Grim

Thank you! Believe it or not there is no clear coat -- I used something called "Simoniz tough paint" on top of standard plastic primer. I let it cure for a couple of days then used some cutting paste and then a resinb polish. After all this work I put the panels back on, looking lovely... Then I went to test my new tank/fuel lines... aaaaand the line to the regulator on the right of the tnak sprayed petrol all over my newly painted panel! Luckily, the tough paint lived up to it's name, and it appears to be petrol/ethanol resistant, so after another polish it was saved!

Well, due to my side panels being horrible and scratched, I sanded them down and painted them, then stuck my badges back on, not bad for rattle cans!

I bought some thinner wall Gates mpi hose, its 8mm ID 14mm OD. This was more flexible and I was able to get a nice smooth run. I groomed the loom inboard a bit, so it runs up the side of the spine and doesnt end up in the same place as the fuel hose. There is still a lot of "contact" between the airbox and pretty much everything in the vicinity, and as much as I hate doing it, just pushing the airbox down and tightnening it up allow things to go back together. It doesn't help that someone managed to snap of BOTH side airbox rear bracker bolts, one side in the frame tab, one side in the airbox! I tried reverse drilling out the airbox one to no avail.

Apart from a slight difference in wonkiness, then yes, they match. Winner winner!

This is a relatively pointless exercise in pedantry, but were there any hard and fast rules about what was stuck on the side panels or was it just a typical Friday afternoon job of whatever came to hand? From the dates stamped on mine, one is from 2003 and one is from 2001. Both have black and silver chequered flag stickers, but no Italian flag and no text. Looking at ebay side panels, most I can see have either text denoting the model variant, or an Italian flag plus the chequered flag. I found one similar to mine on a Cafe sport, which my bike is not. Of course, the panels may have been replaced, but they are the right kind of age and condition to suggest they are original.

Hah. Yeah it's sealed and waterproof, the bezel is actually part of the body, quite solid for a Chinese thing. I guess I might want to think about the back of the original dash cover where the speedo cable used to go, the plug is at the top of this unit, but some kind of silicon sealant might not go amiss. P.S. The needle does a little "sweep" when powered on, how sweet.

Sorry to drag this up! Firstly, nice job (does the ETB Speedo still work?) Secondly, does the ETB not require permanent live for odometer memory? The one I just bought has permanent AND switched power. Cheers.

I have been reading troutman's thread about the ETB speedos, and after searching around for alternatives, I recently found this in the UK (although it will be Chinese) from a shop called Rally Designs It's 80mm and 30mm deep after the bezel. I bought it because it looked kind of OK and wasn't massively expensive, it may be a tad optimisic... It has bewildering instructions, but I think it will do the job (but for how long ) . I have managed to get it working on a bench, and figured out how to set speed which involves riding at a steady 20 Kph and hitting the button!!!! I've just noticed fingerprints (glue?) on the inner bezel, do you think someone manage to open it up and prolong it's life!?

Thank you, that is where it goes, I guess I need to angle it so it clears the two bits of loom that interfere with it on the right hand side, an the airbox base -- it's pretty tight down there. A secondary question would be, where are the two large wiring loom bundles supposed to go, currently they come down from the spine, sit on the gearbox then go up the subframe to the battery box, this means they are in the same place as the fuel hose/clutch line. There is a little channel on the underside of the airbox on the left hand side, but this is about 1/4 of the size needed to accommodate both bits of the loom.

Hello, this is my first post so let me introduce myself. I live in Stratford upon Avon in the UK and I have recently bought a 2003 V11 sport. I am in the process of returning things to stock, and have found that the fuel line that connects both injectors seems to could the base of the airbox in any orientation I can imagine. Currently the hose is routed under the rear of the spine, through the same area where the clutch line terminates. I can't find a diagram or explanation of the fuel line routing anywhere, and I'm not even sure it could go anywhere else! Has anyone replaced there hoses? I have some 5/16 Gates MPI hose (3mm wall) but am struggling with routing. Thank you