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    DTR125 2001 Removing The Reed Switch ?

    in Dual Sport, Offroad Bikes

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    The reed switch restricts your speed to 60ish mph, but i have read that removing it completely can cause problems (i.e cutting it out), so the way to solve this is to move it away from the speedo face.

    "The speed is restricted by means of a reed switch which is mounted in the rear of the speedo. It tells the CDI when the bike reaches 60mph and stops the revs from increasing.

    To remove the speedo restriction take off the headlamp cowl and pull out the spring clips holding the speedo in. Then unscrew the speedo cable and lift up the clock. You will see two things in the bottom of the clock casing. One is round and is the light bulb for the clock, the other is white and oblong. This is the reed switch and you carefully prise it out and tuck it to one side out of the clock. I suggest you put it in a bag and tuck it as far away as possible. Do not cut or disconnect it.

    " taken from http://dtr125.net/tuningf.htm

    You may also want to read OG's thread http://www.yamahaclub.com/forums/topic/20583-de-restricting-my-dt125r/

    Vez.

    DONT CUT THE REED SWITCH OFF just pull it out wrap it in cling film with a little vaseline and tape it up dont cut it and just undo the 2 side bolts that hold the front cowl on as it holds the speedo in place to get to it at the back looks like a fuse but be gentle, also there is a site that show you hold to cut back the air intake email me and i will show you

    speedo cable

    in The Bar

    Posted

    Hi Bash,

    I guess we are talking tacho drive .... and you are correct with an oil seal being present in the drive as the bike in question is a bit young for me where is the drive situated ?

    Regards Jim

    on the top on the right of my engine right behind my break fluid blue top up for the back wheel, it is leaking like a brown oil from it

    speedo cable

    in The Bar

    Posted

    :welcome: Bash,

    it would be good to know what model of Yamaha you are talking about. in the time period I worked on Yam's none had a speedo drive connected to the engine, but a lot of them had a Tacho Drive connected to the engine ! So I guess if you give a bit more info we could help you more

    Regards Jim

    Oh sh'@t yeah i have a dt 125 lc on a 52 reg sorry hah

    speedo cable

    in The Bar

    Posted

    Can any body help, i have just noticed some oil which looks like it is coming from the speedo cable that is connected to the engine is there a seal or something as it is leaking not much but enough, i guess it needs a new one but is it anything more i have to worry about

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