Speedometer Died any ideas?

[idaida98]

While traveling at 75 mph my speedometer died. I found no info in the honda service manual and could not access the archives here so does anyone have any idea as to why this may have happened?

[Challenger]

Is it an I/S or a STD, the I/s is electrical and could just be a bad connection, or the wheel senser took a crap, does the volume go up on your radio as you go faster? if so the senser is working, If it is a STD the speedo is mechanical and could be a broken cable. Need more info.

[John Schmidt]

What model of Valk, is it a Tourer or Standard or an Interstate?  If either of the first two it can be a broken cable or cable drive on the left side of the front wheel. If an I/S, could be a problem with the drive on the front wheel or a problem with the panel itself. The cable drive for all the bikes are the same, it's the method of take-off that's different on the I/S. If either of the first two models, I'd pull the cover off the speedo and remove the cable end, then unfasten it from the front wheel and see if the cable comes out in two pieces instead of one.


Challenger beat me to the keyboard.