I can shed some light on this as I have gone much faster than 85 (~100-105 tach. estimated), and I have also taken my speedometer apart. First, there would be no risk of damage if there wasn't a stop peg on the speedo. The internal shaft has a limited range of travel, which is about 1 inch (from the needle tip) past the stop peg. But with the needle stopping the shaft early, it can put strain on the connection between the two if you go too fast. What I mean by this is, if the needle isn't very securly attached to the speedo shaft, the shaft will eventually slip that extra inch, but the needle with still be stopped at 85 by the peg. This will result in a mis- calibrated needle, but the spedometer itself will still be fine. Odds are, since that needle has most likely been sitting on the speedo shaft for the lifetime of the car, it is stuck on there good, so you have no reason to worry. Jim Reeve MNDMC - Minnesota DeLorean Club DMC-6960 > I have heard rumors long ago that some older cars (non DMC's) that have the > old 85mph speedometers will break if made to register faster they can > display. Likewise, this rumor has been extrapolated to the DMC even though > I don't think it is true. Can anyone say?