Replacement speedo and Tacho ????

jerry · 15-02-2009, 01:26 PM

OK whats out there ? who has fitted anything ? or found a way to fix? For S4 I will soon be needing a new Speedo and Tach as mine are almost opaque due to cracks,scrathes and crap perspex that fades in the sun...I will not contemplate the same rubbish Ducati/Veglia parts as new ones will be just as crap..repair would be best option opening them somehow andreplacing perspex with glass as replacement has to be immobiliser friendly.
I like the look of the acewell units but I dont think they work with the Ducati immobiliser .

I know this thread has been fished before but its getting desperate now.

Nickj · 15-02-2009, 02:47 PM

You could strip them and replace the perspex with some real glass inserts assuming you can find some that fit or can be cut down to fit. You might even find that there are better mixes of 'perspex' around. The perspex bits are glued in so would need a bit of dremelling to remove.

Anyone up on this kind of material???

15-02-2009, 01:26 PM	#1
jerry Old Git Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cricklade Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,824	Replacement speedo and Tacho ???? OK whats out there ? who has fitted anything ? or found a way to fix? For S4 I will soon be needing a new Speedo and Tach as mine are almost opaque due to cracks,scrathes and crap perspex that fades in the sun...I will not contemplate the same rubbish Ducati/Veglia parts as new ones will be just as crap..repair would be best option opening them somehow andreplacing perspex with glass as replacement has to be immobiliser friendly. I like the look of the acewell units but I dont think they work with the Ducati immobiliser . I know this thread has been fished before but its getting desperate now. __________________ MONSTERMAN

15-02-2009, 02:47 PM	#2
Nickj Too much time on my hands member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Forest Of Dean Bike: S2r Posts: 3,195	You could strip them and replace the perspex with some real glass inserts assuming you can find some that fit or can be cut down to fit. You might even find that there are better mixes of 'perspex' around. The perspex bits are glued in so would need a bit of dremelling to remove. Anyone up on this kind of material??? __________________ "The final measure of any rider's skill is the inverse ratio of his preferred Traveling Speed to the number of bad scars on his body." Song of the sausage creature