the tachometer. I need to replace the speedo in it and the other gauge > I'm > assuming is the tachometer is missing from the "cluster". I cant find one > anywhere for that year and in the Clymer pictures it shows some other like > indicator gauge and not something that looks like your traditional RPM > tachometer. I searched everywhere online and in this group to see if I > could find a pic of the tach that I need but to no avail. So my question is > this...does a > 1985 honda nighthawk cb450 have a tachometer? And if it doesnt, how easy > would > it be to get one and get it installed? And can I use any speedometer too > from a > different nighthawk? I'm finding that my selection is a lot more and > pricing a > lot better if I can choose any speedometer except I'm not mechanically > inclined > (not yet) and dont know if those are particular to the bikes or what. My > last > question is this..any one from either experience or print references know > what > the 1/4 mile and/or 0-60 times are for the 450? Having trouble finding any > info > on that. Hoping its at least in the 13's somewhere so I dont have to try and > upgrade or make it faster. Maybe shoulda bought a 650 or bigger nighthawk > but > got a great deal on this one and love the potential 55mpg I'll be getting. > Thanks for this group I love reading the posts and I appreciate any and all > info > ya'll could provide me about this. Thanks! > > Nighthawk Rookie -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
