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Subject:- Wet Speedo
This question was asked by a member:-
A few weeks ago I left my ST1300 - on its sidestand - outside a cafe whilst I did a bit of R&R. The heavens opened and the bike got a real soaking. Later I rode off. A mile down the road my speedo started to play up. I knew Ii was really making progress but the speedo only read 40mph (sometimes even less) and tickover showed me doing 10mph. Later I was officially doing nothing at all whilst keeping up with the traffic. I had to rely on the rev counter - until that went as well! In a 30mph limit behind a slow moving car, in 4th gear reading 5000 revs! Got home in one piece - bike in the garage to dry out - two days later back on the bike everything as normal. Problem sorted itself out I thought. Last week in the lake district on holiday - bike left out in the rain for a day - same problem as a result. This time I was riding in the dry and the problem 'dried itself out' within ten miles or so. Obviously the problem is water getting in to something somewhere. Does anyone have any idea where the water is getting in, to what and how do Ii sort is out?
These replies were submitted by members:-
1. The problem is most certainly water getting in and short circuiting the electrics. In the early 80's I owned a Suzuki GS750 and when water got into the electrical contacts on the gearbox switch, the LED gear indicator on the clocks would tell you that the bike was in 8th gear!
Not too helpful with sorting out the problem, but I thought you'd all like to here about an 8 speed Suzi - Editor.