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I bought a '79 GS 850 about 3 years ago and really enjoy riding it. The id marks show that it was manufactured 11/78...not sure if it is a "L" model or not...as the Clymer owner's manuel talks about.
Anyway, for some time I've noticed that there was a slight whining noise in the speedometer, well recently that whining noise became a rumbling, vibrating noise and I noticed that the speedometer started registering much higher speeds than were actually being driven. I parked it that night and drove it to work (20miles one way) on the way home the needle started bouncing all over the place.
Well, I took the speedometer cable apart and it seems to be in good condition. I figured I'd need a new speedometer and decided to dismantle the speedometer and see if there was something obviously wrong. I didn't see anything broken...I put a drill on it and ran it...still nothing! I did notice that there were some shavings on the magnet though. I put it all back together and drove it to work again, still making a lot of noise, well the needle broke and then the rest of it popped out of it's place and fell to the bottom.
I called a local dealership, the guy told me they don't work on bikes older than 7 years...too many problems getting parts, etc.
He also told me that it may be a problem in the gears down on the front wheel where the speedometer cable goes into the housing.
Not sure what to do...need help!
Nice bike
Anyway, for some time I've noticed that there was a slight whining noise in the speedometer, well recently that whining noise became a rumbling, vibrating noise and I noticed that the speedometer started registering much higher speeds than were actually being driven. I parked it that night and drove it to work (20miles one way) on the way home the needle started bouncing all over the place.
Well, I took the speedometer cable apart and it seems to be in good condition. I figured I'd need a new speedometer and decided to dismantle the speedometer and see if there was something obviously wrong. I didn't see anything broken...I put a drill on it and ran it...still nothing! I did notice that there were some shavings on the magnet though. I put it all back together and drove it to work again, still making a lot of noise, well the needle broke and then the rest of it popped out of it's place and fell to the bottom.
I called a local dealership, the guy told me they don't work on bikes older than 7 years...too many problems getting parts, etc.
He also told me that it may be a problem in the gears down on the front wheel where the speedometer cable goes into the housing.
Not sure what to do...need help!
Nice bike
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