Is my speedo cable broken ? - SV650.org

fizzwheel · 28-11-05, 01:37 PM

Got on bike earlier on, noticed that the speedo needle wasnt registering.

Sometimes it moves justs a little it'll wobble up to about 10mph and the drop back down again.

I had a new speedo drive a while ago and the symptoms are similar, but there isnt the constant clicking / squealing noise that I had when the speedo drive failed before.

I think therefore that the speedo cable is broken.

Thoughts....

Thanks

Fizz

Sid Squid · 28-11-05, 01:48 PM

Check the speedo drive, if you've had a simialr problem before it's the obvious place to start.
Cable wise it could be damaged such that it makes intemittent contact, check where the cable runs past the lockstops - a common area for the cable to get trapped - if it's been pinched a bit and is either shorting or making poor contact it might explain your problem.

Viney · 28-11-05, 02:34 PM

See, the blue flame can has made ya speedo pack up now

fizzwheel · 28-11-05, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viney

See, the blue flame can has made ya speedo pack up now

I think the vibrations from it have made the rest of the bike pack up in sympathy

*i've got the standard can on it at the moment

northwind · 28-11-05, 08:06 PM

A bad battery connection, or connection to the clocks, could do that as well... But the number one suspect would be the wee rotor in the speedo drive.

29-11-05, 08:51 AM

Mine got caought behind my stop locks and the cable was pinched, so I would get the needle jumping around all over the place. I just dropped it out, cut, rewired and taped it up... Its a bit fatter there now but works just fine.

29-11-05, 01:07 PM

which model?

my curvey 2001 s had trouble, turned out to be a wierd thing in the front wheel spindle, can't remember the name of it but i got mine from a suzuki suppliers for around a tenner, this might be your problem, and is an easy fix

i'll see if i can find details

29-11-05, 01:16 PM

It sounds like the drive. When mine broke there was no clicking sound.
I believe it got damaged when the mechanic replaced the front tyre. Have you had the front wheel off recently. It is very easy to break it if not paying attention to it.

fizzwheel · 29-11-05, 01:34 PM

Its a curvey 2000 model

It had a new drive sometime last year, front wheel came out about 3000 miles ago for a new front tyre

29-11-05, 01:38 PM

Might be a stupid question, but have you actually taken the cable off yet? That'll be the easiest way to see if it's busted.

28-11-05, 01:37 PM	#1
fizzwheel Super Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,614	Is my speedo cable broken ? Got on bike earlier on, noticed that the speedo needle wasnt registering. Sometimes it moves justs a little it'll wobble up to about 10mph and the drop back down again. I had a new speedo drive a while ago and the symptoms are similar, but there isnt the constant clicking / squealing noise that I had when the speedo drive failed before. I think therefore that the speedo cable is broken. Thoughts.... Thanks Fizz __________________ Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over. K5 GSXR 750 Anniversary Edition

28-11-05, 01:48 PM	#2
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Check the speedo drive, if you've had a simialr problem before it's the obvious place to start. Cable wise it could be damaged such that it makes intemittent contact, check where the cable runs past the lockstops - a common area for the cable to get trapped - if it's been pinched a bit and is either shorting or making poor contact it might explain your problem. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

28-11-05, 08:06 PM	#5
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	A bad battery connection, or connection to the clocks, could do that as well... But the number one suspect would be the wee rotor in the speedo drive. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

29-11-05, 01:34 PM	#9
fizzwheel Super Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,614	Its a curvey 2000 model It had a new drive sometime last year, front wheel came out about 3000 miles ago for a new front tyre __________________ Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over. K5 GSXR 750 Anniversary Edition

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28-11-05, 02:34 PM	#3
Viney Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In the shadows to the left Posts: 7,700	See, the blue flame can has made ya speedo pack up now

29-11-05, 08:51 AM	#6
Grinch Guest Posts: n/a	Mine got caought behind my stop locks and the cable was pinched, so I would get the needle jumping around all over the place. I just dropped it out, cut, rewired and taped it up... Its a bit fatter there now but works just fine.

29-11-05, 01:07 PM	#7
GSXR Carlos Guest Posts: n/a	which model? my curvey 2001 s had trouble, turned out to be a wierd thing in the front wheel spindle, can't remember the name of it but i got mine from a suzuki suppliers for around a tenner, this might be your problem, and is an easy fix i'll see if i can find details

29-11-05, 01:16 PM	#8
dclifford Guest Posts: n/a	It sounds like the drive. When mine broke there was no clicking sound. I believe it got damaged when the mechanic replaced the front tyre. Have you had the front wheel off recently. It is very easy to break it if not paying attention to it.

29-11-05, 01:38 PM	#10
Jase22 Guest Posts: n/a	Might be a stupid question, but have you actually taken the cable off yet? That'll be the easiest way to see if it's busted.