Yes, they could fail independantly. Which actually makes trouble
shooting the problem easier if both have failed. You look for
something common to both, most likely suspect would be the cable. If
the cable needs replacement it's a good idea to replace the housing as
well as the cable. Often it's a damaged housing that causes the cable
to twist off. They aren't that expensive, I'd get if from a Guzzi
dealer. If you haven't one at hand Moto International, MPH, Any of
the well know key dealers would be able to ship one out. I get all my
guzzi parts mail order from dealers since my nearest dealer is several
hundred miles away.
Just be careful on the lower end of the cable where it goes into the
tranny. I'll have to check guzziology when I get home but I think
there is a component there that can get lost, although I didn't know
about it until after I replaced my cable. (grin) By removing the
bottom end of the cable you can tell easier if the cable is the problem.

Quoting Mike Eng <eng_michael@...>:

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> Do you mean that the speedo/odometer can fail independantly. Ouch.
> The Tripdometer isn't moving, so I guess that means the Speed and
> Odo are equally non functional.
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> I just traced the speedometer cable. Geez, how does one access these
> nuts? The space is so tight I can't get my wrench to turn it. It
> took me an hour to loosen it and tried to move it out of the rear
> shaft housing. Decided to put it back as I couldn't reroute enough
> slack to pull it completly out.  And how does one remove the cable
> from the speedo housing? Who has fingers that slim? Any tips on how
> to do this?
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> So anyhow  where would one get a replacement speedo cable? Does one
> need an OEM from MG or can any old speedo cable fit? Guess a trip to
> the MG shop is coming.
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> --- On Tue, 5/12/09, jburd@... <jburd@...> wrote:
> From: jburd@... <jburd@...>
> Subject: Re: [Jackal Owners Club] New season frustrations
> To: jackalownersclub@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 5:33 PM
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Jon Burdsall
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"An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a
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