Speedo Niggle

[Jurgen Da Silva]

ah well, it's time to embarrass myself with a shocking display of mechanical knowledge, but here goes........

I took the bike out of the shed yesterday after not using her for around a week. I took her out for a short run and noticed the speedo wasn't working. I checked the speedo cable which was in order and then checked the speedo drive. The white plastic washer thing (technical, eh?) in there had a couple of lumps broken out of it which appeared to be the cause of the problem.

Are the 'white plastic washer things' sold individually or would I have to buy a complete replacement speedo drive? If that was the case my inner cheapskate would likely come to the surface and I'd be tempted to think about bodging a bicycle computer on as a stop gap.

Any thoughts and helpful tips appreciated (and derision and pi** taking anticipated )

[Guest]

whats the bike....??

get a replacement drive.. but youll need to support the bike as youll have to remove the front wheel, but it sounds like youve already done this..

try ebay for a secondhand drive, just clean it and repack with grease before fitting...

[Jurgen Da Silva]

cheers Frankie, it's a 95 CB two fifty. I think it will probably come down to a replacement speedo drive, but it just seems such a waste for the sake of a plastic washer thing.

[Guest]

if its a tab washer, you might be able to fabricate a new one... out of metal...

[Jurgen Da Silva]

bought a secondhand complete speedo drive from ebay for around £15 all in (quoted 80 odd quid for a new one). Fitted it, pushed the bike off it's centre stand and heard "click, click" as the two lugs broke off the top off the worm gear - bu88er, back to the drawing board

It's now sporting a digital bicycle speedo (Cateye Velo 5) (around £12.50 all in off ebay). Works like a dream

thanks to everyone who's put a write-up of using these things on motorbikes on t'internet.

[Guest]

make sure when you fit the next one the tabs go in the cut-outs, and you should be right.. check it spins freely and is well greased too..

[Jurgen Da Silva]

make sure when you fit the next one the tabs go in the cut-outs, and you should be right.. check it spins freely and is well greased too..

 

thanks for that - I will do. Fingers crossed I'll not have to do another one.

so the speedos now sorted and the slow puncture on the front's sorted (ultraseal's much better than going everywhere with a footpump in a daysack )

I wonder what's next?