honeybs@radix.net wrote:
> On 02 Jul 2000 01:26:13 GMT, mcriderhk@aol.com (howard kelly) wrote:
>
> ><< I have a tank mounted speedo. I put a slight bend in the top of the
> >cable to releave the stress on the speedo nipple where the cable
> >attaches. The piece that goes into the speedo keeps breaking off. >>
> ><< beekeep >>
> >
> >how much of a bend? maybe if it was not meant to be bent, that is why it is
> >breaking.
> >are you keeping the cable lubed?
> >
> They are brand new cables. It hits on the top bar of the frame.
> Without a slight bend (5 degees or so) the frame pushes the speedo
> nipple sideways causing the drive to bind. I am trying to stay away
> from boring straight down through the frame.
>
> Looking through several catalogs I didn't see any the listed dash
> mount speedos with an angled nipple to miss the frame. Do they exist?
>
> beekeep
>
dash mount FXR speedo's have an angle drive unit to the speedo head.
Some speedo cables have a metal tube coming off the speedo with a bend to them,
like the FXRT and some of the early XL's.
HogDr
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