How screwed am I?

[thebrawnyman_imp]

On all Honda motorcycles (with the possible exception of the new Gold Wing), the odometer reading is burned into a chip in the actual meter assembly and is not changeable. The tripmeter zeroes out when the key is shut off or power is disconnected.

Interesting, makes sense to avoid tampering... and easy replacement...

[flynrider]

I fixed this on my '13 model last year (after a deer impact).

The '13 and '14 have different meters, but I think the procedure is basically the same.

On mine, both the outer cover and the inner (white) plastic mount were both badly cracked. Instead of buying new meters (which will reset your odometer), I opted to buy the plastic outer cover and plastic board mount separately. As I recall, the cost was less than $100 for both pieces. Here's a short post I made about it :

http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....#pid205961

If your outer plastic is intact and the inner (white) plastic piece just has a single crack, I'd definitely go with a JB weld or other epoxy fix.

BTW, that "loose" feeling on the meters is normal. They're rubber mounted and can easily be moved by hand.

[thebrawnyman_imp]

I fixed this on my '13 model last year (after a deer impact).

The '13 and '14 have different meters, but I think the procedure is basically the same.

On mine, both the outer cover and the inner (white) plastic mount were both badly cracked. Instead of buying new meters (which will reset your odometer), I opted to buy the plastic outer cover and plastic board mount separately. As I recall, the cost was less than $100 for both pieces. Here's a short post I made about it :

http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....#pid205961

If your outer plastic is intact and the inner (white) plastic piece just has a single crack, I'd definitely go with a JB weld or other epoxy fix.

BTW, that "loose" feeling on the meters is normal. They're rubber mounted and can easily be moved by hand.

Yea, the only piece cracked is the white plastic piece. The other piece has a small nick that I can live with. I looked at your post and I found it interesting when you talked about the amount of screws it took. When I disassembled mine last night, it took only seven screws to get to it.

[Cormanus]

On all Honda motorcycles (with the possible exception of the new Gold Wing), the odometer reading is burned into a chip in the actual meter assembly and is not changeable. The tripmeter zeroes out when the key is shut off or power is disconnected.

Do you mean the tripmeter resets when you switch off the ignition? Mine doesn’t.

[dave]

If you are going to repair it I suggest using an epoxy called Marine Tex. You can purchase it at a store that sells boats and accessories, and it is much better than JB weld. Comes in white and gery.

[flynrider]

I fixed this on my '13 model last year (after a deer impact).

The '13 and '14 have different meters, but I think the procedure is basically the same.

On mine, both the outer cover and the inner (white) plastic mount were both badly cracked. Instead of buying new meters (which will reset your odometer), I opted to buy the plastic outer cover and plastic board mount separately. As I recall, the cost was less than $100 for both pieces. Here's a short post I made about it :

http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....#pid205961

If your outer plastic is intact and the inner (white) plastic piece just has a single crack, I'd definitely go with a JB weld or other epoxy fix.

BTW, that "loose" feeling on the meters is normal. They're rubber mounted and can easily be moved by hand.

Yea, the only piece cracked is the white plastic piece. The other piece has a small nick that I can live with. I looked at your post and I found it interesting when you talked about the amount of screws it took. When I disassembled mine last night, it took only seven screws to get to it.

Did you remove the circuit boards from the white plastic piece? The majority of the screws were holding the circuit board to the white piece (at least on the '13 model). As I recall, there were about 8 screws per side and they were all in there very tight. Another good reason to do an epoxy repair if you can.

[pekingduck]

On all Honda motorcycles (with the possible exception of the new Gold Wing), the odometer reading is burned into a chip in the actual meter assembly and is not changeable. The tripmeter zeroes out when the key is shut off or power is disconnected.

Do you mean the tripmeter resets when you switch off the ignition? Mine doesn’t.

Do you mean the tripmeter resets when you switch off the ignition? Mine doesn’t.
Sorry Cormanus, you're right. I meant to say if battery disconnected or meter unplugged.

Tripmeters (and radio stations on factory radios) will retain their settings, and clocks will keep time if the ignition key is just switched off, but will reset if the battery or the meter assembly is disconnected.

On Hondas, there is a battery backup wire (red/green) that does not go through the key switch, and always maintains a small amount of current draw for the memory for tripmeters and clock (and radio stations on factory radio models).

[peterbaron]

Sorry to hear..if it were my bike, everything would be installed back to its previous condition by OEM parts. No substitute.
Good luck

[GoldOxide_imp]

If bike scars add character and the subassembly still works and does not allow ingress of rain water, fixing might be a practical choice. There are UV-cured bonding products that can be successfully used on heavy duty plastics. Maybe consider that option. But do check if they can withstand UV exposure (ironically) from the sun. Many traditional epoxies react to sun exposure.

[thebrawnyman_imp]

Update on this issue, I bought some two-part epoxy plastic weld and applied it the the cracked white housing along each fissure in the crack. Once it has dried it was rock solid and I bolted up everything to great success. Everything works and can handle any stress that is presented to it so far. I have put about 200 miles on it since the incident and the only way to tell it ever broke is a small 1/2 scrape on so plastic chrome. So everything turned out fine!

As another poster said, he would replace any part with new and I would love to have $700 to spend on a new speedo assembly but and then I'd have to deal with a malfunctioning speedo on the title which may cost me a grand in negotiating power if I were to ever sell the bike.

I performed all repairs myself with great help from the full service manual. The manual is a great $60-$80 investment that I highly recommend.