Broken speedo needle?

[Petah]

Hi,

I'm new, so excuse my ignorance.

Will a broken Speedo Needle fail a WOF?

How would one go about fixing it?

[nudemetalz]

I would say it probably would do.

I recently had to get my speedo for my Guzzi fixed. I used E Parrotts in Christchurch. They do an excellent job for a reasonable cost.

[Hawk]

yes

way to get round it is go to cycle shop and buy a pushbike speedo the ones you can calibrate for wheel size that will give you a speed readout and thats all you need for a warrent, costs about 30 to 40 bucks

[martybabe]

Are you sure it's not the speedo cable? Not sure if your model has one but if it has that'd be the first place I'd look.

If you wanna take your chances at the wof though, they may not even notice. Some testers don't even ride the bike.

[SMOKEU]

It depends on where and how badly broken the needle is.

[Petah]

Thanks for the replys,

The needle isn't broken in the sense it doesn't give a reading.

It is literally snapped.

It looks like this:



It still functions accurately.

[Hobbyhorse]

I had a similar problem in a Nissan van I owned and fixed it by glueing a piece of white card bent in a vee shape onto the existing needle stub.

[rastuscat]

It'll buff out.

[Laava]

Is the broken bit in there? You could easy get this fixed at in instrument repairer. Good op to paint the casing at the same time.

[Akzle]

[IMG]

It still functions accurately.

... i got a fuel gauge looks a bit like that.

welcome to KB.

[FJRider]

If you can either get the glass face off ... or get at the dial face, you could glue a new pointer on top of the broken one.

Speedo's must work to get a WoF ... nothing in legislation requires them to be accurate.

If you can convince the WoF tester that you can tell what speed you are going ... he may pass it.

[carburator]

If you can either get the glass face off ... or get at the dial face, you could glue a new pointer on top of the broken one.
Speedo's must work to get a WoF ... nothing in legislation requires them to be accurate.
If you can convince the WoF tester that you can tell what speed you are going ... he may pass it.

Correct the speedo must work to pass a wof, as for accuracy ( here's the kicker ) if the wof agent does not think its accurate
he can require you to get a calibration test done. ( so don't glue a needle on top of the old one as it will be well out. )

options are send it off to be repaired or scource a replacement speedo and install it but you will have to take the old one
with you to the wof to get the milage corrected. ( not like your on RUC but hey )

third option replace your speedo with a aftermarket unit ( not some push bike unit ) as the speedo has to record milage as well as speed.
( ok nitpicking but ive been down this road with wof's and Cof's..

[Hawk]

Correct the speedo must work to pass a wof, as for accuracy ( here's the kicker ) if the wof agent does not think its accurate
he can require you to get a calibration test done. ( so don't glue a needle on top of the old one as it will be well out. )

options are send it off to be repaired or scource a replacement speedo and install it but you will have to take the old one
with you to the wof to get the milage corrected. ( not like your on RUC but hey )

third option replace your speedo with a aftermarket unit ( not some push bike unit ) as the speedo has to record milage as well as speed.
( ok nitpicking but ive been down this road with wof's and Cof's..

Ive passed a warrent with a pushbike unit as mileage recording function of the dial, as is this case, was working. Or maybe the tester was feeling sorry for me

[Warr]

Easy fix when you dont live too far from .............
Speedo Shop
Contact: 07 847 3343
3 Empire St Hamilton 3204

Courtesy Mr Google

[Petah]

"John at the Speedo Shop has advised me that he has no parts to fix your speedo."

All good though Ill find a way.