cowanpete

Dear Yamaha fans, long story short I have brought a Yamaha YZF-R 125 from Switzerland to the UK. The bike belonged to my son, I know ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about motorcycles. The bike clearly has to be made UK-compliant, for example the headlights have to be modified so that the dipped beam is in the correct position. However one huge item is a module which "converts" the european "dashboard" from kilometers travelled and KPH to miles travelled and MPH. The dealer says that a UK bike would already have such a module to permit conversion but European bikes do not have that module and hence I need to buy one as part of UK compliance. The stock code is "5D7H35001300". And a cost of UK Pounds 253!!. Here are my questions, and I would be very grateful to hear from anyone who can assist... /1/ Does this sound a likely situation? Not suggesting the dealer would lie to me, just wondering if anyone on this forum has experienced the same issue? /2/ do you think that such a module could be sourced through the "second-hand" market, e.g. from a damaged motorcyle taken off the road and the owner selling parts, etc.?? /3/ Since I know nothing about motorcycles nor Yamaha, is this module likely to be specific to the Yamaha YZF-R 125 motorbike or is it more likely to be a generic module which could be installed in many Yamaha motorbikes? Sorry if I have gone on too long, this is my first posting to the Forum. I look forward to hear from anyone who might be able to help or share a similar experience. Pete