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Offline Phoenix

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« on: November 05, 2022, 01:07:55 PM »
Right after spending $600 to have them serviced, the speedo stop working.  I purchased one from ebay but it has about 20,000 less miles on the odometer.  Is there any simple way to advance it?
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Re: Clocks
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2022, 02:58:42 AM »
No, https://www.cb750faces.com/en/ can fix it or get another speedo.
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Re: Clocks
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2022, 04:47:34 AM »
Quote from: 69cb750 on November 06, 2022, 02:58:42 AM
No, https://www.cb750faces.com/en/ can fix it or get another speedo.
I have not read that Marcel rebuilds non working guts. He just does the cosmetics.
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Re: Clocks
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2022, 06:59:30 AM »
Contact Marcel, he may be able to help
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Re: Clocks
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2022, 08:12:29 AM »
 I'd make a note of miles under the seat and enjoy it. I remember someone connecting a blower duty electric motor to a drill chuck, turning the cable with that and letting it run for days/weeks but you need to consider rotation. 
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Offline Phoenix

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Re: Clocks
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2022, 08:43:05 AM »
I had sent it to Marcel to rebuild.  He did so.  About 60 miles later the odometer I stopped.  I got back to him.  He says he doesn't check them he just oils them and makes them pretty.
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Re: Clocks
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2022, 08:58:47 AM »
Quote from: Phoenix on November 05, 2022, 01:07:55 PM
Right after spending $600 to have them serviced, the speedo stop working.  I purchased one from ebay but it has about 20,000 less miles on the odometer.  Is there any simple way to advance it?

I was going to post “ride the bike 20,000 miles”,  but I changed my mind.
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Re: Clocks
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2022, 12:53:00 PM »
Quote from: Phoenix on November 06, 2022, 08:43:05 AM
I had sent it to Marcel to rebuild.  He did so.  About 60 miles later the odometer I stopped.  I got back to him.  He says he doesn't check them he just oils them and makes them pretty.
I had the same experience  - he definitely doesn't repair them, but he makes a good job of making them look nice.
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Offline WideAWAKE

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Re: Clocks
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2022, 02:07:22 PM »
Easy way?? Clip a piece of speedo cable, Chuck it up in your drill and tape the button down. Boom! May take a while.

You can always pull it apart and rearrange the numbers.

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Re: Clocks
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2022, 02:22:07 PM »
This is kinda ironic, in the "old days" guys were always wanting to turn them back!
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Offline WideAWAKE

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Re: Clocks
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2022, 02:43:47 PM »
Quote from: Stev-o on November 07, 2022, 02:22:07 PM
This is kinda ironic, in the "old days" guys were always wanting to turn them back!

Haha yes! That is most certainly usually the case.

I have myself push a odometer forward in order to make my life easier. A guy sold me a bike, with a speedo he replaced. Didn’t match paperwork so In order to not have any problems at DMV I put a few thousand miles on it to match the paperwork.

If it was purchased instate I would t have bothered, but out of state, meant dmv inspection and anything they can gripe at just make it harder.
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Re: Clocks
« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2022, 03:18:19 PM »
Quote from: Phoenix on November 06, 2022, 08:43:05 AM
I had sent it to Marcel to rebuild.  He did so.  About 60 miles later the odometer I stopped.  I got back to him.  He says he doesn't check them he just oils them and makes them pretty.

$600 and they just look pretty? for  that much id want them gone through...
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Re: Clocks
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2022, 04:02:45 PM »
Quote from: Phoenix on November 06, 2022, 08:43:05 AM
I had sent it to Marcel to rebuild.  He did so.  About 60 miles later the odometer I stopped.  I got back to him.  He says he doesn't check them he just oils them and makes them pretty.

Does the speedo part still work??

In all honesty, it takes but a few minutes to check em to make sure they are functional. Pretty weak if he doesn’t check em for function.

That said, if he did and they worked, not much he can do if they stop working after.



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