speedo issue

[Bogdan Swider]

Time to relate this again: On at trip a while back - 140 miles before I hit St. Louis - my speedometer and odometer suddenly stopped working. Checked the cable at a truckstop; it was fine. Figured I'd deal with the problem when I got back to Colorado. Traveled close to a thousand miles without these aids. Didn't miss the speedo much; sure missed the odometer. When in inspection mode, the first thing I did was detach the cable housing at the top and zip lock it so the cable would be visible when riding. It ( the cable ) wasn't moving pointing to the problem being below, at the wheel. Took the wheel off and had a look. Didn't take long to see what went wrong. There's a flat ring/plate that couples the gears to the wheel ( 41064 -1051 receiver - speedometer, for those of you into numbers and diagrams ). Two protrusions on the inside fit into a gear and two on the outside mate with the wheel. The outside protrusions were bent around the gear away from the wheel; they no longer fit into the notches were they were supposed to live. The manual showed that the part was supposed to be flat. The manual also suggested that you shouldn't try to fix parts in this assembly instead recommended changing the whole thing. There were part numbers however, and the ring was made of pliable steel. It was easy to hammer back to its original flat condition. I put everything back together and went for a ride. Everything worked fine. Why did the part get bent and cause my speedo/odometer to fail ? My best guess is that things got out of line when I had the wheel off for a tire change. They lined back up when I forced them together but not before the ring got out of shape. But not so out of shape that it didn't work for a period of time. Another thing: the ring doesn't lay perfectly flat against the wheel. The ends of a circlip peak out from behind a oil seal and interrupt the surface the ring presses against. I didn't take that stuff apart because the seal seemed to be pressed in ( maybe ) and I didn't want to mess with it. Typical KHI sloppiness of design or an anomaly ? At some point I'll have a look at someone else's wheel. Lesson for the future: I'll try to remember to check this system when I change tires. Bogdan

On 12/18/06 3:13 PM, "John" wrote: > > > > > Mine did the same thing this weekend except it quite totally and I > just assumed it is a broken cable so I ordered one. > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com , > "clutz003" wrote: >> > >> > My speedo quit working mid trip today. I pulled off of the freeway >> > fully expecting that it had come loose from the hub or from the >> > instrument panel but both were tight. I got back on the freeway and >> > at freeway speeds it indicated 10 MPH or so then after awhile got up >> > to 60 or so but once I slow down the process starts over again. I am >> > guessing that after awhile the cable starts to "spin up" kind of like >> > the gryoscopic instruments in an airplane. >> > >> > It has been a thousand miles or so since I have had the front wheel >> > off for anything. >> > >> > Any suggestions or know issues? >> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[klr43]

I was changing the seal and o-ring on the outputshaft (15k miles)and I noticed that the output bearing inside the case has a seal on it. Is this correct? The bearing # is 6305LU. This bike is new for me but this is the first time I ever saw a sealed bearing "inside" a motor. I understand that this area is lubed by the pump, and can't help but wonder where this oil goes if the bearing is sealed and the output shaft seal is tight. Thanks in advance.