Speedometer questions.....

[TexasXXX]

Hey guys, I'm interested in installing a speedometer on my WCC bike......but I've got some concerns. With the front wheel hub design having as high of a flange as it does will this effect the drive system for the speedo??? Also, how long are the typical cables for these speedos??? Would I be able to mount a speedo on my bars and have it hook up properly with the length of those WCC forks? If I picked up a speedo that happens to be for a 26" bike what would the outcome be of the speedo if installed on a 20"??? I'm thinking the 26" speedo might have a longer cable to work easier for me.....in this case with my WCC bike.

In particular, I'm looking at this speedo:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... &rd=1&rd=1


Let me know guys 8)

Brian

 

[NorthSideKustoms]

speedo

i got a neat triagular one on my schwinn the cables are usually long enough for springers. This is where it gets fun...
I found that drives from exercise bikes usually fit the big flanges but have short cables, I have a drive and cable from an exercise bike on my old CCM, it's clamped to one of the fork tubes with a hose clamp!!!!
now, being far down it was hard to read s oi went back to scrapyard t look for a bigger or more legible speedo. found an old yamaha motorbike .
it was early seventies yamaha s it still had a cable driven speedo, so now thats strapped on and it even is light!!!! looks wicked to see yamaha on it, makes everyone laugh.
So I figure that most old car, moped whatever speedos would work since there cable driven.
Accuracy might be a lil problem but i bent my needle while riding along a friends car. now it reads right.
you might need to wrap tape around the lil squra part of the drive cable with tape to get a tight fit but it works!!!!

 

[NorthSideKustoms]

one more thing, ....

the speedo cable that was on the motor cycle would be long enough for a crazy long fork and fit in the drive for the bike speedo, if you wanted t do it that way, the cables are all over the junkyard, remember exercise bike s have them and usually the sprung seats are in great shape and so are the cranks and bearings!!

 

[NorthSideKustoms]

ok, last one for this topic!!!

took out my spare exercise bike speedo Triangular shaped thing, like an old cadet knock off!!! and on a whim tried the flex drive from my dremel tool, its ugly but works!!!!!

if it doesn't fit get a bigger hammer!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TexasXXX]

Man, thanks for the info.....I need to get digging I guess and locate an old exersize bike....

I guess I also need to be a bit more ingenious with my thinking