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22-12-15, 09:26 AM

Just got my bike back from the shop (which is over an hours drive away so I don't want to go back if I can have a look at it myself), where I got the wheel bearings replaced. Only noticed on the way home that the speedo was reading 0km/hr the whole trip home. IIRC, the speedo works from magnets on the LHS rotor, I checked that they're still there but not really sure what to check next. Any ideas?

22-12-15, 09:42 AM

Did you take the magnet out to see if it's broken?

22-12-15, 09:46 AM

The magnets on the rotor? I didn't take them out but they're all still there, I didn't check the magnet (is there one) on the fork. I'm guessing this should be my next step?

Heorot · 22-12-15, 05:08 PM

I dropped the bike at low speed and the speedo stopped working. It was the rotor itself that was damaged. A new rotor fixed the problem.

Biker Biggles · 22-12-15, 06:34 PM

Have you called the shop?Quite common for whoever put the front wheel back in to get the alignment wrong and break the rotor.Down to them to replace it if so.

23-12-15, 12:04 AM

Might just need setting to mph and nothing to do with any damage. You can do this yourself using the speedo. I can't remember how, but IIRC, in odometer mode, hold down the adj button to toggle between the two.
Chin

23-12-15, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr_Chin

Might just need setting to mph and nothing to do with any damage. You can do this yourself using the speedo. I can't remember how, but IIRC, in odometer mode, hold down the adj button to toggle between the two.
Chin

Whether it was set to MPH or KPH it still shouldn't be reading 0 when you're riding.

23-12-15, 08:40 AM

Missed the zero bit, thought the op meant it was reading in kph.

Red Herring · 23-12-15, 09:35 AM

Have you checked the front wheel has been put in the right way round? Magnets obviously need to be on the same side as the sensor, from memory it's the left side.....

24-12-15, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

Have you called the shop?Quite common for whoever put the front wheel back in to get the alignment wrong and break the rotor.Down to them to replace it if so.

What he said. The same thing happened to me when they installed a new front tire- the speedo would not work afterwards. Apparently it is very easy to get the alignment wrong, and the speedo sensor just kind of falls apart.

Return it to the shop and tell them to fix it, it's what I did (at no extra charge, of course, it is their mistake).

22-12-15, 09:26 AM	#1
Alkers Guest Posts: n/a	Speedo not working Just got my bike back from the shop (which is over an hours drive away so I don't want to go back if I can have a look at it myself), where I got the wheel bearings replaced. Only noticed on the way home that the speedo was reading 0km/hr the whole trip home. IIRC, the speedo works from magnets on the LHS rotor, I checked that they're still there but not really sure what to check next. Any ideas?

22-12-15, 09:42 AM	#2
Fordward Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Speedo not working Did you take the magnet out to see if it's broken?

22-12-15, 09:46 AM	#3
Alkers Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Speedo not working The magnets on the rotor? I didn't take them out but they're all still there, I didn't check the magnet (is there one) on the fork. I'm guessing this should be my next step?

22-12-15, 05:08 PM	#4
Heorot Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: South Norfolk Posts: 341	Re: Speedo not working I dropped the bike at low speed and the speedo stopped working. It was the rotor itself that was damaged. A new rotor fixed the problem. __________________ Some say the cup is half empty, while others say it is half full. However, both are wrong; the real problem is the cup is too big. Honda 125 CG blown engine Gone to the great mechanic in the sky Naked SV650 K3 in Silver

22-12-15, 06:34 PM	#5
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,071	Re: Speedo not working Have you called the shop?Quite common for whoever put the front wheel back in to get the alignment wrong and break the rotor.Down to them to replace it if so. __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.

23-12-15, 12:04 AM	#6
Mr_Chin Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Speedo not working Might just need setting to mph and nothing to do with any damage. You can do this yourself using the speedo. I can't remember how, but IIRC, in odometer mode, hold down the adj button to toggle between the two. Chin

23-12-15, 08:40 AM	#8
Mr_Chin Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Speedo not working Missed the zero bit, thought the op meant it was reading in kph.

23-12-15, 09:35 AM	#9
Red Herring Member Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,708	Re: Speedo not working Have you checked the front wheel has been put in the right way round? Magnets obviously need to be on the same side as the sensor, from memory it's the left side.....

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