The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: VaSteve on April 18, 2009, 06:36:05 PM
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I went for a nice long ride and found that my odometer stopped (I compared it to the bike computer I have on the handlebars). Originally, I though the bike computer had gone haywire, so I watched the odometer for a while and it didn't change at all. Then it did. I went right on trucking like nothing was wrong. I didn't touch or otherwise do anything to it. What do you think happened?
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One cause of odometer malfunction is a little gear inside that slips out of contact with it's mating gear. It sounds like yours is right on the verge!
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I had this problem in my 944 and I was able to buy a new gear. Is there any such replacement or do I have to ship it to VDO/North Hollywood Speedometer to fix it?
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Unless you have a donor speedometer, parts are not available for the internal workings.
If you don't feel like going into the speedometer yourself, typical repair for this is around $180-200.
This usually includes a thorough cleaning, and recalibration.
I was bored at work about a month ago, and found a repair shop in your general area that does repairs on BMW motorcycle speedometers.
Southern Electronics in Richmond, VA.
http://carradio.com/
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Normally the gear just slips back and you can slide it back where it belongs and put on a drop of adhesive to help keep it put...
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One of the gears slipping on the shaft is the usual cause - see:
https://www.airheads.org/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=160
for repairs.
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One of the gears slipping on the shaft is the usual cause - see:
https://www.airheads.org/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=160
for repairs.
Cool, good find, but....were there supposed to be photos?
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Yes there should be photos - try this link
http://www.airheads.org/content/view/160/98/
good luck.
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Cool, thanks. That's similar to the 944 I worked on, but looks sturdier!