I noticed my speedometer needle had been bouncing around more than usual a month ago, so l went through the process of lubricating the cable a couple weeks ago. I scheduled some time with the guys I bought this from in Ohio, and rode up there last Sunday. 2009 Bullet, AVL. I had some issues (noises) I wanted to discuss with them, as well as some general maintenance question. One of them rode around the neighborhood (somewhat rural area), and came back with good info.
I was so cold on the way up that I thought I would freeze. The whole time, I was saying to myself, "This was a mistake. This was a mistake. This was a mistake." Twenty miles into a 150-mile round trip, my speedometer and odometer stopped working. Something else to ask about. The air temp had warmed a lot by the the time I headed home, and there were no more loud noises, so it was a nice ride. Very windy, though. Pretty sure I saw whitecaps on the Ohio as I neared Pittsburgh.
So, the guy gave me a couple used speedometers to try out. One has about 4800 miles on it. Black face. The other, as he pointed out, has no miles on it. It has a white face. I think it looks nicer, and will be easier to read. And I've got no problem multiplying by .6 as I go along.
I haven't started the project, yet. I have things to move around, and not much room. Any idea what kind of plug I'm likely to encounter? The black-faced speedometer has two plugs, and the other one has a single plug. Same number of contacts, and the wires are all color coded the same. Just wondering if I should anticipate having to cut and splice wires before I get into it. Maybe I could make up the proper harness before leaving the basement.
And I'm assuming the problem isn't in that unit mounted on the axle.