Broken speedometer cable.

timerider · 06-20-2016, 08:18 PM

Went for my first long ride on the Hawk, and noticed the speedometer quit working. Apparently the cable was wrapped around the horn and broke.

dpl096 · 06-20-2016, 08:21 PM

. . . called your seller yet ?

timerider · 06-20-2016, 08:24 PM

No. Do you think that would be covered on the warranty.

farmbath · 06-20-2016, 09:56 PM

Stock speedo is junk and way off anyways. Get the new tach cluster from Matt, it is accurate, has a tach, and shows what gear your in.

SeerAtlas · 06-21-2016, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by farmbath

Stock speedo is junk and way off anyways. Get the new tach cluster from Matt, it is accurate, has a tach, and shows what gear your in.

second the opinion.PLUS if you ride at night, it really classes up the look of the bike:}

2LZ · 06-21-2016, 11:19 AM

The upgraded setup is a sweet one.

The speedo cables come dry as a bone or covered in a sticky mystery goo and need cleaning and lubing, out of crate. Somewhere, in a land far away, is a graveyard of millions of broken "new" Chinese speedo cables.

Ariel Red Hunter · 06-21-2016, 11:45 AM

The speedometer cables are only part of the story. The grease/oils they use in China are not very good by American standards. I would put new engine oil, fork oil, and regrease the other open (non sealed bearings). And yes, this includes the steering head bearings. Also, clean the brake discs with brake cleaner, and change the brake fluid. I suspect they spray these bikes with some kind of thin oil to prevent corrosion on that long sea voyage to get here. Take your time routing the throttle and clutch cables to get "sweet" action. I would run a high quality 15-40 oil for the first five hundred miles, then change to synthetic. And make sure there are no hard curves in the speedo cable you just greased. Hard curves cause needle jumping. Unfortunatley, you can re-grease that speedo cable until "Who threw the chunk?", and it won't do any good if it wraps around the horn, or anything else. You have to make sure all the cables work freely in any position of the handle bars and front forks.

Kdburtch · 06-22-2016, 02:52 PM

I had the exact same thing happen, I bought the new speedo/Tach from Matt. Very reasonably priced rather than buying a new junk cable.

06-20-2016, 08:18 PM	#1
timerider Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 5	Broken speedometer cable. Went for my first long ride on the Hawk, and noticed the speedometer quit working. Apparently the cable was wrapped around the horn and broke.
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06-20-2016, 08:21 PM	#2
dpl096 Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: East Central Hellinois Posts: 1,344	. . . called your seller yet ? __________________ ************************************************ * " Time you enjoy wasting, is not wasted." - John Lennon “I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” ― Thomas Jefferson "If you don't know where you're going any road will take you there" ....George Harrison song
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06-21-2016, 11:19 AM	#6
2LZ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Volcano, Ca Posts: 7,085	The upgraded setup is a sweet one. The speedo cables come dry as a bone or covered in a sticky mystery goo and need cleaning and lubing, out of crate. Somewhere, in a land far away, is a graveyard of millions of broken "new" Chinese speedo cables. __________________ "Light a fire for a man, and you heat him for a day. Light a man on fire, and you heat him for the rest of his life." 2007 Suzuki DRZ400S (SM convert) 2009 Q Link XP 200 1967 BSA B25 250cc Starfire 2022 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 1948 Royal Enfield Model G 350
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06-21-2016, 11:45 AM	#7
Ariel Red Hunter Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: akwesasne, NY-13655 Posts: 2,220	The speedometer cables are only part of the story. The grease/oils they use in China are not very good by American standards. I would put new engine oil, fork oil, and regrease the other open (non sealed bearings). And yes, this includes the steering head bearings. Also, clean the brake discs with brake cleaner, and change the brake fluid. I suspect they spray these bikes with some kind of thin oil to prevent corrosion on that long sea voyage to get here. Take your time routing the throttle and clutch cables to get "sweet" action. I would run a high quality 15-40 oil for the first five hundred miles, then change to synthetic. And make sure there are no hard curves in the speedo cable you just greased. Hard curves cause needle jumping. Unfortunatley, you can re-grease that speedo cable until "Who threw the chunk?", and it won't do any good if it wraps around the horn, or anything else. You have to make sure all the cables work freely in any position of the handle bars and front forks. Last edited by Ariel Red Hunter; 06-21-2016 at 02:45 PM.
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06-20-2016, 08:24 PM	#3
timerider Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 5	No. Do you think that would be covered on the warranty.
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06-20-2016, 09:56 PM	#4
farmbath Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 45	Stock speedo is junk and way off anyways. Get the new tach cluster from Matt, it is accurate, has a tach, and shows what gear your in.
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06-22-2016, 02:52 PM	#8
Kdburtch Join Date: May 2016 Location: Kansas Posts: 31	I had the exact same thing happen, I bought the new speedo/Tach from Matt. Very reasonably priced rather than buying a new junk cable.
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