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Rocking-M

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Speedo bouncing
« on: August 17, 2006, 05:11:37 PM »
I've greased up my cable and the speedo still flutters about. Any ideas?
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Offline aptech77

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Re: Speedo bouncing
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2006, 05:22:18 PM »
I get a slight bouncing in my TACH. Never though to ask why. I add this to your question.
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Re: Speedo bouncing
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2006, 05:40:08 PM »
i have that happening to both my tach, and speedo, thats why i put the sigma push bike speedo on my bike, over 100kph i cant read either of them....

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Re: Speedo bouncing
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2006, 05:50:41 PM »
Quote from: Rocking-M on August 17, 2006, 05:11:37 PM
I've greased up my cable and the speedo still flutters about. Any ideas?

Oh! Man! That's not your bathing suit you're talking about?

Try not greasing the cable so much!   ;D
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Re: Speedo bouncing
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2006, 06:14:18 PM »
Quote from: Steve B on August 17, 2006, 05:50:41 PM
Quote from: Rocking-M on August 17, 2006, 05:11:37 PM
I've greased up my cable and the speedo still flutters about. Any ideas?

Oh! Man! That's not your bathing suit you're talking about?

Try not greasing the cable so much!   ;D

 ;D ;D ;D Naw! for real?
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Re: Speedo bouncing
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2006, 06:25:06 PM »
I have gotten that on and off. I think iI read in this forum that the innards of the gauges get dry. It is a winter project to take them apart.
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Re: Speedo bouncing
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2006, 06:26:55 PM »
Thanks BobbyR, I'll wait till winter to take a look.
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Re: Speedo bouncing
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2006, 07:19:48 PM »
Remove cable from speedo end. Ride about 10 MPH and grab the end. If it slows or stops, it is slipping at the wheel. Make sure wheel is tight side to side and the speedo drive shoudl not rotate on axle.
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Re: Speedo bouncing
« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2006, 09:01:40 PM »
This happend to me a bit before both my speedo and tach cables broke.
When I replaced both cables - the bouncing stopped.
Zero bounce.

Not too sure if it a coincidence, but it solved the bouncing on my bike.
Hope this helps.
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Re: Speedo bouncing
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2006, 09:13:05 PM »
just a little kink in the speedo or tach cables can cause a bounce, if you replace them and they still do it then it is "winter project" time
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Re: Speedo bouncing
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2006, 09:25:42 PM »
Both cables are new.
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Re: Speedo bouncing
« Reply #11 on: August 18, 2006, 01:34:35 AM »
I can't guarantee this, but I read somewhere that you should not grease the cables but lubricate with a thin oil. The argument was that grease held any dust or crap that got in until the cable no longer turned smoothly but had a sort of winding up and unwinding twist. This causes the biunce on the needle.
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Re: Speedo bouncing
« Reply #12 on: August 18, 2006, 06:21:41 AM »
I have the same problem.

In an effort to decide what causes this, I took the speedowire off the front wheel and connected it to my Dremel instead.

Ran the speedo up to 160 kmph (100 mph) and the needle was rock solid.

Did the same thing with the tacho and got the same result.


Conclusion:

It´s not the wires that causes the flutter in my case.

The wire drives a magneto in the instruments.

When the magneto spins, the magnetic force causes the needle to swing.

The needle is held back with a tiny spring, and at speed it´s the equivalent force of the magneto and the spring that shall keep the needle still.

This works just fine when the instrument is still, but the vibrations of the engine, bumps in the road and other irregulaties upsets this equilibrium.

On an instrument that has spent so much time on the road (as Hondas do... 8)), the clearences are not perfect anymore and that only makes the problem worse....

My 2 cents.... ;)

Cheers
Daniel
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Re: Speedo bouncing
« Reply #13 on: August 18, 2006, 10:10:18 AM »
Quote from: DME on August 18, 2006, 06:21:41 AM
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On an instrument that has spent so much time on the road (as Hondas do... 8)), the clearences are not perfect anymore and that only makes the problem worse....

My 2 cents.... ;)

Cheers
Daniel


Interesting. Thanks Daniel.
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Re: Speedo bouncing
« Reply #14 on: August 18, 2006, 05:29:06 PM »
so do you think that we all have been riding a bit faster than we thought.  At about 70 mph the needle bounces from 62 to 82, so i just assumed 70 or so!
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