Famicom Top Rider controller

[John79]

Hello everyone,

I recently got one of these - not so easy to find - controllers for famicom but f you hold the controller on your hands and you actually move it/tilt it (the whole lot) there is a rattling sound like there are two or more steel balls inside the casing - I don't actually mean when moving the bike wheel left and right, rather than the whole controller casing.

Is this something normal? It doesn't seem to me that the controller is damaged or broken but I cannot really test it on a famicom at the moment just to be certain. Anyone with a top rider controller could step out and confirm if this is normal or not please?

Thank you in advance for your time!

Post Merge: May 03, 2012, 04:00:38 am
I would like to also add that the sound is coming from the top part of the wheel. The part under the sticker dials. Hm, maybe this is the mechanism for the famicom to register when the inflatable bike is tilted?

Thanks!

[fredJ]

Post Merge: May 03, 2012, 04:00:38 am
I would like to also add that the sound is coming from the top part of the wheel. The part under the sticker dials. Hm, maybe this is the mechanism for the famicom to register when the inflatable bike is tilted?

Yes I believe so.  

It's a nice show piece.  

[John79]

Thank you for taking the time to reply, I appreciate it!

Anyone else that could confirm this please?