Front Wheel Removed, But What's This? - SV650.org

26-04-13, 07:57 PM

Hello

Just after abit of advice of identifying what this is?
After sliding the "axle?" out from between the forks, this was connected inside the left side.

(Excuse the amazing tea towels covering the calliper

)

I'm guessing its something like speed sensor?
Either way, inside the housing is what I can only describe as a hardened plastic cyclinder, which can be removed. ( A spacer?)
Parts of this fell off when I removed the wheel, but as you can see it's wrecked

How important is this piece and can I continue to reattached my wheel once I've got a new tyre although this part is damaged?

26-04-13, 07:59 PM

Yep the speedo sensor, best get a new un!

andrewsmith · 26-04-13, 08:11 PM

Speedo sensor
Off the Robinson Foundry for a Speedo Rotor

26-04-13, 08:11 PM

Had a feeling it was, cheers Redmist & Andrew

Ideally need to have my bike back on two wheel by tomorrow, is the plastic spacer thingy something Suzuki would have in stock?

andrewsmith · 26-04-13, 08:20 PM

Be a couple of days, normally in UK
You can run it without a speedo, mine did for about a month

Jayneflakes · 27-04-13, 07:12 AM

I have also glued the useless plastic magnet back together with epoxy and ran it like that for a while until I could get a new one.

You would have thought that by now some one would have realised what a pile of rubbish these bits are and made a good one to replace it with!

NedSVS · 27-04-13, 08:09 AM

Just remember that the main reason that these get broken is due to the failure to align it correctly with the recesses in the wheel that drive it, then when the axle is tightened it just crushes it.

27-04-13, 03:17 PM

New Pilot Roads fitted
Brake callipers and pads cleaned
But without the speed sensor rotor (Or 100% of one) no speedo

Thanks everyone for helping identifying the part.
£22 and a 2 day wait now ensues

yorkie_chris · 27-04-13, 03:32 PM

Just FYI, so long as you've got at least one tang left on there then they run and work fine. All the teeth do is spin the rotor around.

27-04-13, 03:42 PM

Cheers Chris,
But out of the 4 teeth I have 1/4 of one.
Someone did a really good job of destroying it, I'm almost glad I found it now rather than it go faulty later.

26-04-13, 07:57 PM	#1
Rogue_Shadow Guest Posts: n/a	Front Wheel Removed, But What's This? Hello Just after abit of advice of identifying what this is? After sliding the "axle?" out from between the forks, this was connected inside the left side. (Excuse the amazing tea towels covering the calliper ) I'm guessing its something like speed sensor? Either way, inside the housing is what I can only describe as a hardened plastic cyclinder, which can be removed. ( A spacer?) Parts of this fell off when I removed the wheel, but as you can see it's wrecked How important is this piece and can I continue to reattached my wheel once I've got a new tyre although this part is damaged?

26-04-13, 07:59 PM	#2
Redmist Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Front Wheel Removed, But What's This ??? Yep the speedo sensor, best get a new un!

26-04-13, 08:11 PM	#3
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Front Wheel Removed, But What's This ??? Speedo sensor Off the Robinson Foundry for a Speedo Rotor __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

26-04-13, 08:11 PM	#4
Rogue_Shadow Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Front Wheel Removed, But What's This ??? Had a feeling it was, cheers Redmist & Andrew Ideally need to have my bike back on two wheel by tomorrow, is the plastic spacer thingy something Suzuki would have in stock?

26-04-13, 08:20 PM	#5
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Front Wheel Removed, But What's This ??? Be a couple of days, normally in UK You can run it without a speedo, mine did for about a month __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

27-04-13, 08:09 AM	#7
NedSVS Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 572	Re: Front Wheel Removed, But What's This ??? Just remember that the main reason that these get broken is due to the failure to align it correctly with the recesses in the wheel that drive it, then when the axle is tightened it just crushes it.

27-04-13, 03:17 PM	#8
Rogue_Shadow Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Front Wheel Removed, But What's This? New Pilot Roads fitted Brake callipers and pads cleaned But without the speed sensor rotor (Or 100% of one) no speedo Thanks everyone for helping identifying the part. £22 and a 2 day wait now ensues

27-04-13, 03:32 PM	#9
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Front Wheel Removed, But What's This? Just FYI, so long as you've got at least one tang left on there then they run and work fine. All the teeth do is spin the rotor around. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

27-04-13, 03:42 PM	#10
Rogue_Shadow Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Front Wheel Removed, But What's This? Cheers Chris, But out of the 4 teeth I have 1/4 of one. Someone did a really good job of destroying it, I'm almost glad I found it now rather than it go faulty later.

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