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Message started by och on 09/09/23 at 16:36:09

Title: Odometer got stuck
Post by och on 09/09/23 at 16:36:09

Just when I thought I sorted out all the problems, something else broke. Went for a ride with a group of friends today, and the bike reached 6999 miles, and as I was riding the "tenths" digits were rolling from 0 to 9, but the rest of the odometer would not roll over to 7000 - they were just stuck at 6999. After about 40 miles the odometer finally rolled to 7000, and from there on continued to work normally. It appears that the "thousands" digit must have been stuck and had trouble rolling from 6 to 7, and other digits are working properly. I'm afraid it will happen again when I reach 8k, 9k and so on.

Anyone else ever have this issue?

Title: Re: Odometer got stuck
Post by J Mac on 09/10/23 at 09:23:20

Well, at least this will help your resale ;D

Just joking. I haven't had odometer issues except on my classic VWs. Odometer problems are aggravating for sure.

Title: Re: Odometer got stuck
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/10/23 at 15:22:37

I wish mine had, when I was 25...

Title: Re: Odometer got stuck
Post by och on 09/10/23 at 16:49:49

It may be nice for resale, but it makes it impossible to track gas mileage and oil change intervals.

Title: Re: Odometer got stuck
Post by verslagen1 on 09/10/23 at 17:30:04

being off 40/50 miles every 1000 can't be too hard to deal with, don't do mpg over the 1k mark aint hard.

Title: Re: Odometer got stuck
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/10/23 at 19:43:54

Do you have to Add oil between cha?

Title: Re: Odometer got stuck
Post by J Mac on 09/10/23 at 21:15:22

Haha. I'd have settled if mine stopped at around 40. I was briefly in great shape at that age.

544B4D4A5750615161594B470C3E0 wrote:

I wish mine had, when I was 25...

Title: Re: Odometer got stuck
Post by och on 09/11/23 at 18:18:21

57484E4954536252625A48440F3D0 wrote:

Do you have to Add oil between cha?

Yeah, after all that happened with the recent repairs, it looks like my bike is burning .1 quart every 100 miles.

Title: Re: Odometer got stuck
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/11/23 at 18:28:36

Your odometer is the least of your problems.
At forty MPG you're spending $7.50 on gas at $3.00/gallon, plus oil. Plus tires?

I used Dino oil. New oil, go long before adding.
As miles add up, oil use increased.
When adding became just irritating, I changed oil .
Three thousand miles? I don't think I was getting that between changes.

Title: Re: Odometer got stuck
Post by Ruttly on 09/12/23 at 09:11:53

JOG is so correct , if it doesn’t leak oil. Modern oils are so much better than oils of the 70s. First of all , more truth with LARGE engines , every engine seeks its own level , right where it likes to run. Don’t keep adding a 1/2 cup of oil. Level will stabilize then when you notice a drop from ITs level this first indicator to go buy oil & filter. On a tiny motorcycle engine it can be tough to know that small amount. So rule of thumb is Look thru the window before you push the button !!!