11-16-2024, 02:40 AM
(11-15-2024, 11:27 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote:(11-15-2024, 11:09 AM)pdedse_imp Wrote:(11-15-2024, 10:44 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: Ok, while we're on the topic, this is interesting. I was riding home last night on my Interceptor, and was on a stretch of freeway that was empty. I started hitting my horn button just to test it, and noticed that each time I hit the horn, my speedo needle would peg at top speed.
It only does this when the bike is moving and registering some speed. When the bike is stopped and I hit the horn, the needle doesn't move. Kinda weird. Nothing else is odd as far as electronics. I did replace the speedo cable, which is electronic, not mechanical. Not sure what that has to do with anything, but you never know.
Razor, next time you ride yours, if you don't mind, hit the horn while you're moving and glance at the speedo to see if the needle jumps.
Maybe the speedo needle doubles as a decibel meter for the horn?
Maybe the speedo needle doubles as a decibel meter for the horn?
Hmm. I don't think so. When the bike is standing still and you hit the horn, the speedo needle doesn't move. And when the bike is standing still, there's no wind noise to drown out the horns, so the sound of the horns themselves would be the loudest. So I don't think the speedo needle is a decibel meter for the horn. Good idea though.
As happens frequently, any issues that arise frequently are related with what was last done to the bike, so speedo cable you replaced, either being faulty or 'a pinched nerve' upon installation seems a likely suspect for the speedo needle / horn issue.
What did the RE forum people say? Anyone there with a similar issue?