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SPEEDO & REV COUNTER 10 years 3 months ago #759

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Mikeyb

The European (UK) speedo for the Z13 goes up to 160mph. I replaced the 85mph one on my KZ1300 with one I found on ebay. You can remove the mileometer mechanism so everything stays the same.

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SPEEDO & REV COUNTER 10 years 3 months ago #761

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Our Aussie one is in KPH, only goes to 240kph (149mph)also those are the german needles fitted


after tuesday even the calendar goes WTF
1979 KAWASAKI Z1300 A1 WITH A DJP SIDECAR
Frame No: KZT3OA003911
Engine No: KZT3OAE004153
Location: Queensland Australia
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SPEEDO & REV COUNTER 10 years 3 months ago #801

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I had a thread about this a while ago too :). After hours of looking at speedos I settled on a pair of needles from a buddy's bike. His was a CX500. Same needles exactly except that they are white with red tip.

Really most needles will fit and I calibrated mine by moving the old needle to a certain mph like 10, holding the bell at the bottom still to keep it there, removing the old one, then pushing the new one back in at the same mph reading. Probably not the best way to do it but the logic seemed sound to me :).

I only used the needles from that cx out of necessity because that was what I had available to me and it was free since his gauges had grenaded themselves inside.

You could salvage similar needles from any junk bike or junk speedo for a reasonable price though. I found that Nighthawk speedos have close to the same color and other Honda speedos are pretty close as well if you're looking for an original look or want to get close. A bike junkyard would be handy for this :).

Here's an ebay item # of a nighthawk speedo for reference: 161155753682

The German needle replacements are a great option too. They function and look great :).

Hope this helps!

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SPEEDO & REV COUNTER 9 years 7 months ago #4226

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Does anybody have more info on the german with needles and faces like how to get hold of them or a link to a website

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SPEEDO & REV COUNTER 9 years 7 months ago #4229

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Hi Slide, all

I suppose those are the ones sold by Wilfried (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). If I recall right he has more than one type of needle.

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Holger
Z1300 A1/ KZT30AG built 1979
frame KZT30A 004285
engine KZT30A 000288
location: borderland-triangle France/ Germany/ Switzerland, Europe

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slidewayes wrote: Does anybody have more info on the german with needles and faces like how to get hold of them or a link to a website


German site :- www.z1300.de/index.html

and click on the "Meters" link to see the needles and meter faces, you can e-mail him at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. he speaks and replies in English and is very helpful
after tuesday even the calendar goes WTF
1979 KAWASAKI Z1300 A1 WITH A DJP SIDECAR
Frame No: KZT3OA003911
Engine No: KZT3OAE004153
Location: Queensland Australia

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