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Posted by Warm Worm on August 24, 2008, 4:04 pm
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> A couple of days ago the speedo cable on my motorcycle came undone up
> at the speedo end. =A0It just came undone and pulled out of the
> speedo.
> Now, on most bikes it's NBD, but I have an older, full-dress, touring
> bike with complete flairings and more trim than you can imagine.
> Removing the flairing is sometimes the hardest (and most time
> consuming) part of the job.
What's NBD; and are you talking about the fairing;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle_fairing ?
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> After removing the flairing near where the gas tank is (okay, the gas
> tank is actually under the seat, but it where it is on other bikes)
> and the left-hand part of the dash, I couldn't get into the instrument
> cluster -- let alone into the back of it.
> I then started taking the windshield assembly off to get the headlight
> out. =A0By removing the headline and the left blinker assembly, I could
> sort of get into the area. =A0At least I could feel the threads on the
> back of the speedo. =A0But there was no way to get my hands and the
> cable up in there, get things properly aligned, and then spin on the
> cable.
> I finally got the spindle up in where it belonged, held it in place
> through the blinker hole, and was able to spin the exterior of the
> cable and get it to screw on.
> I got me thinking, what God-forsaken person designed this. =A0It takes
> an hour to figure out how the make the repair and how to get into the
> area I wanted to get into. =A0Okay, it's not architecture, but it is
> engineering and design. =A0Grrrrrrrr.
Any biker that misspells fairing needs to have a good workout with
one. ;)
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> =A02.5 hours to spin on the end of a speed cable. =A0Ugh.
Good stuff.
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> at the speedo end. =A0It just came undone and pulled out of the
> speedo.
> Now, on most bikes it's NBD, but I have an older, full-dress, touring
> bike with complete flairings and more trim than you can imagine.
> Removing the flairing is sometimes the hardest (and most time
> consuming) part of the job.