Turning Back Odometers
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From: The Older Gentleman on 21 Jul 2010 15:34 Rob Kleinschmidt <Rkleinsch1216128(a)aol.com> wrote: > On Jul 21, 7:39 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older > Gentleman) wrote: > > Rob Kleinschmidt <Rkleinsch1216...(a)aol.com> wrote: > > > The crimp is generally concealed by whatever > plastic the instrument is housed in. On a totally > exposed speedo it'd be visible. On mine, the crimp > isn't visible until you open the headlight assembly > and pull the speedo. Er, yeah, I made this point several postings ago, actually. > > I've also heard that it helps to put a large hose > clamp around the ring when opening or closing > the crimp. Haven't actually tried this one. Opening it isn't the problem. Closing it without leaving a mark is the tricky bit. Speaking as one who tried it once. > > > >I'm speculating it might also be > > > possible to do some kind of small incision(s) just to > > > roll the leftmost odometer wheel. > > > > Heh. On my BMW, that would change the recorded mileage from 40,000 miles > > to 140,000 miles 0r 940,000 miles, dependingwhich way you flicked the > > digit. ;-) > > On a six digit odometer, you'd rotate just the highest > order wheel. On a seven digit, you'd have to rotate > two wheels. Not sure if this is doable or not, but > you obviously don't care much about wheels one through > five. I've got an old speedometer lurking in one of my Big Boxes of Buggered Bike Bitz. I'll have a look when I get home, and report back. Won't be for about three weeks, mind. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda CB400F Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools
From: Rob Kleinschmidt on 21 Jul 2010 22:52
On Jul 21, 11:34 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > Rob Kleinschmidt <Rkleinsch1216...(a)aol.com> wrote: > > On a six digit odometer, you'd rotate just the highest > > order wheel. On a seven digit, you'd have to rotate > > two wheels. Not sure if this is doable or not, but > > you obviously don't care much about wheels one through > > five. > > I've got an old speedometer lurking in one of my Big Boxes of Buggered > Bike Bitz. > > I'll have a look when I get home, and report back. Won't be for about > three weeks, mind. http://www.mgexperience.net/article/odo-adjustment.html Of course with everybody moving to digital, tampering with mechanical odometers is going to be quaint and amusing in a couple of years. Considering that it's supposed to be doable in less than an hour, I'd say "clocking" definitely involves surgery and not just driving the odometer til it rolls over. |