Installing SpeedHut gauges

[cowtownchemist]

Success!  I now have two fully functional and great looking gauges!

After utilizing the work bench and the housing I was able to get the bolts aligned and the lock nuts tightened with some locktite.  After which I was able to get the back housing on and fasten it with the original four nuts.  It definitely took a lot of trial and error to get the appropriate depth of the bolts and alignment.  One tip is once I was close to where bolts needed to be, I marked the back of the gauge so that I could line them back up if I accidentally moved it while adjusting, which happened quite a bit.

I set the tach to 2 PPR and confirmed it was very accurate with Guzzidiag.  I programmed the odometer to the same mileage as on the stock gauge.  I went for a short test ride and all functioned extremely well.  I still need to take out the old speedometer cable and plug it up.  I received the bolt from Zoro this afternoon.  Thanks everyone for the help on this task!

Here are a couple final pictures.  I will update with some night pics later on.

 

[Scud]

On 8/3/2023 at 12:37 PM, cowtownchemist said:

I programmed the odometer to the same mileage as on the stock gauge. 

Hey - that's a new feature from Speedhut. The ones I ordered needed to have the mileage set by them.

[docc]

1 hour ago, Scud said:

Hey - that's a new feature from Speedhut. The ones I ordered needed to have the mileage set by them.

I installed mine in 2017 and they shared the odometer procedure with my. I posted it a few pages back. Pretty sure even the older units' odometer can be set to a specified starting point.

[edit: Here is the procedure to set the odometer to your desired value, on Page 11 of this thread/ May 19, 2017:

 

[cowtownchemist]

I found the instructions in the FAQ section of their website.  From what I read, the GPS odometers can be programmed by the user.  The mechanically driven ones need Speedhut to do it.

[Kiwi_Roy]

Just reading through this old thread I started.

I still maintain the pulse input speedometer is better than GPS, the gearbox has a speedo drive coupled to the rear wheel turning without much friction so why not use it?

I do understand wanting to use modern GPS but what will happen when your fearless leader decides to turn the navigation satellites off, he's crazy enough to do that.

He won't be able to turn my Speedo off.

Once it's calibrated you're done all you need is a measured distance, they used to have them on the highway but I used a runners GPS for that.

Cheers

Roy

Edited Thursday at 11:33 PM by Kiwi_Roy

[Kapiti kiwi]

Thanks for posting this Kiwi Roy.

I find myself in a position where I may have to do the same as missing my rev counter and so far. O luck finding 

seeing as it’s longer than a year later goes those gauges holding up I’m curious before I jump in and purchase some.

[Kapiti kiwi]

For what it’s worth in New Zealand I don’t think  you can get a warrant with a gps speedo stupid but apparently true.

 

[gstallons]

can't get a warrant ?

[O2 V11]

gstallons,

Here in NZ all vehicles must undergo mandatory inspections every six months or if they were first registered after 1 January 2000 this is required yearly. It is a "Warrant of Fitness", WOF is the acronym, but getting a warrant is the term generally used. This inspection is comprehensive and thorough. Kapiti kiwi is correct in that a vehicle's speedo reading to pass the inspection cannot be based off a GPS signal.

Rob

[gstallons]

Hmmm.  

[docc]

19 hours ago, Kapiti kiwi said:

For what it’s worth in New Zealand I don’t think  you can get a warrant with a gps speedo stupid but apparently true.

 

Good news is the Speedhut can be driven mechanically ( @Kiwi_Roy's preference ).

[MartyNZ]

On 7/20/2025 at 12:58 PM, Kapiti kiwi said:

For what it’s worth in New Zealand I don’t think  you can get a warrant with a gps speedo stupid but apparently true.

Yup, NZ regs don't allow a GPS speedo. Apparently the bureaucrats are concerned about us not knowing our speed in a tunnel or between tall buildings. The 7 second initialization bothers them too.

However they are ok with my wildly inaccurate miles speedo in a metric country.