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MODEL SPECIFIC => BIG BANDIT BANTER => Topic started by: Pillage on July 15, 2007, 08:02:56 PM

Title: Speedometer jumping?
Post by: Pillage on July 15, 2007, 08:02:56 PM

I have a 97 B12, recently on the highway the speedometer jumps from 70 MPH to 85.   Does anyone have any idea what could cause this?

Title: Speedometer jumping?
Post by: skyrider on July 16, 2007, 02:09:06 AM

Your wrist?!  Someone was gonna say it, it might as well have been me.

On my DR 650, I had taken the bars off to check the torque on the "big nut".  Apparantly when I put it all back together, I did something slightly wrong because when I would turn the bars, the engine would rev up.  Talk about an eye opener!  Point being, have you recently did some maintenance that may have caused this?

Title: Speedometer jumping?
Post by: Pillage on July 16, 2007, 08:35:53 AM

Ha ha, no I don't think it's my wrist or recent maintenance.
 It's like the speedo get's stuck at 70 and if I get the bike up to 85 the speedo jumps to 85.  If I gradually slow down I still can't get it to indicate a steady 80 MPH.  I remember having similar problems with the speedo on my 81 GS1000, but I don't think I ever fixed it as that bike had many more important problems than that.

Title: Speedometer jumping?
Post by: Red01 on July 16, 2007, 09:37:14 AM

Sounds like it's time to lube the speedo cable.  :bandit:

Title: Speedometer jumping?
Post by: pmackie on July 16, 2007, 12:52:02 PM

It may be past the point of lube...

1. Lube the cable first
2. Plan to replace the cable when the lube doesn't work.

Title: Speedometer jumping?
Post by: Pillage on July 17, 2007, 07:20:34 AM

Thanks guys I'll give it a shot.