Lambretta sip speedo is it more hassle than its worth ??

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ive still not got round to fitting my brand new boxed one yet , i only bought it as wanted a rev counter so splashed out £135 but after reading about differant issues with them etc im wondering if its worth the hassle ? now toying between getting rid of it and just buying a 2 stroke rev counter any feedback will be good please as if i sell id like to fit 1 rev counter in tool box area
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rapido230
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once fitted you'll see how easy it really is to set up and operate, i love it
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rapido230 wrote:once fitted you'll see how easy it really is to set up and operate, i love it
how old is yours ? have you had any issues with it since you fitted it im thinking about putting scooter into garage and getting them to either fit it or just resell and buy a nice fitted rev counter
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mines only a few month old, and got 1 for px too, no probs at all, i read alot on here 1st so had a good idea and then confronted sip instructions. i even went to the lengths of using speed sensor and magnet, apart from the blue flash it good lol
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A mate fitted mine but it was quite straight forward. Not got the temp set up yet but it's a superb piece of kit...
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I think you'll find the people on this forum have overcome any hassles. At least have a go at fitting it, you might be pleasantly surprised.

I've fitted 3 with my half a brain, so that's only a 1/6th of a brain required for one speedo :)
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I think you'll love it!
As people have said, most of the problems have been solved, like needing to fit a resistor type spark plug.
You also have a GP, so none of the frustration us SX headset types have with speedo drive fouling the forks.
I can also recomend the electronic sensor for the speedo drive if you want to get rid of your speedo cable, works very well.
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electronic sensor are they bought through sip only
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simonwwfc wrote:electronic sensor are they bought through sip only
I have just bought one with the magnetic speed sensor from SIP , but i noticed you can buy the magnet and lead from Beedspeed
As my Dad used to say "Each to their own lad"
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How are people getting over the SX issue?
Meus Lambretta est non infractus. Is est quietus.
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