Hello all Just ridden back from a regular journey on my 748. Noticed the mileage counter has been rolling up faster than it should. My journey to work is 13miles... I clocked up 21 which pretty much equates to Km's. My clocks outer white dial is in MPH..... Have wrong clocks been fitted before? All the paperwork I have dating back years is all spot on. Engine number and service history all sound. Bike originated from Hinckley so the reg plate is Forest and Fens. All service stamps are by reputable dealers....
have you changed the gearing? Different sprocket sizes will effect the mileage reading. Maybe you took the scenic route...
Interesting. Gearing hasn't changed during my ownership. If the gearing had changed would that throw the speedo out also? I know i'm running 14t front sprocket
Speedo seems pretty good. Just the mileage. Speed on the clock is listed with both MPH and KM, I'll just have to live with it. Means my bike has 11000 mls instead of 18000 Maybe it somehow ended up with overseas clocks fitted
The speedo drive on the 748 as standard comes from the front wheel and therefore is not affected by gearing changes. Even if you changed from a 160 profile tyre to the later 170 profile that many use then this should not really affect the rolling radius of the tyre. It's possible your drive gearing in your speedo is wearing out or is slack and reading incorrectly, and you would assume that would really only come if the bike had done a high mileage on the speedo possibly creating such wear. I would suggest you keep a check on your mileage and possibly cover a route you know the mileage of or use something like a sat nav to check you mileage against. If there is a big difference then your internal mileage gearing is probably slipping or worn. You could also check you speedo cable for damage or wear and also the drive mechanism on the front wheel to see if that has wear or damage and is correctly located. If you have taken the front wheel out recently you could have disturbed something or not sited the drive or cable properly. If you are using an aftermarket dash then the drive is likely to come from the back wheel and in which case gearing and tyre size will have an effect on the mileage reading. If it's a proper UK speedo then it should read in miles unless a clock face change has taken place, this is not an easy job however and I did mention this in another post when someone commented on this matter as I do have an altered clock face on my 748 which does read mileage in KM's
You don't mention the model. Mine is an SPS and It was imported from Germany. They replaced the speedo face with an MPH one by splitting the clock but the odometer still reads kilometres
Plus one for @higgy748 comment. My SPS is the same. Not sure that there is any SPS that can do 200 mls on a tank
Its an R model. I've heard of grey imports having speedo faces replaced. All my paperwork and service book points to the bike starting life in the Midlands though
Just looked at the clock face. Tucked down in the bottom corner it has markings of "Redial UK 10" You can see it to the left of the needle in the attached photo. Does this look like a legit standard clock or a refaced one?
Just spoken to previous owner. Seems to think that the past may have Involved France and that Snell's may have a bit of background info. Sheds bit of light on it and means my pride and joy only has 11000 miles on not 18000....Happy days Thanks for the help all
Hi. I think it may be my post last week that had the same issue. It looks like your speedometer face may be exactly the same as the one I have on my 998S, minus the Redial wording you mention. I haven't yet been able to get to the bottom of the reason why, but I'm guessing that the bike was a non uk bike originally, even though it was sourced from a main Ducati dealer.
I commented on this last week and made pretty much the observations that I have written above. It is a non standard dial face and would have been fitted hopefully by someone who knew what they were doing. The calibration of the speedo needs to be checked when refacing a speedo just in case it is inaccurate. Again a check to see if it reads in kilometres plus a check on accuracy of the speedo may be useful, especially give the proliferation of speed cameras etc. It is likely to over read but it still worth a check because if the needle is put on the scale wrongly on the rebuild it will be showing the incorrect speed and could be way out as the needle swings back as soon as the needle stop pin is removed. Distance recording will be unaffected
Does look pretty accurate to be fair. There are a few of the roadside speed warning sings near where I live, they are not too far off with my Dash cam speed. I've had a brief comparison to that of the bike speed when approaching it. I also remember being on the M1 next to a car with a huge digital dash, may have been a Renault or a Citroen..M1 near me is riddled with government piggy banks.
