Front end whirring

[ChristoT]

Evening all!

For a pleasent change, this isn't a problem but a solution!!

As some may know (and Dead_Eye has heard first hand), there has been a weird whirring / rubbing sound coming from the front end of my bike at speeds above 40mph, but not below. And no one knew where it was coming from. Brakes, bearings, even fairing were considered and ruled out. I was in the biek shop earlier, turning to a pro for advice and the solution appeared: the speedo cable was bone dry. The chap greased it for me, and narry a squeak from it now!

So there you have it. If you get a weird, rubbing noise above 40mph, which dies out as you decelerate, try greasing the cable! 

[red98]

a speedo cable on a fazer !!!!!!

[Andy FZS]

I got a noise from mine when the speedo "stator" or whatever it is called was broken, I glued it temporarily a year ago then forgot about it. But only electrical strings that go from there to the speedo no cable.
Andy

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[ChristoT]

All I know is that the mechanic said he greased the cable, that it was bone dry, and now there's no whirring. I have no idea precisely WHAT he did, but it worked!!  :lol :lol :lol

[red98]

All I know is that the mechanic said he greased the cable, that it was bone dry, and now there's no whirring. I have no idea precisely WHAT he did, but it worked!!  :lol :lol :lol

christo`s,  top tip of the month....... :rollin :rollin :rollin

[simonm]

I'm confused.  The speedo on a Fazer is electronic isn't it ?  Otherwise what's the point of the magnets and electric cable coming up from the front wheel ?  Maybe I'm wrong, wouldn't be the first time.

[darrsi]

Yeah, i'm a bit lost too?  :look
The only thing to grease is the in the wheel hub around where the lugs slot in place.

[ChristoT]

No idea exactly. I have to go round tomorrow to pay him (he shut the shop by the time I came back from the test ride), so I'll pick his brains then and report back.

[Dead Eye]

Looking forward to hearing back on this mystery fix

[darrsi]

No idea exactly. I have to go round tomorrow to pay him (he shut the shop by the time I came back from the test ride), so I'll pick his brains then and report back.

I reckon when you go back you'll find it all boarded up and that it never was a bike shop, it was all just a dream  :lol

[Punkstig]

More than likely greased the gears in the speedo pick up, it's a worm gear, there's two different ones - metal on metal gears and metal on plastic, don't know which year they changed it but yeah, you can take it apart yourself with the wheel off, clean it all out and regrease, I went through 3 of the bloody things on the 120,000 mile-er!

[ChristoT]

[quote author=ChristoT link=topic=7856.msg76618#msg76618 date=1368737292]
No idea exactly. I have to go round tomorrow to pay him (he shut the shop by the time I came back from the test ride), so I'll pick his brains then and report back.

I reckon when you go back you'll find it all boarded up and that it never was a bike shop, it was all just a dream  :lol
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I hope not! That's my social hub!

[Dead Eye]

I sooo hope that is the case, would be a fantastic story ending

[ChristoT]

I sooo hope that is the case, would be a fantastic story ending

If that is the case, the story ending will be me coming to Chelmsford to pester you whenever something is wrong with the bike, or I want to socialise with bikers! Which is several times a week, be warned...  :lol :b

[ChristoT]

I sooo hope that is the case, would be a fantastic story ending

If that is the case, the story ending will be me coming to Chelmsford to pester you whenever something is wrong with the bike, or I want to socialise with bikers! Which is several times a week, be warned...  :lol :b

[simonm]

[quote author=Dead Eye link=topic=7856.msg76662#msg76662 date=1368744722]
I sooo hope that is the case, would be a fantastic story ending

If that is the case, the story ending will be me coming to Chelmsford to pester you whenever something is wrong with the bike, or I want to socialise with bikers! Which is several times a week, be warned...  :lol :b
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I do recall the birm meet being a ChristoT q&a session.  Deadeye was in his element.

[ChristoT]

If Rossi is The Doctor, then surely Dead_Eye is The Surgeon. 

How good is Rossi at rebuilding engines anyway?  :lol

[limax2]

More than likely greased the gears in the speedo pick up, it's a worm gear, there's two different ones - metal on metal gears and metal on plastic, don't know which year they changed it but yeah, you can take it apart yourself with the wheel off, clean it all out and regrease, I went through 3 of the bloody things on the 120,000 mile-er!

Are you thinking of a different model ? Never seen any gears on a FZS600 speedo pick-up  :\ .

[red98]

[quote author=Punkstig link=topic=7856.msg76633#msg76633 date=1368740577]
More than likely greased the gears in the speedo pick up, it's a worm gear, there's two different ones - metal on metal gears and metal on plastic, don't know which year they changed it but yeah, you can take it apart yourself with the wheel off, clean it all out and regrease, I went through 3 of the bloody things on the 120,000 mile-er!

Are you thinking of a different model ? Never seen any gears on a FZS600 speedo pick-up  :\ .
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:agree ....yeh me too.....never seen a worm drive on a  600 fazer 

[simonm]

[quote author=limax2 link=topic=7856.msg76697#msg76697 date=1368776193]
[quote author=Punkstig link=topic=7856.msg76633#msg76633 date=1368740577]
More than likely greased the gears in the speedo pick up, it's a worm gear, there's two different ones - metal on metal gears and metal on plastic, don't know which year they changed it but yeah, you can take it apart yourself with the wheel off, clean it all out and regrease, I went through 3 of the bloody things on the 120,000 mile-er!

Are you thinking of a different model ? Never seen any gears on a FZS600 speedo pick-up  :\ .
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:agree ....yeh me too.....never seen a worm drive on a  600 fazer 
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:agree

I don't recall Mr Hayne's mentioning it either.