Author Topic: Remove guage lens?  (Read 1915 times)

Offline dolly_parton

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Remove guage lens?
« on: February 20, 2011, 02:11:04 PM »
I want to re-paint the needle of my 400, but after trying to pry off the chrome lens cover, I gave up. How do I get to the needle?? Also, I have a replacement face for the tach (original has a crack), but again, how do I get to it.

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Re: Remove guage lens?
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2011, 02:36:01 PM »
It can be done... but it ain't easy and you might dent up the chrome bezel. Read this post. Unfortunately the photos are now lost.

http://forums.banditalley.net/index.php?topic=3126.0
Mike

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It's more fun to ride a slow bike fast than a fast bike slow.

Offline dolly_parton

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Re: Remove guage lens?
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2011, 12:15:47 PM »
Right - on both counts, thank you! It is far from impossible, just takes a bit of patience, and a sharp, skinny screwdriver. Better yet, five screw drivers, get some leverage under the rim, insert the next driver, so on. Twenty minutes of mucking about per gauge.