No idea how fast I go...

Discussion in 'UK Motorcycles' started by cat, Mar 26, 2011.

  1. cat

    cat Guest

    ....because coming home tonight, the Thundercat decided everything is 0mph.

    Urgh, what's the list of bits that may have fallen off in the road? Any
    likely candidates/places to start looking[1]?

    Tia

    [1] Other than 'the front'.
     
    cat, Mar 26, 2011
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  2. cat

    Salad Dodger Guest

    Assuming it's sufficiently old-fashioned ...

    Speedo cable inner. Thin metal wobbly thing that goes inside the thick
    cable "outer". Disconnect the bottom end, and it'll fall out. Possibly
    in two pieces.

    Speedo drive (between the fork leg and the wheel hub - where the cable
    screws in.

    Speedo
     
    Salad Dodger, Mar 26, 2011
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    cat Guest

    These sorts of faults require a new cable assy?

    I'm praying the hub drive spindle thing isn't fooked, specially since it
    got a new front tyre a couple of weeks back.
     
    cat, Mar 26, 2011
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  4. cat

    wessie Guest

    you have checked the cable isn't just loose? Can happen after a tyre change
    if the fitter lets the drive flap about in the wind whilst the wheel is
    out.
     
    wessie, Mar 26, 2011
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  5. cat

    Ian Field Guest

    ...............or stretched the outer by forgetting to unhook the cable
    before dropping the wheel out.
     
    Ian Field, Mar 26, 2011
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    ogden Guest

    The speedo cable on my 7R fell out once. At 160mph on the A33. Bastard
    thing had unscrewed itself from the fork bottomand was trailing along
    underneath the bike.
     
    ogden, Mar 26, 2011
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    Malc Guest

    Ditto on my R1100RS although not at quite such a speed. The ZZR has come
    adrift twice at the speedo end. The first time I presume it had worked
    loose, the second time was because I didn't tighten it up sufficiently.
     
    Malc, Mar 27, 2011
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