Speedometer

[Bikeboy]

Tach works speedometer does not (HELP). Speedometer has not worked since i bought the bike a year ago. Has new cable on it. I thought it might be the gear in the front hub was stripped,but before i take off the front tire i thought i would try an old trick my father showed me on cars to check to see if the speedometer was broken. You disconnect the cable from the front hub and hook a drill to the end of the cable and run the drill wide open. I did this and the speedometer needle did not move. Will this work? And if so , what next? Can you take the speedometer apart to repair it?

[Jerry]

You might want to take a look at this recent thread:

http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread...&threadid=1427

While the discussion concerned an XJ speedometer, much of it should apply to the XS as well.

Short answer: if the speedo is bad, no fixing it. Yamaha sold the speedo and tach only as complete units, and replacement parts are not available as separate items.

[jgalle]

The cablework seems to be the problem with these bikes as far as I can tell. They are free-moving parts, no bearings. I grinded the teeth out of 3 speedo-meters before I figure the problems causing it to lock up.

1. Cabel Worm needs lubricant. Being older, probably needs it a lot.
2. There was a screw that was too long. A 16 year old mechanics daughter spotted that.

Just my observation so far. If you buy one, watch out to make sure everything is clear from other parts.