Author Topic: Is this normal? (Read 8249 times)

7omly · « **on:** 30 June 2015, 12:25:22 am »

I'm a bit perplexed. I pulled up next to another Fazer today and noticed it it had a different speedo to mine. Mine has a 260mph speedo. The other Fazer had a 260kph/160mph. Mine has no kph scale. Is this normal?

Paulfzs · « **Reply #1 on:** 30 June 2015, 02:24:21 am »

notice your "mph" sticker that is covering a kmh print.

it will have a speedo healer built in to take it to mph.

clayt74 · « **Reply #2 on:** 30 June 2015, 07:59:10 am »

Or if it doesn't have a healer fitted, you have been riding very slowly lol.

BBROWN1664 · « **Reply #3 on:** 30 June 2015, 08:11:23 am »

That is the speedo off of a European bike. Your bike may be a parallel import rather than a genuine UK bike or the speedo may have been changed for a euro one.

fazersharp · « **Reply #4 on:** 30 June 2015, 09:43:58 am »

Yep definitely a MPH sicker over the KPH

celticdog · « **Reply #5 on:** 30 June 2015, 09:45:49 am »

Hi 7omly,

in top gear at around 5000 revs have a look at what the speedo reads . . .
Is it 60 or 100? This will tell you if your reading Mph (60) or Kph (100)

Anyway, 260mph! that's the top end of this Porsche 9FF, even if it is blue

Paulfzs · « **Reply #6 on:** 30 June 2015, 12:29:42 pm »

Quote from: celticdog on 30 June 2015, 09:45:49 am

Hi 7omly,

in top gear at around 5000 revs have a look at what the speedo reads . . .
Is it 60 or 100? This will tell you if your reading Mph (60) or Kph (100)

Anyway, 260mph! that's the top end of this Porsche 9FF, even if it is blue

I know some people make a lot of stuff up on here to look cool but come on man.. a blue car doing 260mph... only a black car can go that fast.

7omly · « **Reply #7 on:** 01 July 2015, 01:11:03 am »

Around 60mph at 5000rpm. The good news is I can simply replace it with a genuine UK speedo? Anyone got one going cheap?

Paulfzs · « **Reply #8 on:** 01 July 2015, 02:05:47 am »

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-Yamaha-FZS600-Fazer-5DM-Clocks-Speedo-Speedometer-BREAKING-FZS-600-/221752079358?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item33a17433fe

all around £45 on ebay

i know where there is a speedo.. in a breakers ill be going by thursday maybe i can have an ask but i should imagine it will be about the same.

or..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-FZS600-S-FAZER-2001-2003-REPLACEMENT-MPH-SPEEDO-CLOCK-DIAL-UNDERLAY-/171214093138?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item27dd27bb52

BBROWN1664 · « **Reply #9 on:** 01 July 2015, 08:42:14 am »

7omly - There will be a box of tricks somewhere between the sensor and the speedo to make it read 60 instead of 100. You will have to remove that if you fit a UK speedo.

7omly · « **Reply #10 on:** 02 July 2015, 12:17:18 am »

Thanks BBROWN1664, I thought as much. I'm hoping it's just behind the speedo. To get a replacement with a time clock isn't easy as most are the earlier 1998-99 ones. It's still a fantastic bike and has rekindled my love of riding. The divvy was more or less for commuting but the Fazer is for everything because it's just fun to ride. I even find myself riding when it's rainy instead of using the car.

Paulfzs · « **Reply #11 on:** 02 July 2015, 01:56:37 am »

buy the number sheet thing that i posted above for £20. job done.

BBROWN1664 · « **Reply #12 on:** 02 July 2015, 08:53:48 am »

7Omly - The connectors are different on the later speedos. it wont be a straight plug in job.

7omly · « **Reply #13 on:** 02 July 2015, 07:48:30 pm »

My bike is a 2000 FZS600S with the time clock on it. I thought of buying the dial but was too keen on taking off the speedo needle. If I buy that dial will I have to remove the speedo healer. At 70 my needle is only one third of the way round the dial but on UK bikes 70mph is almost half way round.

Paulfzs · « **Reply #14 on:** 02 July 2015, 08:23:17 pm »

the healer is just a box with a plug on it.

get a decent set of pliers on the needle itll be fine

7omly · « **Reply #15 on:** 02 July 2015, 08:30:28 pm »

Thanks for the advice. I'm now unsure if the clocks are even off the right bike. Mine have odometer, trip one, trip two and time clock respectively when you press the top button. However I've seen what I assume are later boxeye clocks with a separate LCD display at the bottom of the rev counter. The more I look into it the more confused I am.

Paulfzs · « **Reply #16 on:** 02 July 2015, 09:11:21 pm »

post a picture of your whole clocks.

7omly · « **Reply #17 on:** 03 July 2015, 02:12:27 am »

Here are the clocks on the bike.

Decoke Dave · « **Reply #18 on:** 05 July 2015, 04:47:41 pm »

Quote from: Paulfzs on 02 July 2015, 01:56:37 am

buy the number sheet thing that i posted above for £20. job done.

My bike is exactly the same. Please correct me if I am wrong, but if you fit a new U. K. speedo face obviously the needle will then not read correctly, you will have to remove the electrical corrector box. But the bike will then record the mileage in kilometres as it is a genuine European speedo you have stuck the new face onto! I think?

BBROWN1664 · « **Reply #19 on:** 05 July 2015, 06:28:31 pm »

Decoke
If you convert the speedo (as 7Omly's has been done) the odometer starts to increase in miles instead of km's from the point of the conversion.

Decoke Dave · « **Reply #20 on:** 07 July 2015, 04:55:16 am »

Quote from: BBROWN1664 on 05 July 2015, 06:28:31 pm

Decoke
If you convert the speedo (as 7Omly's has been done) the odometer starts to increase in miles instead of km's from the point of the conversion.

Sorry I wasn't very clear on what I was saying, I meant if he tries to change it to be like a U.K. bike by fitting a replacement U.K. style dial face and removing the corrector, the speedo will be o.k. but it will revert back to recording the distance in kilometres. I think! Please correct me if i am wrong.

BBROWN1664 · « **Reply #21 on:** 07 July 2015, 08:43:32 am »

yes. That's right.
Dismantling the speedo case will often cause more problems than it solves too.

7omly · « **Reply #22 on:** 09 July 2015, 01:16:29 pm »

The nightmare continues. I purchased a low mileage (15,500 miles) and they look mint. I followed the advice of foccers and removed the speedo healer. I fitted the replacement clocks and the fun began. As soon as I switched the ignition on the speedo needle went to 28mph. I took the bike for a ride and ridethe speedo responds oddly. I reckon I was doing around 45 but the speedo was showing around 75mph. My bike appears to have an electronic speedo pick up on the left fork leg. Are these Kmh or Mph specific. I beginning to despair. The bike runs perfect in all other respects. Whilst I was removing the speedo healer from the junction box under the tank I found this item with a green wire going into one side and a black/red one coming out of the other but not connected to anything. Any help would be grateful because I now have the better half nagging me about buying a dog, not the canine variety but the bike. Women don't understand that at 15 year old it just might need some maintenance.

7omly · « **Reply #23 on:** 09 July 2015, 01:19:29 pm »

Speedo running at 28 mph at idle.

7omly · « **Reply #24 on:** 09 July 2015, 01:22:23 pm »

Removing this didn't sort it as I hoped it would.