Well after almost always pushing my trip meter button while pulling away from the gas station, it finally broke. I asked Google and he told me I should only push it while stopped, never in motion.

It was stuck for a while around 150, but after a strong push its now stuck at zero.

So I figure I can either buy a new tach, or open this bitch up and try to fix it.

Anyone else learn the hard way? :o

wow really ? I've never heard of that. I only do it so I can calculate gas mileage. Is this for both gen 250s ??

That Applies for Cars too!!! If it is a mechanical trip meter do it STOPPED. In motion will eventually strip the gears. If you have a digital one it doesn't matter!

Thank you for the heads up.

Huh. I have never heard of that before.

I have... and it wasn't only bikes, but cars, as well, with mechanical reset trip meters.

Good to know, now I just I need to remember to do it before I pull away. Thanks for the heads up :thumbup:.

Ooooo it moved!

Was all 0's.
Now its halfway to all 1's.

:p

lol... that's what she said!! :lol:

Good info on this thread, I'd never heard of this.

good to know... I've done that myself, thankfully it's not broken, yet xD

Dario, I'm sorry this happened to you, but thanks for warning the rest of us!

I remember reading about that.. maybe on the ninja250 faq site.. never heard of one actually breaking though.. sucks but if it bothers you.. is there a way to swap over another trip odometer part without losing the odometer on your speedo with mileage?

hmm... never heard of this before either. doesn't affect me anymore, but good to know for future reference.

Don't push your trip button in motion ...
just sounds like good advice to live by also :)

thanks for the heads up

I've never even thought about that. It makes sense though...it's trying to turn, and you're trying to stop it. Thanks for the heads up. Probably not smart to be messing with it while you're riding anyways, even though I do it every time. I always pull away from the gas station and get about 10 miles down the road before I'm like, oh ****, forgot to push the button.

I did not know that. That's a good tip. :)

... I always pull away from the gas station and get about 10 miles down the road before I'm like, oh ****, forgot to push the button.

That's what I did, apparently one time too many.

Now I get to frequently open up my gas tank and make guesstimates. :thumbup:

you've got a pregen... just ride till you hit reserve and fillup afterward.

I don't like playing the 'OhshitIgottagettoagasstation' game. :noidea:

So I usually gas up before my big commutes, or day of riding.

I don't like playing the 'OhshitIgottagettoagasstation' game. :noidea:

So I usually gas up before my big commutes, or day of riding.

Does your odometer work? Do a little math and make a mental note as to when you need to start looking for gas.

Good to know this can happen ...
I usually fill up at 250 miles regardless, but I do rely on my trip indicator a lot too.
thanks for the heads up!

Thanks for the heads up ...i always forget to push the button until i pull out of the gas station.

:p Yup learned this one as well on my '94 Trooper. Who says experience in a car doesn't carry over to bikes?

Oddly enough, I noticed while out that it seemed to be moving through all the numbers once again fine. I figured all the little plastic bits inside musta realigned or something.

Today I reset it back to all 0's before heading out, but its back to no movement. :mad:

I wonder if after another 100 or so miles it'll start working again like yesterday. :noidea:

Probably bends/breaks/wears down the first cog on the "ones place" zero gear...and probably even worse if you hold the button down...

Not that it helps now.

great...there's another bad habit I get to work on....:)

Super old thread, but thanks for the info.

Super old thread, but thanks for the info.

Good bump...I did not know this:thumbup:

I guess this explains why my trip meter sometimes doesn't work....but sometimes if I push the button really hard it resets and works fine.
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Good tip!!!