Tapped Hole

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Ian 14 G2
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Tapped Hole

Post by Ian 14 G2 »

tapped hole in top fork crown assembly

What is this tapped hole for?
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Post by SPRIDDLER »

On my G3 it's for securing the speedo mounting bracket.
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- the tapped hole is for the ( magnetic type )speedo bracket - only used on the CS scrambler .Edited by - T on 03 Jun 2012 09:34:02 AM
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quote: only used on the CS scrambler

I think you will find that quite a few road models in the 1950s had their speedos mounted this way as well.
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Most of 'em - 'Roadster' L/Wt's only had the speedo in the top of the H/Lamp bowl .
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