PaulDun Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 As I'm a complete electrickery luddite it doesn't take much to stump me Now I've finally got the bike running the way it's supposed to I'm going to sort the less important but annoying issues out. Number one on my list is the lazy rev counter, it never reads over 4000rpm no matter what, it ticks over at an indicated 1000rpm and blipping the throttle hardly moves the needle. So is my tacho goosed or can anyone throw any light on the subject. Please bear in mind that electrickery really is a black art to me :oops: Quote
Fazz711 Posted September 13, 2019 Posted September 13, 2019 1100 Katana. Doesn't that have a cable driven tacho? If so won't be an electrickery fault. Check the cable is OK. Quote
PaulDun Posted September 13, 2019 Author Posted September 13, 2019 5 hours ago, Fazz711 said: 1100 Katana. Doesn't that have a cable driven tacho? If so won't be an electrickery fault. Check the cable is OK. Thanks for the reply Faz but the Katana with the combined speedo & Rev counter has an electric tacho Quote
Blubber Posted September 13, 2019 Posted September 13, 2019 34 minutes ago, PaulDun said: Thanks for the reply Faz but the Katana with the combined speedo & Rev counter has an electric tacho Are we talking GSX1100SD / SZ - aircooled Katana or GSX1100F - Powerscreen oil cooled . ? Quote
Swiss Toni Posted September 13, 2019 Posted September 13, 2019 45 minutes ago, Blubber said: Are we talking GSX1100SD / SZ - aircooled Katana or GSX1100F - Powerscreen oil cooled . ? Probably a proper one ... he's from Cheshire! 1 Quote
PaulDun Posted September 13, 2019 Author Posted September 13, 2019 5 minutes ago, Swiss Toni said: Probably a proper one ... he's from Cheshire! Yes it is a proper one an 1100 air cooled SZ oh and despite what everyone says us warringtonions know we’re in Lancashire 2 Quote
no class Posted September 13, 2019 Posted September 13, 2019 that has a cable driven tach .... unless Suzuki made a special model just for you . Quote
Askamaskinservice Posted September 13, 2019 Posted September 13, 2019 8 minutes ago, no class said: That's the speedo not the tach . Here are only wire for speedo. And here is a plug where the tachwire should go, so it must be electric. Let's see some schematics. 1 Quote
PaulDun Posted September 13, 2019 Author Posted September 13, 2019 1 hour ago, no class said: that has a cable driven tach .... unless Suzuki made a special model just for you . No mate the speedo is cable driven but the tacho is electronic Quote
Dezza Posted September 13, 2019 Posted September 13, 2019 The tacho has a wire to it that is connected to one of the output wires from the CDI unit. There could be a dodgy connection here, on the earth for the clocks or the unit is faulty. To eliminate a faulty clock, source an electronic tacho (I use one from a 600 teapot, £10 from autojumble) and connect the coil feed and earth, then start the bike. If the tacho works fine, your expensive, iconic, kat clocks are faulty and need someone who knows what they are doing to look at them. If the test tacho doesn't work correctly, then start delving into your wiring connections (including the earth to the clocks). 1 Quote
PaulDun Posted September 13, 2019 Author Posted September 13, 2019 Thanks for that I’ll have a dig around and see what I can find Quote
Swiss Toni Posted September 13, 2019 Posted September 13, 2019 3 hours ago, no class said: that has a cable driven tach .... unless Suzuki made a special model just for you . Guess they did! Quote
Fazz711 Posted September 13, 2019 Posted September 13, 2019 You learn something every day. LOL 1 Quote
no class Posted September 13, 2019 Posted September 13, 2019 .... meant to say speedo ....my bad . 3 Quote
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