Ducati Monster Forum

Moto Board => Accessories & Mods => Topic started by: desmobloke on May 16, 2008, 10:46:43 PM

Title: Instrument swop, immobiliser issue
Post by: desmobloke on May 16, 2008, 10:46:43 PM
My Motoscpoe Mini arrived the other day, it's very cool. But now to fit it. I plan to get a replacement set of instruments (incase of blunders) for my '02 750ie, strip them down, box them up and stash the whole package wherever I can, maybe under the tank. I think I can fool the immobiliser etc and ECU this way but reinstating the idiot lights looks like a tricky proposition. I know this may not be a new thread but I gotta ask, I know someone's tried it... Any advice welcome. Cheers.
Title: Re: Instrument swop, immobiliser issue
Post by: Drunken Monkey on May 17, 2008, 12:24:37 AM
Paging Duck Stew of Flight Cycles fame...

'Stew's done this, hopefully he's got pointers.

Your other choice, if you want a cleaner (also more $$$) setup is to go with an FIM ECU. These get rid of the immobilizer, so you can swap out the gauges. Although I don't know if they make an ECU for the '02 m750...

Title: Re: Instrument swop, immobiliser issue
Post by: desmobloke on May 17, 2008, 07:12:25 PM
FIM don't list an ECU for my 750, maybe the 620 version can be tweaked, it's certainly expensive but it would be a far more elegant solution. (I'm not too bothered by the immobiliser, Just want to lose the instrument pod) I think a little more research is in order. Meanwhile I hooked up the Motogadget Miniscope to a battery to check out how it would look. Even better than I expected! A classy piece of kit.
Title: Re: Instrument swop, immobiliser issue
Post by: desmobloke on May 17, 2008, 08:47:28 PM
Or is that Motoscope Minigadget? any way it's stiil cool.
Title: Re: Instrument swop, immobiliser issue
Post by: MotoCreations on May 17, 2008, 09:16:37 PM
The Mini is my favorite MotoGadget gauge -- I use them on my personal bikes in fact. (if anyone wants a black MotoScope Classic w/MotoSign -- I have one in the box for sale -- never mounted -- display purposes only!)

A couple of ways to beat the ECU.

1) FIM chip of course
2) Stuart method -- hide the board in a housing somewhere underneath the tank (POD's and toss airbox to make room)
3) MSD and put FCR's on it!
4) put an older wiring harness / ECU into it that is pre-immobolizer.
Title: Re: Instrument swop, immobiliser issue
Post by: El Matador on May 18, 2008, 09:32:38 AM
Quote from: MotoCreations on May 17, 2008, 09:16:37 PM
The Mini is my favorite MotoGadget gauge -- I use them on my personal bikes in fact. (if anyone wants a black MotoScope Classic w/MotoSign -- I have one in the box for sale -- never mounted -- display purposes only!)

A couple of ways to beat the ECU.

1) FIM chip of course
2) Stuart method -- hide the board in a housing somewhere underneath the tank (POD's and toss airbox to make room)
3) MSD and put FCR's on it!
4) put an older wiring harness / ECU into it that is pre-immobolizer.


How much?  ;D
Title: Re: Instrument swop, immobiliser issue
Post by: Speeddog on May 18, 2008, 10:19:54 AM
AFAIK, the FIM ECU is basically the same part for any '02 and later Monster, it's just the map that's installed that would tailor it to a specific model.