96 Flstn Speedo Help!

[tatey]

speedos packed up.
im getting a flashing zero when moving and thats it. the speedo seems to try to be setting itself when the ignitions turned on but no reading on lcd readout or tripometer. anybody got any ideas. previosly on two recent occasions the needle would stick at 20 but correct itelf if engine was turned off then on again. thanks if you can help.

[Scotty]

I had pretty much the same symptoms years ago, and it was the speedo sender unit that was the problem, not saying for sure that your problem, but its something to think about:

[tatey]

Thanks for the reply scotty, i tried that last weekend but no change,
ive looked around the intraweb and the best bet is the rectifiers buggered.
failing that im calling it a day and going down to a shop. (its starting to cost me sleepless nights trying to figure it out)
CHEERS TATEY

[Scotty]

Cant see it being the Rectifier, but hey I'm willing to be proved wrong
Do you know anyone near you that you could a speedo off to try on yer bike to rule that out of the equation.

Had trouble with the them in the past but never affected the speedo.

[tatey]

Just had a call from chester HD, initial clock price was £153.00 so was awaiting for it to arrive after confirming it was the clock. however they no longer stock that code and the new replacement will be over £300....from the states. (i feel like ive been mugged).
tateys

[Limey_Dave]

What's the part# they say they can't get?

[Scotty]

If its the same i,ve got one here from a 2000 Fatboy for sale, its got about 8,000 miles on it
07931682584 text me or call with the part No and i will have a look.
But have a word with Limey_Dave first in case he has one.
He posted first.

[tatey]

DOH i knew i should have asked here first!
its paid for now so ill have to bite the bullet,(but im going to leave the price tag on forever just for the effect).
thanks for the offer though, ive no idea of the part numbers as parts guy had the book. the bikes a 96 flstn, ive no idea if a later clock would fit.
thanks again though
tatey

[Limey_Dave]

No I don't have one,all mine tick and twitch.

I like to have parts book for anything I have however many wheels.
Failing that I would have got part no's from dealer and checked here for price and availability.

Harley-Davidson Guernsey - Harley Parts

Next stop,at the risk of sounding like a broken record,would have been an Indy who is a member on here and builds customs to see if he had a take off or one on the shelf that didn't get used.

I've found stuff before now by just putting part no in google.

Yes I know this wont help now but there may be a next time.

[tatey]

cheers dave, ive had the bike over 2 years now done 12,000 miles and never had a single problem with it. so things like parts numbers and such like never entered my big head.(until needed of course). thanks for the advise though, hope to meet up with you out there in rally land.
take care
tatey