Troutman

Correct...always RTFM

So my new speedo arrived today and I've had a good look at it. The Wiring seems very straight forward and there is a wee button for toggling through the features, start stop, that sort of thing. This one shows (not very well) the bracket that will push onto the back of your dash for a different way of mounting it. Wiring for the speedo on the right, the speed sensor on the left. Thought I would weigh them both (old and new) ITI is 278gms ETB is 158gms. interesting weight loss and the old cable will be heavier than the thin wires for this. I know it's not much but at least it's lighter.

It's www.digital-speedos.co.uk , i got mine last week so hopefully they still have them. I think it was £26. DAYTONA M12 Type M Cable Drive Adapter

This is the sender unit I bought, it comes from Digital Speedos in the UK and is the 3 wire Daytona unit. It's very similar to the Acewell unit which I couldn't get a 3 wire version of for a number of weeks. John at ETB says it works really well with their speedos (I sent it to them)

Yeah that's it, strange how it's steel, aluminium maybe or rubber..is it conical shaped? How did you upload the diagram,? it wouldn't let me do it.

Does anyone know what the spacer ( GU14439800 ) for headlight mount is made from??, my bike has something that doesn't look like it is correct. Is it rubber? Sorry I can't seem to post a parts diagram but it's the spacer that goes between the headlight bucket and the mounts. Looking at the mounts it should be conical and I would have thought rubber.

I always wanted an Aprilia Shiver but they look like a "young dudes" bike..not a sad old fart like me. They just bought out a 900 version...not that the 750 was underpowered.

I never found that one either..too late I ordered my new one and it has to be made to order. I think it will be better than the original.

80mm to fit where the old one comes out. The total diameter of the bezel for the ETB one is 86.5mm which is 2-3mm less than the ITI one, this means it will fit nicely in the dash without contacting the idiot light nacelle thing. Biggest problem is the 2 screws at the back of the ITI, they are on rubber dampers, there is no way the ETB speedo is going to have screws exactly where these are so some work required to sort that out. I think that will be the biggest headache by far.

I don't know how I missed that one. Never mind

So I imported a Cafe Sport from Czech Rep. Cafe Sport from Czech and it has a KMH (only) speedo fitted. To get this bike registered for the first time in the UK it has to have MPH speedo. I've tried to get something to drop in for the MOT but no luck and these gauges are like "hens teeth". So I have decided after lots of research to go down the replacement route and have opted for a UK company called ETB Instruments. This is the one I have decided on. I read on here someone else used this company too and was really pleased with them. I think it will go quite well in the Cafe Sport. I have to fit an Acewell S4 sender to make it work..I am having this sent to ETB to make sure it'll work. It's on order so I will use this thread to update my progress in doing this. John at ETB say's thier Gauges will work without resistors unlike the VDO ones they also sell.

I really need a MPH speedo to get this bike registered in the UK. My test station won't look at it with KPH. They are the ITI gauges, anyone got one I could borrow? or buy? a broken one would be fine, i'll fix it...done it before.

You still have a lot to learn, man. You never call it "FILTHY". It's not just any bike. Practice sentences including expressions 'disastrous rain', 'reliable and confident', 'brought me home', 'wifey loves it' (ok, better don't overstress), words like that. When you're new you might have some problems, then, a couple of days later, the right words should come fluently. Exercise, later on this will ease your Guzzista experience. Glad, though, that you put up the nice pics. FILTHY means dirty, meaning bike is covered in road muck, dirt , etc..it's a British expression..bike was great.

It's not fine! They won't MOT the bike without a MPH speedo..final. This is going to be hard to find.

Just thought I would mention something about IMPORTING A BIKE FROM EU TO UK. If the bike is MORE THAN 10YRS OLD it's very easy. You will need 1. An MOT (you might need to get a new headlight/lens, and in my case a MPH overlay for the speedo. I am looking into fitting a GPS cycle speedo for the test) 2. The previous EU owners Reg. Cert. (you should definitely have this when you bought the bike, an absolute must!...proves you bought it etc.) 3. Your photo ID ( driving licence etc..can be a photocopy) 4. Fee £55 reg fee + road tax. ( you can't delay the tax, I won't be riding this much at all now until next Spring but you could register it then and therefore the tax won't be wasted) If the bike is less than 10yrs old then you need a Certificate of Conformity (for UK) or take it and get a MSVA (single vehicle test). for me that's a 130mile round trip and you can't ride the bike there (legally) so you have to trailer it. So much easier to import if it's older than 10years ( All V11's)

I sold mine last year as I was so disappointed with it. Very dated and the engine is lacking any grunt at all. Lovely looking bike once you get that rear tail light changed . A customer of mine bought it from me so I get to see it now and again. Here it is

This will be my next "new" bike in a couple of years when the used prices are half of what they cost new. I rode one and my mate has one..very good bike, engine is a peach , handling superb and ATD is up there. Prices won't drop to 50% for a long long time as they are in such high demand. A 3yr old bike with average mileage will still be 70-75% I would say. Very small bikes too, not like the V11.

Cheers guys that's great info. I'll get a new lens ordered up soon. Cheers Actually I've got an 8" Lucas light in my shed, i'll see if that works.

That's good to know, maybe it'll be fine.

I don't think I need it for MOT but you do need it for the SVA which I will have to do to get it registered in the UK. I also have to get a CoC (Cert. of Conformity). Those overlay stickers aren't legal I've been told.

Anyone know if the headlight is "sided" , by that I mean are there 2 types , one for driving on the left (UK) and one for driving on the right (US,Europe etc)

It looks like I am going to need a Mph speedo for my Cafe Sport I imported from Czech. Anyone got a spare ? Preferably in the UK. NO LONGER NEEDED THANKS

Here is a brief summary of my trip. I flew to Prague, got the train to Brno where I met Tomas who I was buying the bike from. We went to his garage where I saw the bike, checked it over and payed for it. The bike seemed good, very clean apart from a few small scratches on the tank. It started easily and ticked over well. I put my gear on and right then it started to rain! I had all my clean clothes etc in a rucksack on my back, Tomas agreed to get me out the city on the right road to Vienna. My first impression of the bike was the cramped leg position, something I suffer from on my Ducati but this was worse..much worse. Cramped up straight away, cleared and I was fine for an hour then the knee pain started. My arms were fine, this bike has some rather nice clip ons fitted and it's really easy to ride like that. Made it to my first Hotel just as it was getting dark. Next morning battery was flat! Heated grips were wired direct to battery and I hadn't turned them off, I needed them on I can tell you it was freezing. Managed to find someone with jump leads after an hour wandering about the village (Semmering, austria) Got on my way for St Anton (600km), through torrential rain..it was horrible. Arrived in St Anton late and 2C , snow on the mountains. I was cold, wet and very tired. Had a day here to recover. Next day was South over the Stelvio Pass into Italy and down to Lake Como. This was en route to Stelvio..stunning. Bike was filthy from riding through Austria in the rain. Near the top of the Stelvio Pass..amazing At the top Lake Como..beautiful Rode down the Lake to the Guzzi Factory at Mandello..poor photos I know. Had a couple of days riding the bike around Como and enjoying the perfect roads. Bike handles so well, engine is a peach, gears clunky. The weather in Como was brilliant, 25C compared to 2C in St Anton. The front brakes started to rub (not bind) after the rain, I don't think it's been ridden much for a few years so I'll need to get the callipers off and clean them up. Apart from that the bike was great. It's now in the back of a van on it's way back to the UK.

Ah yes I see that now. Thanks

Bars are Tommaselli i Mirrors are Highsider both good stuff. Docc, how do you know the clocks and fairing are fork mounted? I don't see any mounts on the forks, just the yokes.