Speedo drive??

[my98xplorer]

IS the thing that the speedo cable plugs into on the front wheel called the speed drive? I think mine is bad but im not sure. I just got some new (new to me anyway) gauges and my tach works but the speedo still doesnt. Any other ideas?

Thanks, Brian

[lhanscom]

Make sure your cable is good, they break sometimes. The speedo drive also seems to die eventually, so it's very possible, I've replaced 1 on 2 different bikes.

[my98xplorer]

Make sure your cable is good, they break sometimes. The speedo drive also seems to die eventually, so it's very possible, I've replaced 1 on 2 different bikes.

Its a new cable, so i know thats not the problem. I was hoping it was just my gauges before, but i got some replacement gauges and it still isnt working. Do you know where i could find a new one (or used) and are they hard to replace?

[lhanscom]

Make sure your cable is good, they break sometimes. The speedo drive also seems to die eventually, so it's very possible, I've replaced 1 on 2 different bikes.

Its a new cable, so i know thats not the problem. I was hoping it was just my gauges before, but i got some replacement gauges and it still isnt working. Do you know where i could find a new one (or used) and are they hard to replace?

Well I'm pretty sure they don't make parts for bikes made in 1893 anymore, but let's say your bike was made in 1983, just for fun. Check out http://www.bikebandit.com or http://www.ebay.com. Ron Ayers is a good place, but you need the part number first which you can get at bike bandit, or a number of other places.

Does anybody know which other bikes share the same unit? They may all be identical.

[SqDancerLynn1]

Bike Bandit is still a grat place to order parts but they do not give you the part #s check here for the part #s

http://www.alpha-sports.com/suzuki_parts.htm

disconnect the speedo cable from the speedo & turn the front wheel by hand to see if the cable turns