Which Honda gauges are suitable for Laverda 1200TS custom project

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Hello

Beside my runner Laverda 1200TS i have home one other 1200ts with blocked engine. Engine will have to wait for better financial situation, but i'm collecting other parts. I will not restore that bike to original state, because dont want to have two same looking bike,  but i will try to make more Jota style(duck tail, nd gauges). For my soul.

Now i have a option to buy a used Honda CB750  used gauges, for 100 euro pair. Than i wanted to send them to http://www.cb750faces.com/ to renew them. For now i have only that three pictures, but i'm planing to go check them. Can you tell me if that are good? Ore there some special things to be aware of. Some pranks? ...

Brand:  Honda
Model: 750 F2
Year:  1977
Milleage: 90000
four stroke:                   
ccm: 750








Thank you
 
The TS used instruments in a one-piece plastic casing.
They are similar to those used in the later CB750F double overhead cam, not the single overhead cam version you show here.
You can use the earlier ones if you want but you will need the alloy top yoke bracket/handlebar clamp and the wiring will need a bit of modification.
 

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Thanks Grant, but i have that type "one-piece plastic casing" at home, but would like to make the conversion to eaalier ones.  I know it that converson wil cost me a lot, but i prefer it. So, as i understand this conversion is possible? New " alloy top yoke bracket/handlebar clamp" and change wiring.

Did someone made that conversion already? And, how i know if that gauges i can buy are the right ones?

Thanks a lot
 
The Honda gauges have different gearing inside (I think) so best have a word first with Marcel at CB750Faces before you buy them.

Laverdas are like Lego, every combination is possible if you try hard enough!  :D

You will need:
the alloy bracket
a steel band that fits around the instruments and locates at 3 points to the alloy bracket (needs 6 rubber washers and 3 x M5 bolts)
Laverda instruments (from either 1000, 1200, 500, 350 or 750, all Breganze models) including the chrome back plates

You will need to mess around with the wiring inside the headlamp shell as the wiring in the one-piece plastic clocks is slightly different to those in the older style clocks.

The Honda clocks you show have a completely different mounting system to that described above.

If it's going to be a special why not save time, money and effort and fit an electronic speedo/revcounter?
 
Hello,
afaik you can use the Honda speedo directly but the rev-counter has to be converted.
The internal gearing is 1:4 for Honda, but 1:3 for Laverda.

hth
Ernesto
 
I wil ladd here the response of kind mister Marcel, if it will be useful to someone...

Marcel
" The bike on the pictures is a CB750F1/2. These gauges are definitely not right for a Laverda. These gauges do not have the warning light in the gauges and also the bottom plate is different. The tacho has a 1:4 indeed which cannot easily be converted.

You'd do better look for a pair of Laverda gauges/tachometer. A Honda CB750K1 speedo can be used, but this need to be converted (is not difficult) but very hard to find. "




 
CB500 K1 and early CB550F gauges could be used as well, same dimensions as the CB750 items, but with the same issues of mounting and lack of idiot lights. Easily obtained on fleabay, but prices are getting steep...

HTH
Gerald
 
hmmm, thanks for help!

i've found this gauges and central alloy plate on internet for good price. They are Honda gauges, but mounted on Laverda sf.
What you say? Are correct? I posted also e-mail to Marcel, but I have hurry to get opinions, because afraid that they will be sold.
They have warnning lights to.



Thanks a lot guys
Martin
 
They look like Laverda 500 items to me.
Even got the Laverda alloy mounting plate to the top yoke.
Just swap speedo to the correct side and use them.
 
HELLO!

Happy to get this gauges from a Italian man from Verona. Hope that will be good for my future restoration. Like Grant said, they must be from Laverda 500.
I paid 80euro plus postage. They look good in general. No dents, chrome to polish, black colour to repaint, glasses seems good but dirty on inside side I think, andsure change the tacho plate to 240 with logo and right revs palte.
Don't know if they are working or not. When I will need them I will decide if send them to  cb750faces.com to restore them or to try it at home.





Greeting!
Martin
 
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