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Posted by pcarrell
- April 20, 2015, 19:36:42 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on April 20, 2015, 15:06:23 PMOh, my info must be bad! I was told that in your neck of the woods it would be July 18th from 3:15pm to 3:25pm.already come and gone......so not sure of what you expect here.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- April 20, 2015, 15:06:23 PMQuotealready come and gone......so not sure of what you expect here."I can't wait! My ten minutes of riding season is almost here!"
All the 800's uses the same cable. Not sure of the 1500's because I don't have one to check with.
Posted by pcarrell
- April 20, 2015, 14:31:17 PM.....and so another mystery comes to a close. Tune in tomorrow when Ratman says, "I can't wait! My ten minutes of riding season is almost here!" 
Posted by greenbarn
- April 20, 2015, 13:16:52 PMThanks, Chief, Yes, I meant Speedo.... I fixed it.
I'll bet the speedo is different so the cable end is different. As far as I can tell, the forks are the same, triple trees look the same...
Posted by chief
- April 20, 2015, 11:43:02 AMYou mean speedo cables. I don't think the speedo's were the same, maybe front-end differences also.
Posted by greenbarn
- April 20, 2015, 11:14:25 AMInteresting, according to Ron Ayers site, these are the part numbers:
99 1500 Drifter: 54001-1239
99 800 Drifter: 54001-1238
03 800 Drifter: 54001-1238
99 1500 Nomad: 54001-1236
So it appears the 800 and the 1500 had DIFFERENT throttle Speedo cables, I wonder why? or what is different? Nomad is yet another different part number.
BTW, these cables are only $11-12 on Ron Ayers, so the $20 + $5 shipping used cable on Ebay is really a BAD DEAL....
Posted by chief
- April 20, 2015, 11:12:49 AMHonestly, I have never heard about any problems with the 800 speedo. The early 1500's had real problems.
Posted by greenbarn
- April 20, 2015, 11:05:14 AMQuote from: pcarrell on April 20, 2015, 05:11:26 AMYes, but ALL the 800s have a speedo cable, not just the 2000. It's just the 1500 that ONLY the 99-2000 have cables. I figured if it were much of a problem on the 800s, it would be even more evident since there are a lot more of them out there with cables than there are black 1500s. But I have not heard much about it........ There were so few 800 blackouts in the U.S. that I haven't heard....
Just checking, as there was a used speedo cable for sale for a 800, and I had thoughts of picking it up for a spare. But, if the stock ones had issues with length I should be looking for a different part....
Posted by pcarrell
- April 20, 2015, 05:11:26 AMI don't know. I've only heard it said of the 1500. There were so few 800 blackouts in the U.S. that I haven't heard. One clue might be if the 800 and 1500 speedo cables have the same part number. We know they have the same forks, so if the speedo cable is the same, I'd say that the fix should work.
Posted by greenbarn
- April 19, 2015, 20:43:03 PMPC: do you know if that holds true for the 800 as well??
rawv: attached is the speedo drive sleeve that Troll was talking about - I happen to have my 800 torn all over the shop right now, and this is out of the 800. I think they are the same..... If this little jewel isn't in there right- tabs have to line up- the hub won't hook up with the speedo drive....
Posted by pcarrell
- April 19, 2015, 11:46:33 AMThe speedo cable breaking is a known issue, and the fix is to get a Nomad cable to replace it. The Nomad cable is a tad longer and it helps with longevity.
Posted by shunter v8
- April 19, 2015, 06:35:47 AMI would say it is probably the cable is not located properly in either the speedo drive or speedo head as it was working before. I had a similar fault on one of my enduro bikes. What I did was disconnect the cable at the speedo drive end and put a battery drill on to the cable and start it up slowly the speedo did not work,I reversed the direction of the drill and it worked fine. The speedo drive was turning when I turned the wheel. The fault turned out to be the gear in the drive was worn and would not turn when the cable was connected. It was a plastic gear to be fair.
Posted by rawv
- April 18, 2015, 19:34:04 PMI did that with the cable but yes it may have popped out and yes the inner speedo was on the new wheel ,I'm going to pull it apart again and check things out . This just baffles me because if you put it back together like it came apart I just don't know what can go wrong I've had the front wheel off a few times before and never had any problems . Thanks you guys I'll let you know when I find the problem.
Posted by Troll
- April 18, 2015, 18:02:39 PMYou replaced the complete wheel assy? Is the sleeve that drives the speedo gear in the wheel?
Posted by greenbarn
- April 18, 2015, 17:22:48 PMIt's possible the cable (center part) came out of the speedo, up at the dash. Take the cable off at the wheel, and push on the center cable and turn it to see if it "pops" into place (has a square end that has to fit into the drive up at the speedo). Turn it by hand to see if the speedo needle moves. If you can get it to turn, then it is engaged up at the speedo. Then put it back on at the wheel, and spin the wheel again, see if it moves the needle.