My Sv650 k4 speedo sensor conundrum. - SV650.org

14-02-13, 02:27 PM

hi guys,
My speedo sensor recently packed up (rota smashed beyond repair)

bought a used one off a 06 - this read the speed x5 what it was.

Asked on here and was told a need an earlier one so a kind orger sold me one from a 03 - now this one doesnt read anything. (however from what i can make out from the broken one this does look like the correct part)

I thought it might be the wiring so put the 06 rota in the 03 wire pod thing and it read x5 again, so i know thats not the problem.

any help would be great as have tried fitting it 3 times with no joy, i cant see what im doing wrong it seems v striaght forward!! lol

cheers
tom

Geordie Mick · 14-02-13, 03:05 PM

Oh - it definitely was working when I took it off the bike...

14-02-13, 03:10 PM

yeah its np mate. the wiring defo works. not sure what im doing wrong 2bh lol

14-02-13, 03:36 PM

was it definately 5x the speed, like accurately dead on?
or was it 2x the speed and you are exaggerating?

Its important.

14-02-13, 04:09 PM

Erm 2bh it's prob x3 maybe. I went around the block and it said I was going 60mph and covered 1.4 miles (takes with the 06 one)

14-02-13, 04:16 PM

Ok, that isn't accurate enough.
You need a friend or a satnav etc and find out what the multiplier is EXACTLY.

If its as simple as 2x the speed, then just drop a 4 magnet sensor in your front wheel.

14-02-13, 07:41 PM

I've got an 01 curvy and put a pointy sensor in by accident when mine broke. It read exactly twice as much. Fastest sv ever tbh, 0-150 and beyond was really fast. Lol

Does your graphite sensor thing have a plastic back to it or is it all graphite?

andrewsmith · 15-02-13, 05:38 PM

The K3/4 speedo is a 4 pluse sensor (like on the curvys)
K5 onwards is a 8 pluse, the part don't interchange as it does exactly what has happened to you. Was it just the inner piece that was smashed up?
They're about £25 notes on Robinson Foundry or at a Suzuki parts dealer

The K3/4 are a different bike to the later pointys in a few ways (ECU, Motor, electrics to an extent, seats and subframes)

HTH

14-02-13, 02:27 PM	#1
nerd Guest Posts: n/a	My Sv650 k4 speedo sensor conundrum. hi guys, My speedo sensor recently packed up (rota smashed beyond repair) bought a used one off a 06 - this read the speed x5 what it was. Asked on here and was told a need an earlier one so a kind orger sold me one from a 03 - now this one doesnt read anything. (however from what i can make out from the broken one this does look like the correct part) I thought it might be the wiring so put the 06 rota in the 03 wire pod thing and it read x5 again, so i know thats not the problem. any help would be great as have tried fitting it 3 times with no joy, i cant see what im doing wrong it seems v striaght forward!! lol cheers tom

14-02-13, 03:05 PM	#2
Geordie Mick Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Dalkeith Posts: 290	Re: My Sv650 k4 speedo sensor conundrum... Oh - it definitely was working when I took it off the bike... __________________ 2003 ZX6R b1h track bike project 1994/97 Ducati 750SS Project Previously: SV650 SK3 cafe racer, SV650 SK6 (track bike), VTR1000F, VFR800 VTEC (x2), SPRINT 1050, VTR1000F (track bike), XT660X, ZX6-R, CB500, VFR750 FL, City Fly 125, GS450, GS500E, NS125R, DT50MX.

14-02-13, 03:10 PM	#3
nerd Guest Posts: n/a	Re: My Sv650 k4 speedo sensor conundrum... yeah its np mate. the wiring defo works. not sure what im doing wrong 2bh lol

14-02-13, 03:36 PM	#4
Purity14 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: My Sv650 k4 speedo sensor conundrum... was it definately 5x the speed, like accurately dead on? or was it 2x the speed and you are exaggerating? Its important.

14-02-13, 04:09 PM	#5
nerd Guest Posts: n/a	Re: My Sv650 k4 speedo sensor conundrum... Erm 2bh it's prob x3 maybe. I went around the block and it said I was going 60mph and covered 1.4 miles (takes with the 06 one)

14-02-13, 04:16 PM	#6
Purity14 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: My Sv650 k4 speedo sensor conundrum... Ok, that isn't accurate enough. You need a friend or a satnav etc and find out what the multiplier is EXACTLY. If its as simple as 2x the speed, then just drop a 4 magnet sensor in your front wheel.

14-02-13, 07:41 PM	#7
otaylor38 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: My Sv650 k4 speedo sensor conundrum... I've got an 01 curvy and put a pointy sensor in by accident when mine broke. It read exactly twice as much. Fastest sv ever tbh, 0-150 and beyond was really fast. Lol Does your graphite sensor thing have a plastic back to it or is it all graphite?

15-02-13, 05:38 PM	#8
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: My Sv650 k4 speedo sensor conundrum. The K3/4 speedo is a 4 pluse sensor (like on the curvys) K5 onwards is a 8 pluse, the part don't interchange as it does exactly what has happened to you. Was it just the inner piece that was smashed up? They're about £25 notes on Robinson Foundry or at a Suzuki parts dealer The K3/4 are a different bike to the later pointys in a few ways (ECU, Motor, electrics to an extent, seats and subframes) HTH __________________ 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

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