freelancethink
XS400 Enthusiast
I purchased the ’83 yamaha xs400rk seca from a friend in Portland, Oregon. I gutted the seats of a 12-passenger van and drove to Los Angeles, CA. The bike had 4.4k miles on the odometer and was in a fair but dilapidated state of tune. The bike was made roadworthy then I discovered California requires used, out of state motorcycles have 7000+ miles or else they are subjected to a new vehicle tax.
I began trying to speed up the odometer, first using a drill then trying to manually advance the mileage to >7000. The problem is that I could never get the 1/10th gear to advance; hence the odometer In the end I worked on turning the 10,000, considering that I would only have to turn 1 number 1 turn to satisfy the legal requirement(the mechanical odometer now reading 14,400 miles.) I got the 0 to turn into a 1 but now the speedometer doesn’t register anything at all.
I was forceful but didn't feel anything snap. Regardless, I would like to have a function speedometer again. Ideally I would like to repair my current speedometer. If this is not possible then I would like to insert a speedometer into my stock gauge cluster.
Any suggestions on how I can repair or replace the speedometer so it will register speed and distance?
I began trying to speed up the odometer, first using a drill then trying to manually advance the mileage to >7000. The problem is that I could never get the 1/10th gear to advance; hence the odometer In the end I worked on turning the 10,000, considering that I would only have to turn 1 number 1 turn to satisfy the legal requirement(the mechanical odometer now reading 14,400 miles.) I got the 0 to turn into a 1 but now the speedometer doesn’t register anything at all.
I was forceful but didn't feel anything snap. Regardless, I would like to have a function speedometer again. Ideally I would like to repair my current speedometer. If this is not possible then I would like to insert a speedometer into my stock gauge cluster.
Any suggestions on how I can repair or replace the speedometer so it will register speed and distance?