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Title: 199,650 miles and now the odometer breaks?
Post by: Motorhobo on July 02, 2025, 01:16:58 PM

If it had broken anywhere past 200k I'd leave it, but I just can't ride this bike with 199,650 miles on it. Every time I look at it, I get pissed off that it broke 350 short of 200k. So I have two choices - black electrical tape over the odo or fix it.

I still have the instrument cluster from a 1995 I parted out about 8 years ago. Replace the whole odometer assembly or replace whichever gears are broken?

Looking at this, my gut tells me to replace the whole assembly. Recommendations appreciated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u6tRX92JWM

Title: Re: 199,650 miles and now the odometer breaks?
Post by: Chaos on July 03, 2025, 12:16:09 AM

3rd choice, pull the thing apart and roll the numbers around to anything you want.  Not kosher but I won't tell.

Title: Re: 199,650 miles and now the odometer breaks?
Post by: Motorhobo on July 03, 2025, 08:41:08 AM

I want it to turn 200k but I don't want to go to hell and be in the same room with all those other odo-tamperers for the rest of eternity.

BTW it started working again yesterday, but I'm sure that's only temporary. Maybe it's related to the brutal heat dome over the Eastern US, since obviously the gears aren't toast yet.