REV counter

[Martin.T]

Hi all, i`ve recently bought a kz1000 1978. I was told that the clocks were not original, which is fine, but how can i check if the rev counter is correct for my bike ? it`s just that it seems to be reading a lot faster than the engine sounds. Is there a number printed somewhere or some other means of finding out.
Many Thanks

[Big Fluff]

1978 Z1000A2 should be as shown (bottom set).
8½ thou' redline. 160 mph speedo with 10 mph increments.
Regards Will

[Charlie]

Those aftermarket speedo and tacho's that are available commonly can be absolutely miles out.

According to my Z650 tach, its idling at 2000 rpm ! If I connect up a calibrated tacho, it shows the correct engine speed which is just over half that

The speedo is no better - it massively over-reads, either that or I have a 140+ mph Z650 ;) I do have some original clocks to put back on at some point so am not concerned about how wrong the pattern ones are. They look OK, but I guess they have little mice with calculators doing the math inside them

[Big Fluff]

I agree Charlie, EMGO gauges can be a fair amount out.
Best sprucing the old ones up. Sorting the damping, refinishing the bodies and fitting some of my gauge face kits can make it really worthwhile.
Link to the gauge kits if it helps.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KAWASAKI-Z1- ... SwnFZXUuIH

[Martin.T]

Thanks Guys. I knew someone would know.

[King of Kings]

Have had a total of 3 sets of std clocks totally “rebuilt/renovated” by our various experts, not a single set workin even remotely close to stock new sets, genuine NOS sets will be potentially fookin knackered by now too! That’s if you could find a set and have a spare grand laying around!

[Charlie]

The originals in good condition are out there and if you look hard enough and get lucky you need not pay big bucks. I found a mint MPH speedo in Germany of all places with just 8K on the trip. It looks and works perfect. Its not even got the common orange fading issue on the clock needle. It wasn't cheap - but it wasn't OTT either

I thought there was a guy on here that rebuild clocks to a good standard ? (can't recall who it is)