My speedo does not light up until 105 mph on the guage and my RPM guage seems to fade at the 9k mark...is this normal or should i somehow replace my lights??

 

the bulb probably burned out, you'd need to remove the gauges (includes taking off all plastics then unscrewing the gauge cluster... in the back there's inverted screws, unscrew those and the lights are on those.

 

Are you saying that you have to go 105 mph to get the lights to turn on, or that only that part of the dial has illumination ?

If it's the later, there are small bulbs located behind the panel that can be replaced. I've had a couple go out on mine. You pretty much have to remove the upper fairing in order to get to them. They're inside the little brown or black holders that are easlily removed with 1/4 turn.



This is what they look like when you get them out.



I used these to replace mine. They're not the exact same model, but they work and are available locally.



This is how it looks after replacing some of the bulbs. These are a little brighter than the OEM and you can see it's a little brighter in different parts of the guages. The bike now has 53K miles on it (photo shows 40K) so the fact that they're .2w to .5w brighter doesn't seem to be an issue.


I hope this is what you're looking for.

 

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT INFO!!!


and now another problem...the screw holding my shifter to rearset fell off. can i just go to home depot for this problem?

 

mine just did that to me also cost about 12 bucks from honda with the 2 new orings also tried a reg bolt and it would not work right

 

dirt, the lights you put in were brighter? is it easier to read with them being brighter?

 

Yes it is easier to see at night, but the wife still complains about the display. What are you gunna do... lol.

 

do the exact same thing i do. speed up so the wind is louder than she wants to yell.