hello, I'm a newbe. Just got a 94 m900 at a steal, traded a suzuki for it. I have a problem, the electric tach is non working. The lights flash, sometimes they all light up for no reason, some just stay lit. The former owner basterdized the poor bike and I am trying to bring it back to glorly. When he hooked up the tach he cut wires and just twisted and tape, not even a cheap but connector. I fixed the connection the right way but no success. I need help!!!!! [bang]
Well, it would be nice to know what kind of tach it is.
it is a half moon , it is also in the gauge area . looks like it may be a factory add on , carbon bezel around speedo and idiot lights . it says AVIACOMPOSITI-ROMA on the face. also the tach uses LEDs .
That is a Ducati Performance tach.
The problem you describe was very common.
I'd look into a replacement...I don't think they are available any longer.
Or just live without a tach. They weren't factory items until (I think) 2000 for the 900 and 2001 for the other Monsters. Another possible, obviously more expensive solution is to replace your speedometer with a tach from these folks: http://www.spa-uk.co.uk/design/tachometers.asp
Cheap alternative:
http://cgi.ebay.de/DUCATI-MONSTER-mit-ROT-LED-Drehzahlmesser_W0QQitemZ260276447086QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item260276447086&_trkparms=72%3A1130%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
If it's one of those LED tachometers like in the photo below, they were never that good even when working perfectly. You're truly better off without one.
(http://images.motorcyclistonline.com/features/122_9611_05z+lovett_ducati_monster+gauges_view.jpg)
The better Ducati Peformance tach looked like this, although most of them were less than perfect as well, even though they were much better than the LED solution.
(http://www.ducatipartsblowout.com/catalog/ducati-acc/96500599c.jpg)
thanks to all !! i guess that i am going without for now.