wobbly tach

[Guest]

when i bought the bike the tachometer cable was broken

i replaced it and the tackle work fine

now under acceleration or high rpm the needle wobbled all over the place especially in 6 gear

[jbs80106]

have you lubed it regularly/lately? both inside and down the cable?

[Im Faster]

the cable is less than a month old i have not lived inside the motor it gauge

[jbs80106]

Can't remember when I replaced my tach cable if it was pre-lubed or not (bought it from local Suzi dealer). I'd guess it probably was. Spraying some lube into the tach might help. Wierd angle to spray 'up' but has worked for me in the past.

[Macguyver]

This problem does seem to come up fairly regularily with the old gals.

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=95295&highlight=bouncy+tach

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=160474&highlight=bouncy+tach

It seems that the cure for this is a good cleaning of the interior workings of the tach/cleaning and relubing/replacement of the cable.

When I first bought my bike, I doused the insides of the speedo and tach with WD-40 and haven't had a problem. The color of the run-off was pretty nasty though.

[Im Faster]

i relubed and it helped

[Macguyver]

When in doubt, lubricate!