[Doc]

I am looking at a RoadRacing Tach Kit. Anybody ever install one of these? Can an ametur mechanic install one? Anybody know how they work?

"Made by RoadRacing in Italy, this attractive dash features everything you need to add a tachometer to your 1999 and older Ducati Monster. All you have to do is provide the speedometer. This dash is black anodized aluminum with all warning lights and a tachometer that matches your speedometer. Fit

 

[grunter]

I FITTED ONE TO MINE CAME WITH INSTRUCTIONS IN ITALIAN
BUT WHEN FINE ALL DONE IN LESS THAN 45 MINS ;D

 

[Doc]

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[alan wrench]

i have been looking for a dash kit like this for a while... where can i get one?
thanks!!
-a

 

[DucTape]

pic?


C'MON.... PIC ALREADY!!!


(sorry)

 

[alan wrench]

here ya go...

still looking for this kit... found the pic on the web.

 

[DrunkenMonkey]

Be warned if you have a 2000 or later model:

1999 and previous year Ducatis came with "dual fire" ignition systems (they fire once per revolution, twice as often as they have to) whereas 2000+ models are single fire (firing only once on the power stroke)

What this means is that if you buy a pre 2000 kit and put it on a 2000+ bike your tach will only read 1/2 as many RPMs as it's supposed to.

I found this out the hard way when I put a DP 'octopus' gauge cluster on my bike and then spend the next 3 months tracking down a single fire tach from the original manufacturer of the gauge pod just so I didn't have a "4500 RPM redline" :

 

[alan wrench]

thanks for the warning...
do you like the dp octopus cluster? aside from the single fire issue...

 

[DrunkenMonkey]

I love it!

Although if I had to do it all over again, I'd have gone with the "big tach, small speedo" model and bought an electronics kit to convert dual fire pulses to single fire pulses (they make tach adaptor kits)

 

[alan wrench]

looks pretty sweet... i think youre right about the big tach small speedo as well. definitely worth looking into!

 

[Supero100]

Oh yeah. Big tach definitely the way to go. Cafe heritage! [thumbsup]

 

[64duc]

here ya go...

still looking for this kit... found the pic on the web.

Try Fast by Ferracci. They carry it, but doesn't seem to be on the website anymore. Then neither do a lot of other things they carry. www.Ferracci.com