Well, it appears it could be the cable. When I pulled the cable off the back of the speedo, I inspected the end of the cable. Sure enough, the end snapped right off. Is it possible that there was still enough tension on the cable to at least partially drive the trip meter and odometer but not the speedo? In retrospect, the trip meter only registered 2/10 of a mile but I know I rode it at least half a mile. One other question, is the cable model specific? Or, can I pick up a cable at any parts store?
On Feb 21, 6:06 am, paul annen <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 to internals.. if the odo works then it has to be, it is driven off of > the same cable > > On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 7:09 AM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > > I would think it is the gauge since the odo and trip meter work. > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Matt Rowe <[email protected]> > > Sender: [email protected] > > Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:23:39 > > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!<[email protected]> > > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Speedometer troubleshooting help > > > I have an '82 Nighthawk 450 with some speedometer issues and I'm > > wondering where to begin my troubleshooting. The speedometer isn't > > working, however the odometer and trip meter are working normally. > > Could this be a simple case of the cable going bad? Or, is it more > > likely something has gone amiss internally. I would like to find some > > answers before I start replacing parts. Thanks! > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
