Re: My first 630 mile trip. Your wisdom needed.

Posted by Thorby on Feb 18, 2013; 2:36am
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So I did arrive, thank God. Something was bound to go wrong on a 13-hour trip on this old bike, right?  The speedometer and odometer stopped working 1/3 of the way through. I estimated speed with rpms and other traffic but I hate not being able to see mileage. I researched here and see that I should pull apart the front axle to make sure the cable is assembled right. Maybe when the front tire was replaced the axle wasn't put back together right.

Any advice on how I can loosen the screw that holds the odometer cable at the axle? For the life of me the screwdriver slips. Also, I read for a Yamaha the cable will turn three times for every turn of the wheel. Is it the same on my bike?  I unscrewed the cable at the top and it turns only once every 5 revolutions or so of the wheel.

Thanks.