Dancing speedo needle
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Dancing speedo needle
Hi all
i just rode a thousand miles and most were at around 70-80 mph. In the last half, my speedo needle wouldn’t hold still and was “dancing” for lack of a better word. It jumped around +\- 3mph.
Whenever I’d stop for a break and turn the bike off, and then back on again, it’d work as it should but that would be in a town where I’d be going slow. Once I’d speed up, the needle would hold steady but only for a minute or two then start bouncing around.
Any ideas on what to tighten or fix?
i just rode a thousand miles and most were at around 70-80 mph. In the last half, my speedo needle wouldn’t hold still and was “dancing” for lack of a better word. It jumped around +\- 3mph.
Whenever I’d stop for a break and turn the bike off, and then back on again, it’d work as it should but that would be in a town where I’d be going slow. Once I’d speed up, the needle would hold steady but only for a minute or two then start bouncing around.
Any ideas on what to tighten or fix?
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You need to take a look at the speedometer. If it has a cable screwed into the underside of it, it’s cable driven. If it doesn’t, it’s electronic.
If you don’t know how to get to the underside of it, you probably should spend the money for a service manual which will also tell you which type of speedo it is.
If you don’t know how to get to the underside of it, you probably should spend the money for a service manual which will also tell you which type of speedo it is.
Last edited by IronAss; Sep 21, 2018 at 06:07 PM.
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You have a cable driven speedo.
