Whats the go with my speedo?
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- cheap_trix
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Whats the go with my speedo?
Today I jumped on the bike to ride home from work. as I rode off I looked down and my speedo needle was on zero. problem was I was doing about 60km/h.
The light is working, but no speed, no odometer and no trip.
Checked the cable and it appears in secure at both ends and is not damaged or kinked.
Any ideas?
The light is working, but no speed, no odometer and no trip.
Checked the cable and it appears in secure at both ends and is not damaged or kinked.
Any ideas?
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The cable has a habit of letting in water, which sits down the bottom (wheel) end and slowly rusts through the cable. It may look ok, but if you take it off at both ends, and turn it from the top with your fingers/plyers and see if the bottom end turns too. If it does, it's something else, like Max said. If it doesn't it's the cable.
Dave.
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Hi cheap_trix!
I had such a problem after mounting the front wheel with a new tire. At the first round after about 5 km the speedometer was down.
The reason was that some little stones in the drive gear had blocked it and so the tappets (is this the right word? I mean these two protruding thin tin bars) in the wheel which engage in the grooves (in the drive) were bent.
Straightening the tappets is no difficulty.
Disassembling the drive and assembling it again after cleaning and lubricating it is straight forward. I think this is quite recommended after each (second?) new tire.
I had such a problem after mounting the front wheel with a new tire. At the first round after about 5 km the speedometer was down.
The reason was that some little stones in the drive gear had blocked it and so the tappets (is this the right word? I mean these two protruding thin tin bars) in the wheel which engage in the grooves (in the drive) were bent.
Straightening the tappets is no difficulty.
Disassembling the drive and assembling it again after cleaning and lubricating it is straight forward. I think this is quite recommended after each (second?) new tire.
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- cheap_trix
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I just replaced the inner when I done mine (grease it up first). Saved me having to remove the fairing or developing triple jointed fingers to unscrew the cable from the back of the speedo. Just fed the inner up throught the outer from the wheel end (making sure that the end was hard up on the speedo).cheap_trix wrote:No drama!
$30.00 from Yamaha West. Will have it Thursday.
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