Broken Tachometer

[alois71]

So I am trying to set my idle but I cannot, cuz' my tachometer isn't working. Any ideas on where I should start to get this bugger working? There is absolutly no informaiton in the chylmer's unless I am missing it.

Cheers
.A71

[Jared]

Check to make sure the cable is attached and not stuck. If the cable is spinning freely- hook it back up to the tach  and with the engine running tap on the tach face with your knuckle- the tach may just be stuck.

Has the bike sat for a long time unused?

[GeeP]

Betcha your tach cable fell off.

Check the back of the tach.   

Common GS issue.   

[alois71]

Well if it did then I am an idiot. will look tomorrow morning.

[GeeP]

Nope, not an idiot, it's a common thing.

Exhaust header bolts and shifter levers also have a habit of falling off.   

[ohgood]

Nope, not an idiot, it's a common thing.

Exhaust header bolts and shifter levers also have a habit of falling off.   

when i noticed my shifter lever getting loose on the splines, i just used one of my nitrile gloves to shim it:

hold the glove over the spline, push the shifter lever on, rip the remainder off. it's a .20 cent fix, and it lasts till the next time you take the lever off for whatever.



pipe tape on the tacho cable/speedo cable does a great job

[GeeP]

WTF?  Surgical glove shim?  Jeez, and you got at me for suggesting Loctite bearing tite.

You need some safety wire and a #54 drill...   

Double standard, damn it!   

[Toogoofy317]

Is the bike a pre '04 ? Mine is an 04 and it has an electronic tach. Mine went nuts last year and had to be replaced. A month ago was changing a bulb and couldn't get the screw to tap back in had to use a slightly larger screw and a second washer to get it to work again what a pita!


Mary S.