hi. i'm karl. i'm 18 and my cbr fl is my first bike. unfortunately i have to dodge speed cameras at the moment cause my speedometer has died. so i was just wondering what it might be and if any1 could give me any tips on fixing it. thanks



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does your bike have a speedo cable? that would be the first place i would look.

 

should have an analog cable, but i dont know much about them. sorry.

 

there should be a cable running from the left side of the front axle to the back of the speedo guage on the instrument cluster.

check to see that the axle gear for the speedo has not worn out the gear. that would be the most likely cause of the problem. that unit can be easily be replaced by removing the front wheel. if you want to know if the speedo guage is working, hook a drill to the end of the cable (axle end) and try to spin the needle. don't worry about the speed of the drill, even the fastest will only clock 30-35 mph.

 

brilliant. thanks for the help and advice guys, i'll give it a go and let you know how i do.



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do you have mesh on your maintenance panels? do you have it on both sides? i am going to do that to mine, but was looking at the right panel, and it doesnt appear to have clearance between it and the frame. did you have any issues with this?

 

yep there is mesh on both sides on the maintenance panels, i dont remember having any problems when fitting it. i found the easiest way to put it on was to cut the mesh into two parts and bend it round each hole at the back of the panel. i applied mine with fiberglass body filler, so its not coming back off. be sure to use stainless mesh, i didnt and mine started to rust so i had to mask off the pannels and clean it, [&:] then i treated it and spray it chrome, which i must say actually looks better because its shinier



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nice. what kind of exhaust you running there?

 

its a remus viper, its sounds fantastic. i bought it on ebay for £170.00, bargain, then i had to buy a new down pipe system to fit the exhaust but it was money well spent. as you can see i removed the passenger grab rail and patched and filled the arches in the back pannel too, i think it makes it look a little sportier. i'm hoping to soon spray my rims yellow also



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