Tacho tightness

[Jimbob]

Afternoon all I noticed yesterady that my tacho was slightly lose as in i can move it up and down a bit i tried tightning the 2 bolts at the bottom but they were already tight. I also noticed that sometimes when i start the bike the needle does not move till i give it a tap. Should it be able to move slightly or should i take it off and tighten it? If so whats the procedure for doing this?
Cheers

[codajastal]

Sounds like the rubbers are perished hence the movement and the tachometer cable is at the back.. Just loosen it off and re-tighten it up. Unless its an electric one then you have a problem


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[Janx101]

I have same occasional zero reading until tapped tacho ...  .... I was working on the theory that 'tap to fix' was an accepted method!!    ... They do it in Top Gun!! 

... Edit ... And yes I just checked .... Mine is the electronic fed one ... The needle just sticks when it's cold ... Never really bobbles once tapped and bike is warming up or running

[Jimbob]

Yeah I wasn't to worried about the tapping to be honest I was more worried about it being loose

[mitch79]

Remove the two acorn nuts securing the taco and place a couple of extra washers over the studs. Washers need to be large enough to slide over the shank of the stud. Seems to be a common thing but the fix is easy

[Jimbob]

Cheers ill see what washers i have tomorrow