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Moondog
Flying Brick Rider
Joined: 09 Oct 2004
Posts: 670
Location: Richmond Hill, Georgia
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 Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:48 pm Post subject: New tire cut speedo cable in half - 1996 K1100RS |
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On the way to the Cherohala Skyway in NC, a fellow rider had noticed that my tire had exposed band. We had just finished a twisty and I was lucky he saw it before I rode anymore. We found a local dealer who had my size but couldn't match brand. Beggars can't be choosers at this point. $200+ later out on the Cherohala we stopped to take some pictures and a another fellow rider noticed my tire was low. Checked the pressure and sure enough almost flat. Used my portable pump to get it as high as it would go and found the new 90 degree valve stem leaking, bad. With no cell signal we limped down the mountain until we got a signal and called the shop. He came out to pick me up, replaced the valve with a standard straight valve and on my way I went, AGAIN!
On the way home to Atlanta the next day, I noticed the speedo wasn't working.
NOW WHAT! Used my GPS for speed until I got home and today I got into the bike and found that the speedo cable, which I had coiled once near the tire, on top of the drive shaft, had been nearly severed by the tire sidewall. It was a Pirelli Angel and has quite a sharp side wall. The wire had been cut hence losing my speedo signal. Good thing I enjoyed the trip as much as I did....
That's my story and I am sticking to it. |
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drikko
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Joined: 20 Nov 2009
Posts: 1966
Location: Brisbane, OZ
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:09 am Post subject: |
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Hhhmmm, just went and looked at mine, there's no spare wire to make a coil out of on my speedo cable, there's some spare further in near where the swingarm pivot effectively is but not enough to make a circle out of!
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Laverda RGS 1000 '84
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Moondog
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Joined: 09 Oct 2004
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Location: Richmond Hill, Georgia
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:40 am Post subject: |
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| Well I had enough that I could have coiled it anywhere but for some reason thats where I coiled it. The new one will be coiled somewhere else. I e-mailed Mr. Duck and inquired about a used one but haven't heard back yet. I got other work that needs to be done also. |
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sccommuter
Flying Brick Rider
Joined: 25 Oct 2011
Posts: 155
Location: Metromess, Tx
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| Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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I just rode that area 2 days ago. Great roads,but there's a whole lot of empty out there as far as cell reception goes. Glad you made it safe and enjoyed the ride. Your story made me go check my cable. All is good. 
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Moondog
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Location: Richmond Hill, Georgia
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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| sccommuter wrote: | | I just rode that area 2 days ago. Great roads,but there's a whole lot of empty out there as far as cell reception goes. Glad you made it safe and enjoyed the ride. Your story made me go check my cable. All is good. |
Amen, never hurts to give it a look. I checked my contract with AT&T and I am locked until December of next year. Most of the time, my fellow riders had more reception than me and they use Verizon. Seems that Verizon has better coverage. |
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