New clocks for my 600

[stoatcraft]

Hi everyone

I've been riding for about 6 months now so Im fairly new to riding and working on bikes.

Ive got a 1995 xj600s thats needed some work on it, mostly cosmetic, and since it came with renthal style bars I decided to take it in a bit of a street fighter direction.

So far Ive removed the fairing etc and stuck some dominator lights on it no problem, now it needs some new clocks (discovered its not going to get through the MOT with the old clocks cable tied to the handle bars!).

Initially I was looking for some basic chrome dials, just straight foward mechanical replacements for what is already there, but Ive just come across the Koso rx1n. I hadnt considered using a digital clock setup, I had assumed it would be too much modification for a beginner like myself to install a non mechanical drive from the wheel, but it looks fairly straigh foward with the magnets placed in the brake disk bolts etc.

What I would like to know is, is it actually as easy as it looks to put this clock onto my bike? Or is there something fundamental that ive missed that makes something like this modern piece of equipment on an older bike just incompatable? Ultimately, if done properly will it bring up any problems in an MOT?

I'm fairly confident with wiring so I'm not worried about that aspect, and I know this clock is probably a bit overkill with a bunch of features that are irrelevent on my bike, but the price seems reasonable for what you get and it looks nice!

Sorry about the long winded post , and thanks in advance for any help anyone can give me!

finally, excellent forum, ive been on here a few times and found straight foward answers to questions.

Kieran

[HRHpenfold]

Feb 7, 2013 13:02:44 GMT stoatcraft said:

Hi everyone

I've been riding for about 6 months now so Im fairly new to riding and working on bikes.

Ive got a 1995 xj600s thats needed some work on it, mostly cosmetic, and since it came with renthal style bars I decided to take it in a bit of a street fighter direction.

So far Ive removed the fairing etc and stuck some dominator lights on it no problem, now it needs some new clocks (discovered its not going to get through the MOT with the old clocks cable tied to the handle bars!).

Initially I was looking for some basic chrome dials, just straight foward mechanical replacements for what is already there, but Ive just come across the Koso rx1n. I hadnt considered using a digital clock setup, I had assumed it would be too much modification for a beginner like myself to install a non mechanical drive from the wheel, but it looks fairly straigh foward with the magnets placed in the brake disk bolts etc.

What I would like to know is, is it actually as easy as it looks to put this clock onto my bike? Or is there something fundamental that ive missed that makes something like this modern piece of equipment on an older bike just incompatable? Ultimately, if done properly will it bring up any problems in an MOT?

I'm fairly confident with wiring so I'm not worried about that aspect, and I know this clock is probably a bit overkill with a bunch of features that are irrelevent on my bike, but the price seems reasonable for what you get and it looks nice!

Sorry about the long winded post , and thanks in advance for any help anyone can give me!

finally, excellent forum, ive been on here a few times and found straight foward answers to questions.

Kieran

it should be straightforward, the magnet works the speedo, then its just a case of connecting the wires for the idiot lights and rev counter

[stoatcraft]

sounds good to me, cheers!

[CD]

the MOT demands a reliable odometer which each year needs to show the increasing mileage. Changing the speedo is fine as the records will show the miles since last time. Take the old speedo to the next test so they can work out the total mileage.

[stoatcraft]

Ah cheers CD, that was going to be one of my queries, I knew I would need to keep a hold of the old clocks for that reason but hadn't really thought about what to do with it.

My new unit arrived today, looks awesome, going to figure out the wiring tonight and once it's all put together ill post some picks of the bike.

[bobh]

Feb 12, 2013 8:14:47 GMT CD said:

the MOT demands a reliable odometer which each year needs to show the increasing mileage. Changing the speedo is fine as the records will show the miles since last time. Take the old speedo to the next test so they can work out the total mileage.

How does that work with more recent bikes that have LCD mileage readouts? If the old clocks are kaput, there'll be no readout, even assuming the test station has the right connector to hook up some power to them.

[CD]

Good point but who says it has to be sensible?

MOT is supposed to be safety test but will fail automatically if the number plate has one of many requirements missing.

e.g. When was the plate maker's name and post code ever a safety issue?

[teejayexc]

Bit late now, but BobH posted this yesterday...

diversionclub.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=ebay&thread=19476&page=1#208836

Might have been a better solution?

[HRHpenfold]

Feb 12, 2013 8:14:47 GMT CD said:

the MOT demands a reliable odometer which each year needs to show the increasing mileage. Changing the speedo is fine as the records will show the miles since last time. Take the old speedo to the next test so they can work out the total mileage.

You made that up didn't you!

Point me to the section of the testers manual which states this!

www.motuk.co.uk/manual/mc_contents.htm

[CD]

Just passing on what the jobsworth tester told me.