Speedometer cable routing

[frankd]

On my 89, the speedometer cable came un-screwed from the speedometer and ended up on the ground. I pulled the left fairing half and put it back on the speedometer, but I realized that I'm not 100% sure if I have it routed correctly. If you look below the headlight, you can see where the front brake hoses are clamped behind a plastic piece. Is the speedometer cable also held behind this piece or is it loose in front of it?

 

Frank

[Marcarl]

yes it is.

[frankd]

Yes it is what????

[Marcarl]

Sorry,, I wasn't clear, you asked two questions and I replied with one answer that could answer both,,,,, duhh.

yes it is held in place with the plastic holder.

[GolfVenture]

The same thing happened to me a couple of years ago. I believe there is a separate round plastic guide the cable goes through near the lower triple T. I'll take a picture of it on my wrecked, and partially disassembled 91 VR.

[GolfVenture]

I checked both my 91 and 89 VR and the speedo cable does not seem to be routed any where special, so to let it hang whereever it wants so to put less stress on the internal spinning cable.

[Peder_y2k]

'Courding to the manual, the cable only passes through the rubber guide on the front fender.

-Pete, in Tacoma WA USA

'83,88

[frankd]

Thanks fellas. That's what I thought after I placed it behind the brake hose plate. It did look like the cable might be a bit to far out of place. I'll free it tomorrow.

 

Frank

[flyday58]

Resurrection time! I've had my speedo cable off and on a couple times working on the instrument cluster/dash/gauges with no probs. But I'm finishing up rebuilding the forks, and now the same routing is catching on the lower pinch bolt blivet when I turn the forks to the left. Never did this before that I noticed. Bike is still off the ground on jacks and catches when near full left turn. There's no bracket, clip, or hole to run it through. Looking at the indent for the cable in the plastic cowling inner panel below the cluster, if the cable sits properly in that indent then it has to run where it is. Only now it catches.

 

I may have to use a zip tie loosely fastened to hold the cable out of the way. Just bugs me that it never got in the way before. I'll take some pics later, but it's 25 degrees in the garage. In southern Miss that means schools are closed, the interstate is sanded (no salt), all flights are grounded, and the trash don't run.

[Prairiehammer]

Below is the factory specified speedometer cable routing; additionally, make sure the speedometer cable is threaded through the grommet on the fender.

[Marcarl]

Resurrection time! I've had my speedo cable off and on a couple times working on the instrument cluster/dash/gauges with no probs. But I'm finishing up rebuilding the forks, and now the same routing is catching on the lower pinch bolt blivet when I turn the forks to the left. Never did this before that I noticed. Bike is still off the ground on jacks and catches when near full left turn. There's no bracket, clip, or hole to run it through. Looking at the indent for the cable in the plastic cowling inner panel below the cluster, if the cable sits properly in that indent then it has to run where it is. Only now it catches.

 

I may have to use a zip tie loosely fastened to hold the cable out of the way. Just bugs me that it never got in the way before. I'll take some pics later, but it's 25 degrees in the garage. In southern Miss that means schools are closed, the interstate is sanded (no salt), all flights are grounded, and the trash don't run.

If you look at the bottom half of the triple tree, there is a plastic piece on the front with pass through holes. It's a two piece with 2 or 1 screws I think. It routes through there.

So I was a minute late,,,, oh well early bird gets the worm!!

[flyday58]

[Prairiehammer]

You have the speedo cable FORWARD of the lower triple tree. See on my diagram that the speedo cable goes REARWARD of the lower triple tree.

[flyday58]

Thanks to both. Had rerouted behind the lower triple tree and was coming in to post. Thanks Kevin and Marcarl.

[Venturous Randy]

I found that if I put a plastic tie real tight around the cable housing, just below the nut, that it keeps it from falling too far when I undo the cable from the speedometer.

RandyA