speedo THINKS it's a tach...

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  • UncleSpot
    XStremely XSive
    • Jun 2004
    • 383
    • Home: Stockton, California Shop: Lodi, California
    #1

    speedo THINKS it's a tach...

    'went for a ride Sunday and after 40 miles noticed my speedometer "waving" at me - from 40mph to 130mph...
    then it 'peged'...
    about 3 minutes later I noticed the 'pointer' had busted OFF and what was remaining was 'spinning' at (what looked like) 3,000 rpm...

    I just sold 2 1980 speedometers and now I have to go to eBay to replace mine

    ...anybody else ever have this happen to their speedo??
    __________________
    Ron Veil
    <Ron_Veil@yahoo.com>

    1980 XS1100SG
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    • skids
      XS-XJ Super Guru
      • Jul 2002
      • 5047
      • Florissant, CO, USA
      #2
      You simply must learn to control that throttle!
      Skids (Sid Hansen)

      Down to one 1978 E. Stock air box with K&N filter, 81H pipes and carbs, 8500 feet elevation.

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        • underdog57
          XStremely XSive
          • Jul 2006
          • 321
          • Alburgh , Vermont,054
          #3
          I'll bet it was the oil hardened and made the magnet and wheel
          direct drive ...
          take the bezel off and clean the oil , reoil . can repair with a newneedle .
          read tc made a needle ...
          The bezel is not a joy to seperate , some were talking about using a slitting saw to cut around the plastic speedo case ...

          Bob
          1979 XS1100 SPECIAL (under 18,000 miles Sold 5/12/2016
          1982 XJ1100 MAXIM(PARTS BIKE??)shows 14,000 miles ??? Up for sale whole or parts

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            • Pat Kelly
              XS-XJ Super Guru
              • Jul 2002
              • 3046
              • Golden Valley, AZ
              #4
              I may have one Ron. Let me check.
              Pat Kelly
              <p-lkelly@sbcglobal.net>

              1978 XS1100E (The Force)
              1980 XS1100LG (The Dark Side)
              2007 Dodge Ram 2500 quad-cab long-bed (Wifes ride)
              1999 Suburban (The Ship)
              1994 Dodge Spirit (Son #1)
              1968 F100 (Valentine)

              "No one is totally useless. They can always be used as a bad example"

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                • HobbyMan
                  MeatHead Idiot "GURU"
                  • Jul 2006
                  • 1801
                  • Colleyville, TX
                  #5
                  mine does that now when its warm. I was just going to spray some oil in there and let it run for a while. Spedo's don't like it when you do that but maby the oil will work itself in. I just reassembled my spedo and I do not want to open it again. I much prefer a lagging spedo over this.
                  United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY
                  If I can do it at 18 yrs old, anyone can
                  "You know something, You can't polish a turd"
                  "What are you rebelling against", "Well, what do you got?"
                  Acta Non Verba

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