Broken needle

tubesteak
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Broken needle

16 Mar 2011 15:49

i can honestly say that ive never seen this happen before.
it just broke while riding today. nothing special, just looked down it was fine, looked up, looked down again and this is what i see:

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Re: Broken needle

16 Mar 2011 19:30

#438462

They get brittle over the years, and with enough vibration - snap!

Not too hard to fix though... lots of info around here and at Z Resto

Good luck.

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79 Kawie Z1000 LTD
81 Kawie Z1000 CSR
83 Honda VT750C A
85 Kawie GPZ900 A2
86 Zukie GS1150 EG
93 Yamie XV1100 E
Lucky to have rolled many old bikes through my doors

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Re: Broken needle

16 Mar 2011 20:10

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Some years back, a little spider got inside my speedo and spun a web that grabbed the needle and held it at about 60 mph. It didn't move for MONTHS..... that stuff sure is tough.:laugh:

1979 KZ-750 Twin

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Re: Broken needle

17 Mar 2011 11:01

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bountyhunter wrote:

Some years back, a little spider got inside my speedo and spun a web that grabbed the needle and held it at about 60 mph. It didn't move for MONTHS..... that stuff sure is tough.:laugh:

The cross hairs of my old David White builders level was made from the web of a black widow spider. The toughest web there is.

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'91 ZG1200B5 Voyager XII, stock

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