ride gifford national forest august 8th,9th and 10th

[carl_seattle]

I'm posting this here in case someone else has a similar problem with their speedometer. The gear apparently locked up & caused the aluminum tabs on the actual wheel to sheer off. No way to fix it, as the missing parts are bearing-mating surfaces & welding new tabs on wouold need to be machined to mate up with the seal. Gonna hafta buy a new wheel. I called a bunch of junkwards & found one for $250. Ordered new gear/housing for $80 Only good news is will have 2 wheels, so can have on & off-road tires. I use the GPS's speedo off-road so that's fine.

[Ed Dobson]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "carl_seattle" wrote:

> > I'm posting this here in case someone else has a similar problem with > their speedometer. > > The gear apparently locked up & caused the aluminum tabs on the actual > wheel to sheer off. No way to fix it, as the missing parts are > bearing-mating surfaces & welding new tabs on wouold need to be > machined to mate up with the seal. > > Gonna hafta buy a new wheel. I called a bunch of junkwards & found one > for $250. Ordered new gear/housing for $80 > > Only good news is will have 2 wheels, so can have on & off-road tires. > I use the GPS's speedo off-road so that's fine. >

I think(?) people have repaired this problem(the wheel) before. Maybe someone who has will chime in. ED

[Arden Kysely]

Haven't had this problem, but if I do I'll probably just pop for a bicycle computer/speedo or a Trailtech setup (about the same thing, but made for motos). __Arden

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Ed Dobson" wrote: > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "carl_seattle" > wrote: > > > > I'm posting this here in case someone else has a similar problem with > > their speedometer. > > > > The gear apparently locked up & caused the aluminum tabs on the actual > > wheel to sheer off. No way to fix it, as the missing parts are > > bearing-mating surfaces & welding new tabs on wouold need to be > > machined to mate up with the seal. > > > > Gonna hafta buy a new wheel. I called a bunch of junkwards & found one > > for $250. Ordered new gear/housing for $80 > > > > Only good news is will have 2 wheels, so can have on & off-road tires. > > I use the GPS's speedo off-road so that's fine. > > > > I think(?) people have repaired this problem(the wheel) before. Maybe > someone who has will chime in. > > ED >

[Ralph D]

Ride Gifford National Forest August 8th to 10th http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/trailbikes/index.shtml I will be camping at the Mortons Loggers Jubilee the 7th to the 10th in the city park. http://www.loggersjubilee.com/ hope to see some dual sport guys there. Ride safe and often guys