My Glee's speedo went erratic then stopped working

[Mark Fresh]

Hi

On a day trip to Bruge yesterday the speedo, whilst cruising at 120 Kmh, dropped, then rose again, then went all random speeds on me. It now sits at 0 no matter what speed I do.

I guess a connector or wire's come loose somewhere, does anyone know where I find it? I see there's a thread about a Wee's speedo but I assume they're different. The bike's only done about 3,000 miles.

Cheers,
Mark

[UK_Vstrom650]

My fazer used to do that if it had a loose battery connection...

I think there's a connection just behind the Speedo clocks - I'm sure someone will confirm/correct me

[MartinW]

Before you rip anything apart, remember you still have a long warranty on this bike.

[Mark Fresh]

Before you rip anything apart, remember you still have a long warranty on this bike.

Yep, I've got to ride it all week  and I can't get it to the dealer for a week or so, I just wondered if someone had a quick fix as I don't like riding without a speedo.

[Oop North John]

I'd take off the front sprocket cover and trace the wire from the sensor as far as possible. Also, I'd see if I can see any loose connectors between the sensor and panel. Otherwise having a GPS is useful for speed information.

Just looked on Stromtrooper forum and someone there reckoned that their -ve battery terminal being loose caused the speedo to read zero.

[kissofdeath]

mine did something similar, and turned out to be the sensor on the front sprocket had come off  

[Jacko]

Yes, speed sensor on the front sprocket is your first suspect.