I wish I would have got back to this topic sooner to save you that aggravation, man. I talked to Greg, who I believe is the owner of Blacktop about the problem and he said that there was a run of those bikes with bad/mismatched speedos. A new gear won\'t help, I\'m afraid. You need to get the whole dash, which is a little pricey. I did get the new dash, however, and I\'m glad to say it works great. There is a little bit of rewiring to do because the lights are different on the new dash, but it wasn\'t that big a deal. If you\'re really into fixing this problem, get the dash from Greg, then check back here and I\'ll tell ya what you need to do to rewire.

-Mike

Is this the part that you ordered?

http:// www.blacktopmotorspo rt.com/ SPEEDOMETER_p/ 70000b20t002.htm

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vwman

Yes, that is the one. Notice it only has the one light for the flasher indicator. That is the part you have to rewire for. It involves swapping a couple of wires around on the speedo harness. Let me know if you need help.

-Mike

Did you end up replacing your speedo gear with this part? http:// www.blacktopmotorspo rt.com/ SPEEDOMETER_GEAR_p/ 44200j5bt000.htm
I spoke to the guy from Blacktop and he said that this is the correct gear for the RX8. I am going to order the new dash soon.

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vwman

Nope, didn\'t need the gear after all. Just get the speedo, that should fix you up.

-Mike