Odometer stopped working and started again.

[VaSteve]

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?

[Justin B.]

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!

[VaSteve]

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?

[Bob_Roller]

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/

[Justin B.]

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...

[drewboid]

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.

[VaSteve]

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?

[drewboid]

Yes there should be photos - try this link
http://www.airheads.org/content/view/160/98/
good luck.

[VaSteve]

Cool, thanks.  That's similar to the 944 I worked on, but looks sturdier!