The last two times I've taken the bike out I've been caught in heavy rains. The bike ran well, but now I have condensation in the tach and speedo housings. The bike sat all week in a garage (relative humidity is still pretty high), but the condensation has not gone away completely. Has anyone else experienced this? Will it go away with time or should I open them up?
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Condensation in the speedo and tach
Condensation in the speedo and tach
'99 1500 Drifter
If you live in a moist part of the world, won't this keep happening? I would gently warm the clocks (put a hot water bottle on them??) to get rid of the condensation.
Or move to hereabouts where it only rains 10", max, a year!!
Or move to hereabouts where it only rains 10", max, a year!!
.....to be myself, a pattern for others.
1979 CB650
1971 Norton Commando
1968 CB175
1979 CB650
1971 Norton Commando
1968 CB175
nickjtc wrote:If you live in a moist part of the world, won't this keep happening? I would gently warm the clocks (put a hot water bottle on them??) to get rid of the condensation.
Or move to hereabouts where it only rains 10", max, a year!!
I parked it out in the sun today, a rarity in the Ohio River valley.
I just moved to this moist place. I think I've seen the sun 8 times in six weeks. I will need some decent rain gear because I think my leather jacket and boots will be rotting before long. Oh yeah, and the garage (a term I use loosely) floods during heavy rains. Hmmm. I hope the rust demons do come for a visit.
'99 1500 Drifter
Re: Condensation in the speedo and tach
Vatch wrote: Will it go away with time or should I open them up?
There is no reasonable way to open the instruments without damaging them. Usually just riding should solve your problem. If you want to accelerate the process, you can remove the instrument lamps and do a trip at dry weather or use a haidryer. Another option is to dismount them, put out the lamps and let them dry out inside the house.
My garage is also quite wet and I have condensation/corrosion problems in winter. I remove the headlight mirror and spray the whole bike with oil, however I never removed the instruments or tried to seal or treat them with oil inside. Sometimes, there is some condensation but it always vanished and the instruments still work.
For instruction on how to get into your instruments, see this:
http://www.salocal.com/sohc/tech/speedo/spedo1.htm
I used this procedure to get the broken pieces of my speedo face out.
http://www.salocal.com/sohc/tech/speedo/spedo1.htm
I used this procedure to get the broken pieces of my speedo face out.
.....to be myself, a pattern for others.
1979 CB650
1971 Norton Commando
1968 CB175
1979 CB650
1971 Norton Commando
1968 CB175
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