British specialist Venhill Engineering has upgraded its range of replacement speedometer and tachometer cables with new brass drive ends.
Traditionally the inner cable would be “squared-off” in a press, so that it fits into the drive behind the clock. However, many owners of classic European and Japanese motorcycles have the original clocks reconditioned, because genuine parts are no longer available. The reconditioned units often have different tolerances on the square drive compared to the original, so the traditional squared ends of those cables no longer fit.
Venhill’s elegantly simple solution is to use brass ends that match the newly reconditioned clocks more accurately, for a precise and tidier fit. Two sizes of speedo drive are produced - one for traditional British bikes (3mm across the flats) and one for Japanese models (2.5mm across the flats).
Some customers fit Japanese sized clocks to their classic British bikes – with Venhill’s new system they can produce cables with different size drives at either end.
VENHILL ENGINEERING
www.venhill.co.uk
