Hi, '92 GS. The little rubber doohicky that covers the odometer reset button finally came off. Any suggestions for a solution? Glue a tiny condom over it ??
Thanks,
Don
Keeping water out of my speedo- the rubber thing broke
Keeping water out of my speedo- the rubber thing broke
'83 R80ST
'92 R100GS
'04 R1150RTP
garage full of airhead parts...
'92 R100GS
'04 R1150RTP
garage full of airhead parts...
- Ken in Oklahoma
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Re: Keeping water out of my speedo- the rubber thing broke
Well, first you need to stretch a new rubber bootie over the cable. It'll give enough, though it isn't exactly easy to do. And stay away from condoms, even on your Beemer. Your wife (if you have one) might not understand. (And I don't even want to think about what your riding buddies might have to say.)DonW wrote:Hi, '92 GS. The little rubber doohicky that covers the odometer reset button finally came off. Any suggestions for a solution? Glue a tiny condom over it ??
After the new bootie is on I do two more things to prevent a recurrence. First, I fill the rubber bootie with heavy grease. (RTV might be a better choice, though it will be hard to deal with when you need to remove the bootie.) The other thing I do is to tighten a thin zip tie around the neck of the rubber bootie (double wrap), to ensure that the bootie neck stays tight against the speedometer cable jacket.
Oops! Major correction follows:
My advice is for the rubber bootie at the bottom of the speedometer cable--not a reset button. The thing is, my advice was so good I just couldn't bear to edit it out!
Ken
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There's no such thing as too many airheads
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Re: Keeping water out of my speedo- the rubber thing broke
Cheers, Steve
Victoria, S.E.Oz.
1982 R100RSR100RS supergallery. https://boxerboy81.smugmug.com/R100RS
2006 K1200R.
1994 R1100GS.
Victoria, S.E.Oz.
1982 R100RSR100RS supergallery. https://boxerboy81.smugmug.com/R100RS
2006 K1200R.
1994 R1100GS.
Re: Keeping water out of my speedo- the rubber thing broke
Buy at least 2 if you plan to keep the bike. Keep your eyes open for some "substitute" thing, such as a vacuum tube cover for an auto, or some such. These little things either fall off or crack into bits all too quickly.
Had the same problem on our R65...
Had the same problem on our R65...
Clemson, SC
R100s, R75/5
R100s, R75/5