Acewell speedo

[Rascal]

I am replacing the speedo on my KTM640 adventure and struggling to find out which Acewell model speedo i can fit on the 640 that can connect to the existing speedo magnet pickup wire.

any help will be appreciated.

[fisheagle]

Interesting... My bike came with the speedo MIA? Is yours missing or faulty? And is this another common problem with the 640? Kinda hoping to find something to fit without the pain and trauma of going to the dealers for original.

[Rascal]

The speedo is broken, its common on pre 2003 models with the square units. I already made the brackets ext to fit to the dash, I just need to know which unit will work on a 640, hopefully using the original pickup.

I will post a pic of the dash when its done if you want to do the same.

[Rascal]

I see the Trail Tech Vector will also work, but no one has stock.

Anybody that knows of stock somewhere pls let me know.

[High 5]

Hey Chaps,

I have just bought myself a 2000 KTM 640 Adventure R and the speedo has been sent to Mototech to be sorted out but now that it is back it registers that everywhere I go I am doing 700 Km/h plus the rev counter on my bike has vibrated itself loose in the housing and no longer works.

Any idea's on where to get these repaired or to get others would be greatly appreciated.  Not only are they stupid expensive at the dealer, but it seems a common fault so I am hoping somewhere out there is a common answer to fix it.

[Rascal]

You did not say what was wrong and what was repaired. I'm guessing it was the screen fault all of them had. Unfortunately while it is disconnected the internal battery runs flat and then needs to be replaced, there is no guarantee that the speedo will work correctly after that.

I just decided to fit the acewell unit, not worth it to sukkel with the touratech unit. Even after all this trouble the tripmaster is prone to take in water.


hope this helps..

On the rev counter problem, buy a packet of rubber strip from any DIY shop(the ones you use on door frames) and tape it around the rev counter, sqeeze it into the dash snuggly and the vibration is gone.

[High 5]

@Rascal I think you have the right idea, it's probably easier to replace the whole unit.  My issue is that I got my bike with the speedo consol already out Nd the previous owner had sent it in and he told me about it registering a much higher speed.

My concern with an aftermarket unit is that it won't display temp and fuel level (I'm assuming the OEM unit does)

I'm looking forward to seeing the pictures of your conversion.

[Rascal]

You mentioned that you have a 2000 model 640, they do noy have temp and fuel, although the acewell units do support both.

[High 5]

Thanks for the info, I was not sure if my bike had the temp and fuel.

I think then there is no choice but to look into the Acewell unit, especially if it will be an upgrade from the standard one.  For a good laugh I enquired at KTM for a new unit and they price in at R12,000

Does anybody have a picture of how the Acewell unit looks mounted in the bike?