Tachometer/Speedometer Box

Matthew04833 · 03-10-2008, 09:15 AM

The tach works fine but the speedometer doesn't I checked the odometer cable thing and it works. anyone know where I can get a new one for a Lifan Gy-5?

Jim · 03-10-2008, 06:25 PM

Cable or the whole guage cluster thing?

MATT · 03-10-2008, 09:06 PM

did you check the connection where the cable meets the speedo? Mine came slight loose and it stopped working. I know that the infamous rabbit scooters carries those parts.

Matthew04833 · 03-12-2008, 09:58 PM

the whole cluster thing

03-12-2008, 10:05 PM

just think though..if you replace the whole cluster then you are at 0 kilometers again.

Jim · 03-12-2008, 10:20 PM

Great for resale value

Or he could hook the cable up to a drill and spin it till he matches if he wanted...

I believe rabbit scooters has them in their parts store, or if you have an American Lifan bike I would phone or email Bruce (EJcycles) or Top (RPM)... You also might be able to find one on ebay, likely from TMS.

pumpkin · 03-13-2008, 12:05 PM

i got mine from bruce @ ejcycles

03-13-2008, 03:05 PM

I was joking about the speedometer reset thing. Just wanted to make that clear. I have not, nor would I, engage in that sort of unscrupulous behavior. I believe that what comes around goes around (bad karma), if you dish out crap, you get a plate full of crap in return.

sry to go off topic in this post, but I wanted to make certain that individuals do not get the wrong idea.

Jim · 03-13-2008, 04:38 PM

Well I think with this is it is like that saying, half a dozen of one, 6 of the other, or whatever it is?

If he leaves it with a broken speedo and such, the odometer won't put on any more miles. If he puts on a new one it starts off at 0... I was joking about the resale value thing... I think the "proper" thing to do is note the miles when the odometer was replaced, and mention that to the future purchaser? Of course... The drill should work too...

walkingdude · 03-14-2008, 07:54 PM

Do you think the FBI is monitoring this forum like Eliot Spitzers bank records and phone call.? If so I also want to state " I would never do anything illegal, ever, never no way. Of course if Kristen would have me in return, then maybe I would spin an odometer.

theENIGMATIC · 03-14-2008, 10:48 PM

In Canada odometer tampering is a federal offence........

:wink:

Jim · 03-15-2008, 02:20 AM

You are allowed to replace them if they break though aren't you? And I meant spin it forward, not backward... So it matched the old broken odometer...

03-15-2008, 12:52 PM

Let me state how vehemently I disdain those who would for their own selfish purposes alter the odometer. And for the record, Mr. FBI fella, my avitar has absolutely nothing to do with my true feelings about the abuse and or use of controlled substances. Also, I have no link whatsoever to anyone who would in fact condone the doing of illegal stuff. Also, I am a very law abiding citizen, very patriotic and an overall nice guy who loves his government despite whatever failings it may have (which I am sure it does not have any at all).

Also, please note that the members of this forum, whether US citizens or Canadians, or whatever other nationality they may be, are all very upstanding and law abiding individuals.

The only reason we ride chinese bikes is because of the cost/fun factor. If there were a US or Canadian bike of comparable quality and cost, we would of course endorse that bike above any other.

Oh, and the only reason I chose a red bike is because red happens to be my favorite color.

03-15-2008, 04:04 PM

Hey guys...the above post was made in humor. sorry if it came across wrong.

walkingdude · 03-15-2008, 09:54 PM

I'm still laughing :P

03-10-2008, 09:15 AM	#1
Matthew04833 Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 45	Tachometer/Speedometer Box The tach works fine but the speedometer doesn't I checked the odometer cable thing and it works. anyone know where I can get a new one for a Lifan Gy-5?
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03-10-2008, 06:25 PM	#2
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	Cable or the whole guage cluster thing? __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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03-12-2008, 10:20 PM	#6
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	Great for resale value Or he could hook the cable up to a drill and spin it till he matches if he wanted... I believe rabbit scooters has them in their parts store, or if you have an American Lifan bike I would phone or email Bruce (EJcycles) or Top (RPM)... You also might be able to find one on ebay, likely from TMS. __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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03-13-2008, 12:05 PM	#7
pumpkin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Westover wv Posts: 443	i got mine from bruce @ ejcycles __________________ 06 american lifan 200 gy-5
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03-13-2008, 04:38 PM	#9
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	Well I think with this is it is like that saying, half a dozen of one, 6 of the other, or whatever it is? If he leaves it with a broken speedo and such, the odometer won't put on any more miles. If he puts on a new one it starts off at 0... I was joking about the resale value thing... I think the "proper" thing to do is note the miles when the odometer was replaced, and mention that to the future purchaser? Of course... The drill should work too... __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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03-10-2008, 09:06 PM	#3
MATT Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 83	did you check the connection where the cable meets the speedo? Mine came slight loose and it stopped working. I know that the infamous rabbit scooters carries those parts.
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03-12-2008, 09:58 PM	#4
Matthew04833 Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 45	the whole cluster thing
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03-12-2008, 10:05 PM	#5
Guest Posts: n/a	just think though..if you replace the whole cluster then you are at 0 kilometers again.
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03-13-2008, 03:05 PM	#8
Guest Posts: n/a	I was joking about the speedometer reset thing. Just wanted to make that clear. I have not, nor would I, engage in that sort of unscrupulous behavior. I believe that what comes around goes around (bad karma), if you dish out crap, you get a plate full of crap in return. sry to go off topic in this post, but I wanted to make certain that individuals do not get the wrong idea.
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03-14-2008, 07:54 PM	#10
walkingdude Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver Posts: 35	FBI Monitoring Do you think the FBI is monitoring this forum like Eliot Spitzers bank records and phone call.? If so I also want to state " I would never do anything illegal, ever, never no way. Of course if Kristen would have me in return, then maybe I would spin an odometer.
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03-14-2008, 10:48 PM	#11
theENIGMATIC Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 392	In Canada odometer tampering is a federal offence........ :wink:
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03-15-2008, 02:20 AM	#12
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	You are allowed to replace them if they break though aren't you? And I meant spin it forward, not backward... So it matched the old broken odometer... __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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03-15-2008, 12:52 PM	#13
Guest Posts: n/a	Let me state how vehemently I disdain those who would for their own selfish purposes alter the odometer. And for the record, Mr. FBI fella, my avitar has absolutely nothing to do with my true feelings about the abuse and or use of controlled substances. Also, I have no link whatsoever to anyone who would in fact condone the doing of illegal stuff. Also, I am a very law abiding citizen, very patriotic and an overall nice guy who loves his government despite whatever failings it may have (which I am sure it does not have any at all). Also, please note that the members of this forum, whether US citizens or Canadians, or whatever other nationality they may be, are all very upstanding and law abiding individuals. The only reason we ride chinese bikes is because of the cost/fun factor. If there were a US or Canadian bike of comparable quality and cost, we would of course endorse that bike above any other. Oh, and the only reason I chose a red bike is because red happens to be my favorite color.
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03-15-2008, 04:04 PM	#14
Guest Posts: n/a	Hey guys...the above post was made in humor. sorry if it came across wrong.
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03-15-2008, 09:54 PM	#15
walkingdude Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver Posts: 35	I'm still laughing :P
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