Replacing the speedo cable

[liquidblackracing]

Hello all,
Sorry, it's been a minute I got called back into work so I've had less time to work on the bike.  So when I bought it the speedo cable was broken and I couldn't see how fast I was going.  After pulling the cluster out and getting to the cable the inners of the cable that spins was able to come out entirely.  (some bikes are made that way however the like has an internal clip of some sort that holds it in.  I found that the wheel side component was still good after lifting it and spinning it.  So I ordered a cable and here's the following procedure how I did it.


Hardness level:  4 out of 10. 
There are no special tools needed and fairly simple just don't pull to hard when pulling the cable threw.


Step one:
Remove the top plastics near the cluster.
       >This has 2 Phillips and 2 8mm bolts
       > once removed remove the plastic holding in the speedo cluster to access the cable.  There should be 3 clips. 
          similar to Stigs post found here https://www.kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=29611.0

Step two:
Remove and inspect cable.
        > on the back of the cluster is the speedo cable you can see the fitting screws off and you can see if the inner of the
           cable pulls out.  if it pulls out then the cable is no longer working correctly and will need a new cable.
               
Step three:
before buying a new cable make sure that the speedo drive unit is still working correctly
         > you can do this two ways.  you will need to pull the cable out of the speedo drive which is connected to the wheel with one bolt (i believe a 10 mm may have been and 8 :/)

         >Then you can do 2 things.
                    a.  Put it on the center stand and spin the wheel to see if the drive unit is spinning
                              > tech tip if you put your bike on the center stand push down on the back and put some wood in between
                                  the kickstand then the front wheel will stay off the ground. 
                    b.  get an assistant and push the bike forward to see if it's spinning
         > if it still spins then you don't have to replace it but its a good time to check

Step four:
once your new cable comes in you can do it the hard way and pull off all the plastics and have a hell of a time or you can do what I did which is a life hack for sure.  I do this process a lot with wiring and it worked pretty well with this speedo cable as well
         > So after the cable has been disconnected from the cluster I used electrical tape to tie the two cables together (the
            cluster end of the old cable and the drive end of the new cable.)



                >You want to make sure that you wrap the cable several times on one side then bring it back to the other.  I did
                  this 3 times just to ensure that the tape will not break while pulling the cable threw.



Step five
Pulling the cable threw
         > disconnect the bolt holding the cable onto the shock. 

                     > there is also a tab that needs to be pried underneath the front wheel fairing.  I took mine off because I
                        couldn't see it at first but I believe that this could be done with the fender on.

         > after taping the 2 cables together securely you are going to pull from the wheel side. 
                     >Warning if it gets snagged and it's too hard to pull makes sure you pulled that tab out.  pulling too hard will
                        break the tape and you will have to pull all the plastics to find where it snagged. 

step six
Alignment of the cable.
        > once the cable is pulled threw align the cable v into the drive unit tooth.  sounds complicated but its really not your
            just aligning the cable up with the drive unit.


        > once aligned place bolt back into the speedo cable that holds the cable into the drive gear.
        > bolt back the bolt from the cable bracket to the shock

step seven
insuring of cable alignment
        > to ensure this is done correctly you must spin the wheel to see if the cable at the top is spinning. if this is the case
           then you can start putting everything back together


step eight
reconnect the cable back into the cluster
         > after reconnecting the cable into the cluster reinstall the plastics holding in the cluster and secure the 2 Phillips
            and 2 8mm hex bolts

Step nine
Test drive.
          >  after putting it all back together, test ride the bike to make sure that your speedometer is now working correctly

Step ten
          >  after verifying your fix give your self a pat on the back and have a beer you are now finished. 

                 

[liquidblackracing]

here are some extra pictures that didn't make the cut reel.  tried to rename the album but can't figure out how to do it. 

https://imgur.com/gallery/KWgYEVV

[Stig / Major Tom]

Nice job !
New tire, or nearly new scooter?
How many miles before the speedo cable quit?
I ask because I think this is the first forum reported issue with this part.

Will set this as a DIY sticky.

Stig

[liquidblackracing]

So it's a 2018 but unknown mileage due to speedo cable not working.  before it stopped it was at 4700 previous owner said it was about "1000 miles" ago that it broke.  But who knows could have a ton of miles on it.  What I didn't check after reinstalling the cable is seeing if you could reverse the odometer by spinning it the wrong way.  he could have been doing some shady stuff like that to sell it for more cash :/ but who knows? (maybe not I got it for cheap $1300)  Or could have happened when we took it off-road    who knows the guy I bought it from may have been all of 19 and prob did some/ a lot of stupid things on it.  its in way better hands now

[Stig / Major Tom]

So it's a 2018 but unknown mileage due to speedo cable not working.  before it stopped it was at 4700 previous owner said it was about "1000 miles" ago that it broke.  But who knows could have a ton of miles on it.  What I didn't check after reinstalling the cable is seeing if you could reverse the odometer by spinning it the wrong way.  he could have been doing some shady stuff like that to sell it for more cash :/ but who knows? (maybe not I got it for cheap $1300)  Or could have happened when we took it off-road    who knows the guy I bought it from may have been all of 19 and prob did some/ a lot of stupid things on it.  its in way better hands now

New tires?

Stig