Tom Braithwaite Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 I need to add 4,000 miles on my new 02 bike to get it registered in Calif. Is the sending unit a mechanical unit with a cable that I could disconnect and hook up to a drill and add the miles with a drill ?? Any mechanics know of a simple fix?? If you don't want to post your reply here then send it to me at... tom@gethomewithtom.com Many thanks for all the help guys !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oO_Rogue_Oo Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Sorry I don't have an answer for you but i do have a question? Why would you need to add miles to get a bike registered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Braithwaite Posted December 5, 2005 Author Share Posted December 5, 2005 Because Calif is the land of fruits n' nuts.... The DMV here has a law that you can't bring an out of state into the state and register it until it has 7,500 miles on the odometer. The bike I am buying has about 3,000 miles on it. Land of Fruits n' nuts..... :!: :!: :!: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganDonor Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 I'd either a) find a used gauge set up on eBay, and swap it out to get it registered, or find a list member in San Diego to lend you their's for a few days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Braithwaite Posted December 5, 2005 Author Share Posted December 5, 2005 Is it a simple matter to pull the gauge (odometer/speedometer) ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sykotek-xx Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 The cluster comes off easy. Six bolts for the windshield then three for the cluster. Tight fit to get to the fastners but not difficult. Hey, you must get like 30 days or so to register, right? I put 4000 on my bike in 2 months, if you put your mind to it you can get that in 30 days no sweat. And do it right you'll come away with a couple iron butt certificates too. The speedo is electronic, actuated by a hall sensor on the countershaft. One option is to stick it on the center stand, put it in sixth and burn a dozen tanks of gas or so. I think it gets about 25-30mph in 6th at idle, so that's only 6 days of constant running to clock up 4000. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sykotek-xx Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Also, a lot of bikes sold in other states were the cali edition, so you might not need the miles if you have the cali emissions crap on it. I know mine does and my bike was bought new in PA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sykotek-xx Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 One more note I just thought of... (kinda unrelated) Everyone bitches about cali emissions. Ever been to the grand canyon? Hundreds and hundreds of miles away, and 30 years ago you could see celar across the rim to the distant peaks. I was there a few years ago and there is not half the visibility there was back then. There are landscape photos of the horizon you are supposed to be able to see, and the most distant stuff is blocked now by haze, and the closer stuff is not nearly as clear as it should be. Cause? Pollution from CA blowing east and hanging in the sky there. Seeing something like that makes you understand why they are doing something and kinda glad they are. Maybe 30 years form now the sky will clear again. I am not a tree hugger hippie, but you can't argue with the facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Of Pain Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 One more note I just thought of... (kinda unrelated)Everyone bitches about cali emissions. Â Ever been to the grand canyon? Â Hundreds and hundreds of miles away, and 30 years ago you could see celar across the rim to the distant peaks. Â I was there a few years ago and there is not half the visibility there was back then. Â There are landscape photos of the horizon you are supposed to be able to see, and the most distant stuff is blocked now by haze, and the closer stuff is not nearly as clear as it should be. Â Cause? Â Pollution from CA blowing east and hanging in the sky there. Â Seeing something like that makes you understand why they are doing something and kinda glad they are. Â Maybe 30 years form now the sky will clear again. Â I am not a tree hugger hippie, but you can't argue with the facts. One well placed neutron bomb in the middle of Los Assqueer, Faggotfornia will eliminate the emissions problems there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekasXX Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Keep in mind that the 7500 miles have to be on the bike when you buy it. In other words, you can't have paperwork saying it has 3000 miles on the bike when you bought it and then think you can put the extra miles before you register it. DMV won't register it if your paperwork at the time of purchase shows less than the 7500 miles. Make sure you do it right, you'll only get one chance with DMV or they will ask you to remove the bike from CA....one way ticket out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K9XX Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Yeah, what he said :thumbsup: The covetted 02.....mmmmmmmmm 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman_40 Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 I've got a few ideas how to add miles to the bike... My only question is how do they know how many miles are on it? Pictures? Report from Mechanic? Ownership papers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcticflipper Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 SPEEDOHEALER - There is a writup where someone did a test during a installation, and found that you can run the miles up through the use of a speedohealer. it's on their website i think, will look for the page I downloaded on how to install the speedohealer..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianmacza Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 You can use a device called a hall-effect generator (alias a pulse sender) If you have access to a breakers yard with vauxhall or opel cars, the 1990 to 1996 astra uses a hall effect generator to send a signal to the in-car computer to calculate fuel economy. Take the device and wire it to the line to your cluster and whack a drill onto it... tadaaaaa.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilisht2003 Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 get a speedohealer and set it WAY off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davesXX01 Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Just go riding! Sorry, had 2 say it! If your paperwork is good you can probably get one of us cold climate people to borrow you ours, my '01 has 28000 on it. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrxxquad Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 you can take it apart and the numbers can be removed and they can be made to read what you want and they can be reinstalled and the plastic that is heated and mashed over the pens can be redone and can look stock enough that no one could tell. but you didn't hear it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobicus Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 1: Fly me to where the bike is. I'll bring my WI plate. 2: I'll ride it across the lower half of the USA (where it's warm, duh!) 3: I'll ride it back to you. When you get it, it will have another 4000 miles on it. 4: You re-imburse me for gas, food, and pay my airfare home. 5: I'll even bring an oil filter and show you how to change the oil, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Braithwaite Posted December 6, 2005 Author Share Posted December 6, 2005 Lots of good ideas !! I knew I would hear it on this site. Paper work...yeah, we don't fill out anything till the miles are on the bike. The DMV requires an "in person" inspection of the bike when it comes in to be registered. They pay special attention to the Vin numbers. If the bike has lower miles it runs the risk of being "black balled" and then it becomes nearly impossible to register it in Kali. Yes,,,a nuke drop'd on Kali would not be a totally out of the question thing BUT I live here amongst the unique individuals that live here. Once again,,,preciate the help !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman_40 Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 I'm pretty sure you can add millage to the bike without it running. The key would have to be on but I'd thinking if you rig up a drill to spin the back tire it would work. Might take a while but it should work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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