frankie177rg

Looks like the last contact from "Golf&Venture" was in 2012. I don't think they exist anymore. I think I'm going to thread a 1/8" hole directly at the point of contact, right in the speedo base, if there's enough metal. Then I'll add a flexible extension to an external spot where I'll put a zerk fitting so I can grease it without having to dismantle the whole front end of the bike all the time. For all you Venture riders with this problem I'll let you know if I come up with a solution. It might take a while though because I have so many other projects that supersede this one. Thanks for your help thus far.

Hey Flyinfool... Can you tell me where I can get this special grease fitting? I looked up Golf&Venture And it said "cannot leave any messages or posts". Does this company even exist anymore? I'm getting desperate with this problem and this would be a good way to at least eliminate several steps in this chronic "maintenance' I'll probably have to do for the rest of the bike's life.. Frank

Good point, Randy, but the unit looks like brand new; the two needles were actually a little sluggish at first but after a few miles they loosened up. I think the last time I might have used chain oil because it stays where it dries. There may be that perfect lubricant but I have yet to discover it or hear from someone who knows. I've taken the whole instrument panel off several times, turned it upside down, put lubricant right into the cable connector and let it sit for about 36 hours, until it disappeared. Problem is, the noise always appears when I'm some distance from home base, and I have to put up with the noise & possible further damage until I get back to where I can repeat the process. What exactly is the right lube, and how do you get it in between the opening & the sleeve? I've never had another motorcycle speedo that does this, EVER; and I've had bikes for 50+ years.

My '83 is having a chronic & annoying speedometer noise. The original speedo had to be removed and turned, cable connection up, and fill it with penetrating lube 3x/year. Eventually it went crazy and inaccurate. I found a NOS unit with only 00083 (!) original miles on the clock and installed it. Now this almost brand new one is screaming the same way. It's so loud I fear it'll seize up and take the cable or some other part inside the speedo. I guess my mistake was assuming that with such a low-use inst. panel I could just plug & play, but I was wrong. Any ideas how to fix or repair this problem? My old bike is still pretty quiet as a whole, but when this screaming noise from the speedo comes in (it's intermittent, of course) it literally hurts my ears! I make my living with my ears so this is an important issue for me. I'm thinking that now I'll probably have to have this new unit repaired, but who in the world repairs motorcycle speedos? Frankie177rg '83 XVZ12, '89 VMX12, 85 VT110C, '03 XR650L, BMW/Subaru Homebuilt Cessna 177RG