Speedo cable for Nomad 1500 (2000) VN1500-G2A

biff939 · 05-14-2020, 11:08 AM

This is K part# 54001-1236
Mine has broken. Learned from multiple local dealers that Kawa no longer makes these. Spoke to a local DFW supplier that specializes in aftermarket bike parts and their mfg does not make this one either.

I found on another forum that 54001-1215 for the 1500 Classic can be subbed. It’s just a tad longer but works. Sharing that info here.

Anyone have any other sources, alternatives, or experience solving this?

redjay · 05-14-2020, 11:28 AM

A GPS on the handlebars gives a more accurate speed than the speedo ever did and you can probably pick up a older GPS a lot cheaper than a new speedo cable.

mick56 · 05-15-2020, 05:24 AM

Ebay has loads of them. Most are 37in long, which is too short. You need 39in minimum. Those cables are on dozens of different bikes.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...acat=0&_sop=15

Brock · 05-15-2020, 08:13 AM

A vn750 speedometer cable works. I got a 750 cable on my 1999 nomad.

mick56 · 05-15-2020, 09:43 AM

https://www.revzilla.com/oem/kawasak...ble-speedmeter

biff939 · 05-24-2020, 04:08 PM

I tried one and it’s only 37” long whereas the 54001-1236 is 41.5” long

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biff939 Jr. Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 2	Speedo cable for Nomad 1500 (2000) VN1500-G2A This is K part# 54001-1236 Mine has broken. Learned from multiple local dealers that Kawa no longer makes these. Spoke to a local DFW supplier that specializes in aftermarket bike parts and their mfg does not make this one either. I found on another forum that 54001-1215 for the 1500 Classic can be subbed. It’s just a tad longer but works. Sharing that info here. Anyone have any other sources, alternatives, or experience solving this? Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-15-2020, 05:24 AM	#3
mick56 Sr. Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: The Newforest, England Posts: 4,664	Ebay has loads of them. Most are 37in long, which is too short. You need 39in minimum. Those cables are on dozens of different bikes. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...acat=0&_sop=15 __________________ when this you see, remember me, and bear me in your mind, let all the world say what they may, speak of me as you find.
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mick56 Sr. Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: The Newforest, England Posts: 4,664	https://www.revzilla.com/oem/kawasak...ble-speedmeter __________________ when this you see, remember me, and bear me in your mind, let all the world say what they may, speak of me as you find. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-24-2020, 04:08 PM	#6
biff939 Jr. Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 2	54001-1215 is NOT a subsititutemfor 54001-1236 I tried one and it’s only 37” long whereas the 54001-1236 is 41.5” long
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05-14-2020, 11:28 AM	#2
redjay Top Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 6,935	A GPS on the handlebars gives a more accurate speed than the speedo ever did and you can probably pick up a older GPS a lot cheaper than a new speedo cable.
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05-15-2020, 08:13 AM	#4
Brock Jr. Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 12	A vn750 speedometer cable works. I got a 750 cable on my 1999 nomad.
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