G2 Lightweight Speedo - over enthusiastic

sej · Post by **sej** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 12:23 pm

Hi, my G2 speedo has decided to show speeds of 20 to 30 mph when bike is just wheeled along! When ridden fairly slowly it went right round to the stopper! Anyone had a similar problem or a good idea what the problem may be please? Many Thanks Steve

bikerisme · Post by **bikerisme** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:29 pm

hi sej.you could try greasing the inner cable except the last 6 inches or so at the speedo end if its dry it tends to stick this wont cost nothing to try if not then test the speedo head

kernow kid · Post by **kernow kid** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:51 pm

Hi sej, there was a very interesting article in the Jampot the other month that emphasised the importance of the length of the inner where it enters the speedo head. Some replacement cables had the inner too long. Have you recently changed the cable/inner? Maybe worth checking this?
Regards KK

sej · Post by **sej** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:50 am

Hi Bikerisme and KK
Thanks very much for replies.
The cable has been back on for a couple of years when I finished putting the bike back together, though has not been greased in that time. The cable is over 30 years old, in fact it is possibly the original one. The speedo has now stopped at 30 mph, so possibly time to do some further investigation.
Thanks again for the suggestions I will give them a try.
All the best
Steve