Speedo troubles

[Guest ReinyRooster]

My speedo stopped working the other day after going through a bumpy construction area. We took the cable out from the bottom and inspected the cable itself and it looks fine. I have two questions:

1) anybody have a speedo for sale?

2) there is a dash for sale on E-Bay for the earlier 1st gen....will that fit a later vintage 1stgen ('87) as well?

Thanks

[GigaWhiskey]

There may be differnces in the actual dash compnents and the location. The actual speedo, I dunno.

[BradT]

My speedo stopped working the other day after going through a bumpy construction area.

 

Maybe changing that shock would have helped ? Guess you can't change it yet it is still in my Garage.

 

Brad

[GeorgeS]

Pull out the axel, and check the drive unit. That, might be where the problem is.

 

To get the speedo unit out, remove windshield, then the entire Instrument panel unit, then dissassemble it, and you can now get the actual speedo out.

 

So, check the drive unit first.

[86Royale]

I'm working on mine right now, and the axle was where the problem is. I'm waiting on a new gear that drives the gear unit. It got pretty torn up over time.

[Guest Highway]

Boy just reading the first part of your post was scary, I thought it might need to be flushed, till I read that it was a motorcycle problem...

 

 

 

:rotf:

[Black Owl]

Boy just reading the first part of your post was scary, I thought it might need to be flushed, till I read that it was a motorcycle problem...

 

 

 

:rotf:

 

Believe me, after sharing a cabin with Reiny in Ft Collins last year, that is a sight you don't even want to imagine...

 

[Guest Highway]

Believe me, after sharing a cabin with Reiny in Ft Collins last year, that is a sight you don't even want to imagine...

 

 

Any photos????

[flb_78]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/LimaFoxtrot/speedo.jpg

[Guest ReinyRooster]

Those of you who actually posted some worthwhile information ( GeorgeS) - thankyou, I plan on starting that tomorrow. The rest of you need a hobby...or better yet...how about a rally!! There's an idea!! How about in a week or so!!:rotf:

[Marcarl]

I'll not say nothink here, I only get me in more deeeep kaka.

[Neil86]

Reiny...

Put bike on mainstand. Unhook cable at hub......spin bottom end of cable while assistant watches speedometer needle...should see it bounce off bottom just by rotating cable by hand.

Then observe the sleeve on the front wheel cable drive for rotation as you spin the front tire. Should pinpoint which end is the problem.

[Guest ReinyRooster]

Neil....thanks. Already did the first part with no movement from the speedo needle.

[Neil86]

Reiny...I should have mentioned....you need to rotate the cable C.C.W. as you look at the end of the cable. You will see it bounce a little...say 10 km/hr off bottom.

If you rotate C.W., it'll stay against the needle stop.

[Squeeze]

Reiny...I should have mentioned....you need to rotate the cable C.C.W. as you look at the end of the cable. You will see it bounce a little...say 10 km/hr off bottom.

If you rotate C.W., it'll stay against the needle stop.

 

 

But the Odo will run backwards ...

[mraf]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/LimaFoxtrot/speedo.jpg

 

WOW! For a second there I had to really look hard to see if it was you Reiny!:rotfl:

[Neil86]

But the Odo will run backwards ...

 

Squeeze....

the problem I believe is the speedometer not registering. The odometer section can fail but the speedometer still work...thats what mine did.....the actual speedometer needle uses magnetic force to operate...there is no mechanical connection between the rotating head and the cone that rotates the needle.

 

Reiny....

If you go the used route...US speedometer will be MPH predominant...if that matters....and earlier ones (83-85)had black faceplate as opposed to a two tone grey.

Edited June 29, 2008 by Neil86