Speedo broken....Help needed thanks.

**crashe** · 9th January 2005, 19:38

Coming back from Hamilton today, I looked down to check the speed again... as I always do.... and buggar me the speedo was no longer working... so I had no idea what speed I was doing from this point on and the speedometer wasnt turning over....

So I need some help from you guys... just browsing through my manual.... and I have found some stuff about it......

Has anyone repaired a speedo before or am I better to get it done at the shop???? and what is it likely to cost to get it fixed....?

1997 Yamaha Virago 250cc cruiser.
I am living in West Auckland... if anyone can help me.

(Hope that this is in the right place.... if not "Spank Me" will you please move it to the right section)

**guzzi_nz** · 9th January 2005, 20:05

Originally Posted by crashe

Coming back from Hamilton today, I looked down to check the speed again... as I always do.... and buggar me the speedo was no longer working... so I had no idea what speed I was doing from this point on and the speedometer wasnt turning over....

So I need some help from you guys... just browsing through my manual.... and I have found some stuff about it......

Has anyone repaired a speedo before or am I better to get it done at the shop???? and what is it likely to cost to get it fixed....?

1997 Yamaha Virago 250cc cruiser.
I am living in West Auckland... if anyone can help me.

(Hope that this is in the right place.... if not "Spank Me" will you please move it to the right section)

Have u check the clabe

**Roadrash** · 9th January 2005, 20:07

and after that check the cable

**crashe** · 9th January 2005, 20:07

Originally Posted by guzzi_nz

Have u check the clabe

No not yet as it was darkish when I got home, but will do so in the morning...
Just that everything stopped on the speedometer... and it was all working two minutes before I spotted it not working..

**ZorsT** · 9th January 2005, 20:15

you know, i think it may be the cable...

**Krusti** · 9th January 2005, 20:19

Not having much luck lately are we?

Keep cool

**crashe** · 9th January 2005, 20:22

Originally Posted by Krusti

Not having much luck lately are we?

Keep cool

Nope.... hope it wont be too expensive to fix.... or to buy the part that is needed.

**Blakamin** · 9th January 2005, 20:26

Originally Posted by crashe

Nope.... hope it wont be too expensive to fix.... or to buy the part that is needed.

my 97 Ducati speedo cable was $35.... and Ducs are meant to be expensive...
you should be right

**inlinefour** · 9th January 2005, 20:45

Originally Posted by crashe

Coming back from Hamilton today, I looked down to check the speed again... as I always do.... and buggar me the speedo was no longer working... so I had no idea what speed I was doing from this point on and the speedometer wasnt turning over....

So I need some help from you guys... just browsing through my manual.... and I have found some stuff about it......

Has anyone repaired a speedo before or am I better to get it done at the shop???? and what is it likely to cost to get it fixed....?

1997 Yamaha Virago 250cc cruiser.
I am living in West Auckland... if anyone can help me.

(Hope that this is in the right place.... if not "Spank Me" will you please move it to the right section)

The problem tends to be moisture in the top of the cable causing it to break. Hopefully with a new cable in place it'll work again

**erik** · 9th January 2005, 21:15

Originally Posted by Honda

The problem tends to be moisture in the top of the cable causing it to break. Hopefully with a new cable in place it'll work again

I'm not sure it was moisture that made my old speedo cable break, but I disconnected the new speedo cable when I was taking the front wheel off the bike and it wasn't moisture in the top, it was moisture (bloody full of water, it seemed) right through it. There was still grease in there too, so it's ok. But maybe I'll have to check my speedo/odometer instrument cluster to see if it's leaking water inside it and leaking down into the cable...
Sorry for kinda hijacking the thread. Time for me to

**WINJA** · 9th January 2005, 21:18

JUST FIX IT THE DAY B4 YOU SELL IT, JUST ADD A FEW K,S WITH A DRILL B4 EACH WARRANT

**Redstar** · 9th January 2005, 21:36

Never mind you now have a bike that never ages "forever young' like time stoodstill like me, and one day a few million years from now you can fix it and sell it to some poor unsuspecting bastard. thats what Racey would do! and anyway know this with a 250 cruiser you are doing 120 klm when the rev counter is saying red and 50 when its 7000rpm speedos are for information only.
I saw a VTR 1000 today with paintpen marks on the speedo to advice the limits 50 and 100 we then proceeded to see those marks ignored with gusto.
mind you its nice to have everything working. I would want it fixed too? and I Would sus the cable or the little nylon dog gear thats at the drive end that will cost 1$ and 200$ to fit no doubt? :disapint:

**gav** · 9th January 2005, 22:03

Can you still buy just the inner cable?

**moko** · 10th January 2005, 00:31

Originally Posted by gav

Can you still buy just the inner cable?

Used to be able to years ago,in fact you could once take in any cable and they`d make you one up as long as the ends were o.k..Last one I bought was all in one,very easy to fit,shouldn`t take any more than a couple of minutes if it`s the cable,which it normally is.If not a s/hand speedo from a breaker shouldn`t be too expensive,might even get a choice of kms as well.

**Holy Roller** · 10th January 2005, 04:35

Sometimes they just come undone and only need to be screwed back into place to get it working again. You will need to try to tighten it to see if it is loose some cables can still be attached but the inner has come out and no spedo will go.