Changing Bandit 600 Clocks

[Dot_Comm]

Hi all,

I've just got an unfaired 600 Bandit and the clock is in km/h rather than mph because it's a parallel import. I've been looking at ways to make it read in mph, and I've come up with 3 ways:

a) stick a sticker over the clock
b) get a speedo converter
c) replace the clock

Option a is the cheapest, however placing the sticker isn't as easy as it seems, also I can't seem to find anywhere that will sell me one at the moment.

Option b was new to me this morning. Clever bit of kit that changes km/h into mph and makes your speedo display this. £30 - £60 depending on make (I've heard some Motrax stuff can be a bit rough around the edges so I'd probably go for a Speedo Healer).

Option c seems daunting. I've seen some clocks on ebay I could pick up for the same price as the Speedo Healer. It's the whole head unit, so speedo, rev counter and light bank (neutral light, indicator lights, etc). But I have no idea how to fit it.

Is it easy to replace the clocks on a bandit? Would they need calibrating? How do I deal with the mileometer readout? The one I'm looking at reads more miles than my bike has done kilometers, can I reset the reading to the mileage of my bike? Is this easy? Is it legal?

Thanks for any help anyone can offer me,

Rach

[Bezzer]

Dead easy to swop them for different ones especially on an unfaired. You can swop just the speedo and keep the rest for spares for as and when you may need it. It's not illegal to have a different mileage showing than actually done but it is if you try to pass it off as a lower mileage bike when you come to sell it i.e. "clocking". Just make sure you get the right clocks, Gen 1 Bandits are mechanical, Gen 2 are electronic speedos.
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