Speedo cable

24-02-2017, 11:09 PM

It's snapped off near the hub..... Not having had time to look, and not being home, and needing to get in to a mot asap.....is bolt on to the back of the speedo?

Dirty · 24-02-2017, 11:53 PM

Dunno that they check speedo for mot? They might, worth checking.

Martin C · 25-02-2017, 10:32 AM

MOT does not include anything related to the speedo (apart from it being marked with mph), just a record of the odometer reading as seen.

Nickj · 26-02-2017, 07:12 AM

Correct, my old dirt bike had no speedo and passed MOTs with no problems.
Don't sweat it, fix at your leisure.
I did get a tiny GPS speedo with data logging, designed for cycles and walking.

utopia · 26-02-2017, 11:23 AM

Yep .. can't see how they could easily test a speedo anyway.

Was your speedo needle bouncing around before the cable snapped ?
This used to be the general scenario in the old days, as the cable lube dried up and the inner cable started to bind in the outer.
Eventually they would seize and then snap.

Cable attaches to the speedo via a knurled nut that you have to undo with your fingers .. or carefully with pliers or grips, padded with rag.

Dirty · 26-02-2017, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by utopia

Yep .. can't see how they could easily test a speedo anyway.

Yep, that was what made me think it wasn't part of the test. Of course if it wasn't working at all they could spot that during the brake test. As long as it's not the type of scenario where if it's attached it has to work it should be ok.

slob · 26-02-2017, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Martin C

MOT does not include anything related to the speedo (apart from it being marked with mph), just a record of the odometer reading as seen.

as long as it hasn't been broken for a full year

Martin C · 28-02-2017, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by slob

as long as it hasn't been broken for a full year

It would make no difference, they would simply record the same odometer reading and pass it without a problem.

24-02-2017, 11:09 PM	#1
davkyt Guest Posts: n/a	Speedo cable It's snapped off near the hub..... Not having had time to look, and not being home, and needing to get in to a mot asap.....is bolt on to the back of the speedo?

24-02-2017, 11:53 PM	#2
Dirty Bockloks Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London Bike: No Bike Yet! Posts: 4,601	Dunno that they check speedo for mot? They might, worth checking. __________________ Wounds heal, chicks dig scars, glory lasts forever Beware of eBay

25-02-2017, 10:32 AM	#3
Martin C Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Burton on Trent Bike: M900 Posts: 244	MOT does not include anything related to the speedo (apart from it being marked with mph), just a record of the odometer reading as seen. __________________ Owning a Monsta is not the beginning of the end, but it may well be the end of the beginning....

26-02-2017, 07:12 AM	#4
Nickj Too much time on my hands member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Forest Of Dean Bike: S2r Posts: 3,194	Correct, my old dirt bike had no speedo and passed MOTs with no problems. Don't sweat it, fix at your leisure. I did get a tiny GPS speedo with data logging, designed for cycles and walking. __________________ "The final measure of any rider's skill is the inverse ratio of his preferred Traveling Speed to the number of bad scars on his body." Song of the sausage creature

26-02-2017, 11:23 AM	#5
utopia No turn left unstoned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: leicester Bike: M750 Posts: 4,545	Yep .. can't see how they could easily test a speedo anyway. Was your speedo needle bouncing around before the cable snapped ? This used to be the general scenario in the old days, as the cable lube dried up and the inner cable started to bind in the outer. Eventually they would seize and then snap. Cable attaches to the speedo via a knurled nut that you have to undo with your fingers .. or carefully with pliers or grips, padded with rag.