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  • #1

    sticky speedo...

    i just swaped the stock 160 speedo back in that the po took out. it will get up to speed but it's a little slow getting there??? and when i slow down it is still saying i am going much faster??? the eventually it drops. i sparyed wd 40 on the cable before i reinstalled it and it worked fine with the 85 mph speedo . should i take it back apart and lube the 160 up somewhere? also upon replacing the top bulb in the tach i think i knocked a wire loose because the tach is now twitchy some. any ideas?
    chris
    " She'll make point five past lightspeed. She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid. I've made a lot of special modifications myself. "

    79 xs11 standard
    xs pods, Kerker 4-1, zrx1200r carbs mikesxs coils 35k voltz of power!!!
    8mm msd wires
    tkat fork brace...
    Fox shocks...
    mikes650 front fender
    led's gallore...
    renthal bars
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  • #2
    Mine does the same thing every once in a while. I haven't looked into it much since it is so rare and random, but mine is often associated with a whinning noise coming from the speedy. I assumed it was from the cable not being notched up properly/something being stripped.

    Lubing it wouldn't hurt, though...
    Corey J. Bennett
    '79 XS1100SF

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    • #3
      I would pull the speedo, and lube it buy turning it upside down, and pouring a little LIGHT oil in. Just a few drops of 3in1 oil will probably work well. Let it set upside down for about 1/2 hour, then reinstall it. If it gets to bad, you WILL break speedo cables!! DAMHIK.
      Ray Matteis
      KE6NHG
      XS1100 E '78 (winter project)
      XS1100 SF Bob Jones worked on it!

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      • #4
        Mine did that when I got it running. Replaced the speedo drive cable and al was well.
        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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        • #5
          well i thought that might do it but the thing worked the day before with the 85 mph speedo and the odometer is right on the money. i held her perfectly at 60 mph and looked at the od. and looked at the mile marker and at exactly 1 mile it was 1 mile ahead on the odometer so i think it's working but the speedo needs lube... would wd 40 be ok in there?
          " She'll make point five past lightspeed. She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid. I've made a lot of special modifications myself. "

          79 xs11 standard
          xs pods, Kerker 4-1, zrx1200r carbs mikesxs coils 35k voltz of power!!!
          8mm msd wires
          tkat fork brace...
          Fox shocks...
          mikes650 front fender
          led's gallore...
          renthal bars
          gold valve emulators
          vmax tensioner
          Rifle fairing

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          • #6
            wd 40

            Has it's uses,
            but drys up and disapears in a short time.


            mro

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            • #7
              Had the same problem

              Bike had sat for a looooong time.
              The speedo started howling when I first got it out for a shake down. I thought the top end was seizing up.

              It would also happily tell me I was going fifty mph, after I stopped at the light.
              Anyway, had to dissassemble the speedo and put some light oil in the works.
              XS1100SF
              XS1100F

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              • #8
                This might help

                http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread...ght=160+speedo

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