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Smaller cups for Thruxton gauges

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#1 ·
I lowered the gauges with a D9 bracket on my 2013 Thruxton. It looks great but the black cups look really big.
I searched quite a bit but couldn't find any DIY or for sale small cups for the gauge. There are mini gauges available but I want small cups with less length; similar to the ones on Thruxton R
The electronics inside the gauge are small enough but the two bolts that stick out are long so would need to change those as well.

Has anybody done something like this.
 
#3 ·
Thermos cups...best DIY mod ever! Do a search and you'll see.
 
#8 · (Edited)
Thanks Jarvyboy, I did look into thermos cups but they all seem to be the same size as stock cups.
Same diameter, but the ones I used, (non branded from a local camping shop here in Cairns), were a few cms shorter, to the point I needed to shim the gap between the threaded and unthreaded portion of the stock attachment stud bolts.

NB my clocks are pre-vdo.
 
#7 · (Edited)
Ridge - you know where to find me, brother... good to see a post from you!

tankz... observations...

What drives the cup depth on the VDO bikes is the bulky connectors - there needs
to be enough room for the connectors, plus allow the wire feed adequate slack as
it bends under the connectors and routes through the cup slots. Wiring to the
instruments should not be slammed against the bottoms of the cups.

That said, the cups could be shortened somewhat... but not sure how much.
(Photo by Triumphrat member RippNSh!t)
http://www.triumphrat.net/club-cafe/232627-2012-thruxton-i-just-cant-help-myself-10.html#post2556267


(Photo by Wee Bros)
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.533413426693800.1073741828.533401523361657&type=1


Stock shoulder screws could be replaced with shorter ones or maybe long button head socket
screws with a snug spacer inside would work as well and add some additional clearance space to
back of headlamp and some additional aesthetic cleanliness vs the stock acorn nuts.

With a 5 3/4" headlamp, even if the cups are shortened,
they're probably still going to look too bulky relative to the headlamp. Have yet to see a setup
with stock instrument cups that looked "right" with a 5 3/4" bobber bowl out front.
Best looking instrument with a 5 3/4" headlamp... Motogadget Tiny.
IMO, YMMV
(Photo by Revival Cycles)
https://revivalcycles.com/products/motogadget-motoscope-tiny-gauge
 
#11 ·
erm...how do you upload pix? Sorry!
 
#12 ·
I am also new s let me try. Looks like you need to upload image to a hosting site like google photos. Keep the sharing setting of the image as public, then post the URL here :).
A little bit of work. Maybe someone who has done it can chime in
 
#13 · (Edited)
https://goo.gl/photos/3KFXwU8dw6UZfpWM7


See if this works...thanks tanks.

I found the old original black crappy plastic cups and measured them against the thermos mugs, about 5 mill shorter, not much, and I haven't as yet made a flat bracket for them, but they still look heaps better than the original imo.

Ok, tried uploading an image, no good, and a link, which seems to work. Through Google pictures via the iPad app. Any geeks know why the image won't upload?
 
#18 ·
Great info as always, D9. Good to see you too, buddy!

I'm still rockin the original D9 Layflat. Still love it.

I recently lowered my headlight and was able to get gauge bracket down another 1" by mounting directly to the triple clamp with no spacers. I ended up trimming the bolts down under the cups so they are just long enough to get a nut on them. Just barely made it! I think the stock cups will do for now.


 
#19 · (Edited)
https://goo.gl/photos/j61Eh1iWTic8LY6Q7

Thanks D9...ill remember that for next time!

Best $30 mod I ever made! Took all of two hours, (because I'm particular), with a dremel. Tidied the sharp edges up with rubber pipping.

Yes, the rubber grommets took up the space to hold it on.

I'm about to hand cut and file a flat gauge bracket from some off cut aircraft Ali thats in the hangar. See how that turns out! ��

Ridge....your bike is stunning.
 
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#21 · (Edited)
Hi mate, it's a Kmart own brand '1 litre stainless steel food/vacuume flask'. It is branded as 'homemaker', but on the label beneath, it's says that it's owned by Kmart Australia ltd.

The only numbers I can find are 41-884-843, (possibly a serial number?), and the bar code numbers are 9 341101 914119.

Hope that helps!

Both those cups you posted pictures of look very similar, but there was quite a variance in size between brands...(I must have looked a bit strange going through all the different flasks in various camping shops, Woolworths and finally Kart, measuring them up against the oem cup I'd pulled off, until I found the closest!)

Also, one tip I found, (at least with the ones I used), was that by leaving the black plastic insert attatched to the inside of the cup, it not only gave the whole thing more ridgidity, but also a nice snug semi interference and water tight fit.
 
#23 ·
Yep, I've still got both the flasks, and that is an exact match from what I can tell from a picture! Nice detective work D.
 
#24 · (Edited)


Well, here's the thermos mugs 'layed flat'.

Much more aggressive stance now I think.
 
#25 · (Edited)


I shimmed the instrument bracket out just enough to clear the headlight, (which I also lowered, by swapping the left and right headlight attachment brackets).
 
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