1984 xl200 speedometer upgrade to an original / Wheel bearings & Brake work

Well, the speedometer on this bike read only in kilometers...

I'm all for some good foreign beers especially when ya have to dig out n read all this metric tools crap - but i draw a line at having to try to convert in my head at 60 mph how dam fast the cop is going to say the kiddo was going.
So, whether this speedo is an actual fur-in 1984 original i can't say because when i turned it over Steve, at GP Racing (on Nevada St, Auburn Ca.) pointed out the mounting bolts had flat bar extensions to enable the bolts to line up to an original mounting bracket...just another day in a life of a modifiers garage i guess.  (click on pics to ZOOM)

The new speedometer addition did come off an original 1984 - fits perfect
and reads MPH... need me a hat -- 'makin' America MPH Again..."

It is bigger than the fur-in one - but that will be easier to read MPH anyway.
in addition it also has in fine print the kilometer per hour reading on the gauge for your squintin' furin exchange student buddies.... (btw, never lend your bike out anyway - I lost a 1949 panhead to a crash n burn that way 40 years ago)

The only problem i see at this point is on the left side there is a turn/knob/ type indicator that appears to be partly broken that zero's out the odometer. i can zero it with needle nose - but i will need to figure out how to extend a functioning knob to zero it via 2 fingers... pulling out needle noose from a pocket at the gas station just doesn't seem like.... I fixed your bike!! have fun guessing when u need your next fill up!.. (fill up- at 160 miles to be on the safe side of 175 max miles to the 2.5 gallon tank)

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7/26

Pulled rear tire

makes it easier to clean -
but i also bought new brakes for front and back.
Couldn't break 19mm nut loose even with breaker bars  - so i had to get out compressor and fortunately i have a a zap gun - i mean an impact wrench
...it  took nut right off at 100 psi-

Pretty strange, for this bike, but when i pulled the brake hub out of rim section and measured the pad on them the meat was exact inch/mm/ match as the new ones... so i guess I'll leave 'em on and hold on to new ones til they need changing. (Haven't got to front brakes yet)

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7/27
So i saw a video that says wheel bearings should be changed every 2-3 years - depending on your use and weather (mud-rain -dust- amount of use of).
I've got to believe that the owner/s of this bike probably never fixed a thing on it...
The video showed when bike is jacked up you grab the top n bottom of the tire from a side position,  and try to move it back and forth -- if it wobbles - it's past time to change the bearings.
I already had the back tire off - so didn't perform this check - but experiencing the condition of everything else on it I'd bet a 30 pak they haven't been changed in YEARS - so I'm investing the 15 bucks front n back (each) and removing the bearings and replacing them.
Images from places selling them were confusing, and i didn't trust I'd get the correct sets- so
I ordered them from GP Racing on Nevada ST, Auburn- and the owner, Steve, said, when the order comes in to just bring the tires in and he'd show me HOW TO install them. (I can't recommend this owner, and this bike shop more!!!  He usually has several dirt bikes for sale on display too) So,rather than videos to follow,   i'll get some on the job, bearings, training-- further ensuring my kid gets on safe-stable wheels!

The only down side is... i won't be getting a new tool to take the bearing out :) :) Maybe I'll try MAKING the DIY tool i saw several people construct for re seating the bearings...

...did someone say Beertime??
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7/26
bunch of pics of inside of gas tank - they didn't turn out - too dark couldn't see inside
but it is packed with rust....  gonna try one more idea to get a couple pics of the inside of tank before it gets a vinegar bath...
https://restoringdirtbikes.blogspot.com/2018/07/1984-honda-xl200r-tank-removal-tip.html

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8/9/ 2018 update

took the front forks and frame into GP Racing, on Nevada Street, in Auburn, to be elvaluated last Thursday.
As I suspected their operation wasn't up to par.
Althought forks were not leaking - they had waaaaaaaay to much push play in them- Steve, the owner, said it was almost as if someone didn't put oil in them...  i wouldn't bet against it.
so i'm havening the forks serviced - I've never done it and I'm not putting my kid on anything IFY.
The steering yoke made noise and seemed rough when turned from side to side.
So am having new race-bearing -seals installed also.
I don't have the right size tools to do it - much as i love getting a new tool - butt some things i'm not going to experiment with at 65 miles per hour... not when my kid is the test pilot...

when i get the frame back i'll be cleaning sanding priming painting and clear coating it to a black sheen ...
The OEM 1957 chevy surf green isn't here yet - took them10 days til they bothered to ship it -- and that was a day after i complained that they hadn't notified me yet of a shipment.

The 2 hydro-prints jenn ordered are here tho - guns 100 dollar bill roses n lace

chevy green - black and white ... should be interesting soon.
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