Where to get `bracket metal'

[Holy Roller]

that squeel happens with older gear. a bit of grease usually sorts it out. Its the internals of the speedo rubbing where the cable enters. Same thing happend with my bike thought it was the fan making the noise. A bit of grease smeared on the fitting and its all good now thanks to help from another bike site.

[xwhatsit]

that squeel happens with older gear. a bit of grease usually sorts it out. Its the internals of the speedo rubbing where the cable enters. Same thing happend with my bike thought it was the fan making the noise. A bit of grease smeared on the fitting and its all good now thanks to help from another bike site.

Ah, thank-you sir, I suspected it might be the fitting but I had dark thoughts the internals were poked. Glad to see somebody else has had the same problem.

It was frigging loud, though Louder than the engine at 30kph, I'm sure!

[xwhatsit]

Well, filling it up with WD40 then leaving it to soak overnight has done the trick. Tested it out just now, and it's quiet, apart from maybe a slight whine that I can barely hear with the visor open -- not sure if it's coming from the speedo or not. At any rate I'll buy some grease and load it up once I have a chance to visit Repco.

Sadly, one of the bolts attached to the speedo pulled out as I was taking it off last night -- the plastic around the bolt holding it in was already cracked, so now it's just a `press fit' sort of thing which isn't very good. Have to see if I can somehow crack open my gummed-up Araldite tube and have at it.

I'm quite pleased. It looks slightly comical, with the square headlight beneath, however it looks better than duct-tape and instruments that bounce over bumps. Definitely doesn't look standard, which is OK in my book A round headlight will substantially improve aesthetics. The front end looks very `empty' which is what I was aiming for.

One thing I noticed last night coming back along the motorway was that my keys, no longer shielded from the wind, just about flew away -- so I had to take them out very carefully with my left hand, find the other key on the key ring one handed (still at 100kph), and carefully poke it into the fuel tank lock for safe keeping. A bit hairy. So that's what I'll have to do from now on, start the bike, take the keys out and stick them in the tank. The ignition has always been a loose fit around the key, I've lost them on the road hitting a pothole before.