speedo gasket

AWILLIAMS64 · Post by **AWILLIAMS64** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:25 pm

first of all i would like to say thanks for all of the people on this forum for helping me find the right answers. I am still collecting info. I have tried to see if there is a replacement gasket for this speedometer/tach. i have this one 1964: Type Id - Same face as 1962/3, but no "HM" logo on the face. My gasket is there but in very poor shape. I read that someone has made some but they did not say what kind of material or how they did it. so another question of i am sure many more to come for the experts. I will post some pics to show my "progress" of the info i am gathering.

Vince Lupo · Post by **Vince Lupo** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:05 pm

I don't know if our good friend Loud Mouse has any more, but I got mine from him. I have to say that pretty well no one else I contacted had one (Western Hills, Ohio Cycle, Classic Honda Restoration), and they are no longer available from Honda. It's an odd kind of gasket, and I think the one you're looking for is the same as the speedo for my bike (speedo and tach needles going in opposite directions), as the speedo housing is glued into the gasket, and the gasket is attached to the headlight housing with the two little screws on the side. Expect to pay between $70.00 - $ 100.00 for it maybe, if it's NOS?

Gosh, actually sounds like I know what I'm talking about.....this is scary (don't know who changed me from a 305 Rider to a 305 Advisor, but I don't think I'm worthy of that moniker)

AWILLIAMS64 · Post by **AWILLIAMS64** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:57 am

holy crap! that thing cost liek $2.47 new! mine is there so i may just reuse it. It is in kinda bad shape but for that kind of money i will have to make due. I am definitely on a poor mans restore here. this is a pic of the speedo i have. I also broke the headlight on/off knob trying to get it off. It was pretty brittle but a little pry...i did not see the set screw....and broke it. the insert stayed in tack to i may be able to epoxy it back together, a clean break in 2 pieces.

Vince Lupo · Post by **Vince Lupo** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:49 am

Yep, that's the one! Mine cost $ 70.00, but as I say, it was NOS and in beautiful shape. You could possibly try to refurbish it with some black gasket maker (comes in a tube and you can get it at Pep Boys).

Perhaps folks here with more more gasket knowledge than I might have some better thoughts?.....

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:46 am

You are going to find that to get parts for this bike you will pay somewhat more for the part today than when it was made in the early 60's and also now that HONDA doesn't have most of them anymore. I've been gathering parts for the CB/CL72/77 HONDAS for 25 years and I have lots of $$$$$ invested and at times do sell to others. Ya can bet I'll not sell even one part for what I paid 25 years ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. ............lm

AWILLIAMS64 wrote:holy crap! that thing cost liek $2.47 new! mine is there so i may just reuse it. It is in kinda bad shape but for that kind of money i will have to make due. I am definitely on a poor mans restore here. this is a pic of the speedo i have. I also broke the headlight on/off knob trying to get it off. It was pretty brittle but a little pry...i did not see the set screw....and broke it. the insert stayed in tack to i may be able to epoxy it back together, a clean break in 2 pieces.

e3steve · Post by **e3steve** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:47 am

AWILLIAMS64 wrote:holy crap! that thing cost liek $2.47 new! mine is there so i may just reuse it. It is in kinda bad shape but for that kind of money i will have to make due. I am definitely on a poor mans restore here. this is a pic of the speedo i have. I also broke the headlight on/off knob trying to get it off. It was pretty brittle but a little pry...i did not see the set screw....and broke it. the insert stayed in tack to i may be able to epoxy it back together, a clean break in 2 pieces.

Don't use epoxy adhesive; it'll look crap and epoxy will break down in time with UV. Use Super Glue (cyanoacrylate), if it's a perfect break; it'll bond perfectly and can be polished a couple of hours afterwards with a cutting compound to reveal just a hairline if you're really careful.
Cyanoacrylate has a low shearing strength but a very high tensile strength, and works by the exclusion of oxygen -- which is why it bonds perfect, non-porous breaks or rubber O-rings. You need to really squeeze the parts together (not with hand tools or a vice though, unless you're partial to doing jigsaws afterwards!) for a good 15 to 20 seconds without moving the parts.

Kara Gregory (281dollhouse) from Cypress, TX, on eBay had a gasket recently: kgregory1967@att.net. Don't take any notice of her negative FB; she's a good kid who has suffered some family tragedy but is climbing out of the hole.

splitenz · Post by **splitenz** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 8:44 am

take heed of Kara's "Perfect" descriptions, I went through two "mal-formed" fork boot rings and gave up. Perfectly chromed but off center and mis-formed on one (of two I bought), sent it back and Kara claimed damage in shipping (and if you know these rings, you couldn't bend them if you wanted to). Second one was better but oviously refurbed or factory second, definately not perfect (sorry for her family problems, delayed all correspondence with her) but "perfect" is a strong word to use....