I have a '96 Sportster 883 and i wanted to change the speedometer so i ordered a cable driven mini speedometer online but, i didnt think to check if the stock speedo was cable driven, come to find out its not.
Is there any way i can still use the new speedo that i ordered?

i dont know a whole lot about motorcycles, i am the only one i know who owns one and i dont have money to take it to a shop. im pretty good with my hands and would prefer to work on my bike myself. i just need some direction.

i also found this adapter thing online but i'm not sure if buying this will do me any good, can someone help?
these are the links to the speedometer that i ordered and the adapter that i might(?) need to order...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-1-MINI-SPEEDOMETER-SPEEDO-HARLEY-CHOPPER-39-0550-/140535788942?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item20b895f58e

http://www.cruisercustomizing.com/detail.cfm?Category_ID=67&manufacturer_ID=620&product_ID=34493&sblid_name=Dakota_Digital_Transmission_Speed_Sensor_for______Series_________HD_for_Harley_Davidson_Touring_Dresser&model_id=0

So my best friend and parents can't afford to throw my baby shower, so my boyfriends parents stepped in and are throwing it. I know they're doing it at a hall which is already going to cost them 400 dollars for the day or more, then all the decorations, food, and invitations... they're spending a lot of money on me. I want to show them how appreciative I am and get them something really nice for doing that for me. They like to do things out together, they both like motorcycles and harley davidson stuff (but theyve got a million clothes and accessories and stuff from them) they have 2 english mastiffs they love to death... so anyone have any creative ideas of what I could do for them? Sure I could take them out to dinner or something predictable like that, but I'm looking for something special and creative that will surprise them and show them gratitude. Thanks!

So my best friend and parents can't afford to throw my baby shower, so my boyfriends parents stepped in and are throwing it. I know they're doing it at a hall which is already going to cost them 400 dollars for the day or more, then all the decorations, food, and invitations... they're spending a lot of money on me. I want to show them how appreciative I am and get them something really nice for doing that for me. They like to do things out together, they both like motorcycles and harley davidson stuff (but theyve got a million clothes and accessories and stuff from them) they have 2 english mastiffs they love to death... so anyone have any creative ideas of what I could do for them? Sure I could take them out to dinner or something predictable like that, but I'm looking for something special and creative that will surprise them and show them gratitude. Thanks!

Is it the gas tank? The air filter cover? The frame? There are so many motorcycles that look like a Harley. Some even better and cheaper. For example, Independence makes a beautiful bike that uses mostly the same parts. Custom bike builders use the same parts. But what part makes the bike a Harley?

Harley Davidson makes more money selling clothing, keychains and "officially licensed merchandise" than they do from selling bikes. Further, 99% of this merchandise is made in china, malaysia, and mexico. Even their bikes contain foreign parts from places like italy and china and are far less reliable or technologically advanced as other bikes. How am I, as a proud American, supposed to get excited about an "American" product, when it is far more inferior, way pricier, and less reliable than most other motorcycles out there and the company that builds it makes most of its money selling foreign fashion garbage? Doesn't spending my hard earned money on something like this just make me stupid?