CB450T Hawk gauges

[siven_x]

Hey, I figure this is a super basic question cause I'm brain dead when it comes to bikes but I really wanna get my hands dirty. My question is this....I have an 82 450T with some HUGE gauges ..... the casing they sit in is just monstrous . I would like to put some chrome ones there to give a cleaner, sleeker look to my bike. I put the bike in storage the fall before last, never got a chance to look at her since. From what I can remember and decipher from online pics, the ignition is a part of this casing. Is it possible to swap my gauges for some sexy stainless steel ones and get rid of this casing or do I have to live with the gauge size I have now because the ignition is a part of the big plastic casing ?

Thanks in advance for the help

 

[Maritime]

I have that same bike and the ignition pops out the bottom as it is the same as the CM 450 that has a different set up. You could easily mount smaller guages and make a bracket for the ignition. I want to do the same thing. One of the other CB400/450 guys here put the small chrome ones from mike's XS on his and they look great.

 

[siven_x]

Excellent !! Thanks for the help