Does it have to be that Speedo?

I know a member hooked up an Acewell 2700 or 2800
Not analog but ...

I think you're not getting much help, because you are in a gray area here...
Cable length will depend on where you locate the speedo and how you route the cable...  I would do a mock up cable route with a length of aquarium tubing or something and have a cable fashioned to that length...
As far as gearing for the speedo,... I would just hook it up, and see what it reads,... then go up or down from there...
There are speedometer calibration shops... I had my 69' Mustang calibrated at one, and they fashioned a custom cable for me too... but, you won't have your bike here so, that can't do it for you, but might be willing to give some advice or give a yeah or nay on the unit you are considering...

Sorry I couldn't be more help...

I looked up ACEWELL's websitem, they have the scrumptious 4500 model with analog (needle) tach and digital speedo, but...

at $450+s/h, it's definitely out of my range... it's worth more than the bike !!!  

SEROWBOT, you are correct when you say I can have the speedo calibrated...

...but this refers to a +/- 5% calibration, not a re-engeneering of a wrong buy.

A 2:1 speedo will read twice the speed (or half ?   ) of a 1:1 speedo.

Were ours an electronic speedo, I would not have this kind of problem, but with a cable-driven speedo that plugs into the gearbox...
...it's nasty.

I plan to relpace the standard tank-mounted speedo with a 2" twin set "speedo+tach" on the triple tree... I can eventually find the cable, but I can't go wrong on the instrument itself.

Yes, you are right, no help from anyone who should know.

O-K ! That's good news # 1 !

Thank you !

Now, I'd like to know whether I'll be doing 30 at 60 or 60 at 30...
...
if you know what I mean ...  

JOG, you give the the knowledge I need, I'll provide all the minispeedos you'll ever want !!!

Savage_Amusement wrote on 08/27/10 at 06:15:22:


That's what I used when I re-located my speedometer.