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Technical => Bike Problems/Questions => Topic started by: iansoady on November 09, 2025, 03:21:49 PM

Title: Trip knobs
Post by: iansoady on November 09, 2025, 03:21:49 PM
No this is not a rude post about idiots on tour.... I need to remove the trip reset knobs from 2 speedometers (modern-ish Japanese) but can't for the life of me see how to do it. Any useful tips?
Title: Re: Trip knobs
Post by: Moto63 on November 09, 2025, 03:34:15 PM
No this is not a rude post about idiots on tour....
 Any useful tips?
Sorry Ian no useful tips I’m afraid, however love the first bit. Made me giggle 🤣🤣🤣
Title: Re: Trip knobs
Post by: iansoady on November 09, 2025, 04:43:34 PM
Glad it amused you.....
Title: Re: Trip knobs
Post by: xbally on November 09, 2025, 05:17:30 PM
Suggest you try "Sex Actually"  with Alice Levene, see TV Guide Together TV or...the ones I've worked on have a tiny screw which is INSIDE the trip knob itself and if you're very careful can usually be undone with a jewellers screwdriver- phillips or slot head both seem to work.
Title: Re: Trip knobs
Post by: iansoady on November 10, 2025, 09:46:39 AM
Thanks Martin, although I don't understand your suggested TV programme.....
Title: Re: Trip knobs
Post by: xbally on November 10, 2025, 11:48:13 AM
Sorry Ian, ignore me- I was just trying to add a bit of humour but maybe I went a bit too far!
Title: Re: Trip knobs
Post by: iansoady on November 10, 2025, 01:03:12 PM
Never mind, your other suggestion was correct for one of my speedos. There was a tiny phillips head screw lurking down there. The other one has a blind head so am a bit flummoxed......
Title: Re: Trip knobs
Post by: xbally on November 10, 2025, 01:25:03 PM
Thanks Ian. The phillips type is very common in my experience. I've just stripped the clocks on my CB1 project to check out none functioning idiot lights -mainly due to poor electrical connections but also a blown bulb. It was a right Chinese puzzle trying to get it all back together in one piece. Luckily I didn't need to remove the trip meter knob but 36 year old plastic is not a good material to work with!

What's the other speedo off?