Speedo trouble

Doddmaster · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hey

My speedo just stopped working :(

As I am new to bikes, could someone tell me what to look for?

Cheers

Annabella · Like a person, only smaller Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

Speedo cable mate!
Happens ot us all - the good thing about it being broken is you can clock up some miles withou tputting on milage Wink

Easy job - you need to disconnect the speedo off the handlebars (unscrews easily) if you've got a centre stand, put the bike on it and put a weight on the back, then spin the front wheel, put your finger over the end of the speedo cable - if you can feel it turning then your cable hasn;t snapped and it's probably just full of gunk, in which case just fill the thing with WD or stuff like that.

If you can't feel it you need to replace the cable, they only cost a couple of pounds, easy job too.

Doddmaster · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Cheers! I got a day off tomorrow so I'll try it and get back to you!

Annabella · Like a person, only smaller Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

WOOOO holidays all round! I'm off to a meeting in the morning then not going back to work (naughty me!).

KevMc · Derestricted Danger Joined: 09 Apr 2002 Karma :

hi,

The same thing happened to my nsr i got a new cable and installed it but its the clock is still not working, i was told I need a new speedo drive thats located at the base of the forks on the wheel.