My speedo gauge had been in my bad book lately. Few months ago the inner bulps went off. Then the needle broke. Two weeks ago the display panel parted. wtf??
What's next? The whole gauge is going to fly off?

What do you guys think? The gauge is firmly secured and so does the bracket too. I had dismissed the vibration factor. The needle seems to make a turn whenever I on/off the ignition as well.

The good news is the gauge is still working. [&:]

 

i am sorry to hear about that but ROTFLMAO!!! how in the hell does that happen??? are you going down stairs or something? lol sorry to hear about your troubles but i think it is safe to say that it is a rare problem.

 

These are street bikes not MX bikes

 

LOL Jon.. can I sue Honda then?

 

HEY!! i had a dream about it and i think i might be right, what year is your bike? and is it an outdoor bike mostly? because i think that the UV could have something to do w/wearing down the plastic on both the faceplate and the needle. the other day i realized how much the speedo bounces when you go over bumps. so MAYBE that is why.
JonBrown

The MX jumps couldnt help either

 

Lol Jon do you really need to dream about this crazy things? Its a 97 model and most of the parts had been changed to 98-99 model due to unforeseen circumstances.
Well I don't care about the needle as long as its working but I need to dismantle the gauge to stick the panel.
Any idea of what kind of electrical issue it can be because I believe something is not right that makes the needle to spin whenever I on/off the ignition.

 

what type of speed sensor does the 97 use? is it an all electrical? and does the needle spin whenever when the key is on? or running? or riding?

 

Yes its electrical where the sensor is attached at the front sprocket cover. The needle only make a spin when I turned on the ignition. It become normal when the bike runs. The needle will make a spin again when I off the engine as well.

 

Too bad the needle thing is no intentional that would be a pretty cool mod.

 

lol stynk I know what you mean.. like the new speedo. The problem with mine that its stay on the other side till the bike starts to move.. I guess it happens so after I replaced the rectifier.