How do reconnect the speedo on an Suzuki SV650S 2002?

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Long story short... my bike was in the garage getting work done. Something the blunder expert of a mechanic did, whilst getting the bike running smoothly again, was manage to disconnect the speedo... hence getting it back from the garage meant I had done the sum total of zero miles at zero MPH.

It's not going back to the garage; the bloke made Basil Fawlty look like a professional businessman, but I'm hoping it's something relatively simple to fix as I haven't got the spare dosh to fire it into a different garage to get it done.

The work which probably caused the snags (I'm guessing, mind!) is replacing the throttle cable or stripping and cleaning the brake calipers front and back but I don't know where to start to look for whatever it is the walking blunder actually did. Or didn't, more to the point. All I know is that in amongst all the little problems the bike had when it went in, the speedo was not one of them.

Anyone who can let me know where or how to get started on this would be getting a pint... if I was ever in the same pub!
 
Probably a disconnected wire;
The SV speedo signal is from the front wheel - it's a small black spacer like lump on the wheel spindle, sandwiched between the left forkleg and wheel bearing. It has a black sleeved cable coming out of it that is clipped past the brake caliper, over the mudguard, and up the forks to the speedo.

Follow the wire up and check that it's plugged into the speedo or wiring loom, and that the connector terminals are corroded.

Email me if you're stuck
 
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