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Chrisj CMA
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When I bought the bike from Bruce he gave me this clock to try to find a place to put it. I finally came up with a connector that goes between the tach and speedo. Really fit nice. Also I wired it to only run while the ignition is on. It will be the wrong time every time I get on the bike but the time is easy to set. Hopefully Bruce will see this  |
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2017, 04:00:15 PM » |
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Good idea on the clock power. No need to install an electrical gremlin on purpose.  |
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Farside
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« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2017, 06:13:23 PM » |
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I like that spot Jeff. It does look like it belongs there. Plenty easy to see! 
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_Sheffjs_
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« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2017, 06:39:46 PM » |
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Perfect fit and looks great.
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Squirrel
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« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2017, 08:25:57 PM » |
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It looks great! Does the clock by chance have a light in it so you can see it at night?
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David (VRCC #39880)
2000 Honda Valkyrie Custom - Midnite
1994 Honda Goldwing GL1500 MotorTrike - Blue Goose
1998 Valkyrie Tourer - newest acquisition
90% work, 10% glory!
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2017, 05:00:41 AM » |
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It looks great! Does the clock by chance have a light in it so you can see it at night?
Yes it is lit. I wired the light and clock power together. I had thought of keeping them separate and hooking the clock to the battery and have the light come on with the ignition but I didn't want the battery drain thing. |
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OLDFRT
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« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2017, 01:51:02 AM » |
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I really like the installation. As someone above said, it looks like it belongs there. However, I would be driven insane by the need to reset the clock every time I turned the key off....... I would have the light on the ignition, but not the clock itself.
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_Sheffjs_
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« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2017, 04:11:34 AM » |
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Was there any info on current draw? Seems like (manual moving arm) clocks around the house and office last quite a long time on a small battery.
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2017, 05:03:39 AM » |
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Was there any info on current draw? Seems like (manual moving arm) clocks around the house and office last quite a long time on a small battery.
Ya it was a dilemma for sure, and I may change it if it drives me nuts. I did think of something though. If I want to record drive time on a long ride I could set it to 12:00 and then at the end of the ride it would show total drive time. |
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« Reply #11 on: October 01, 2017, 12:17:28 PM » |
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Him say, hook it up and see iffen it causes trouble. It is a great adornment that looks like it belongs.
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Squirrel
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« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2017, 05:04:08 AM » |
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My wife says I have OCD. Well let me tell you, the clock is mounted exactly in the middle between the speedo and tach. Perfect!  I like it. |
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David (VRCC #39880)
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1994 Honda Goldwing GL1500 MotorTrike - Blue Goose
1998 Valkyrie Tourer - newest acquisition
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #13 on: October 18, 2017, 06:16:22 AM » |
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My wife says I have OCD. Well let me tell you, the clock is mounted exactly in the middle between the speedo and tach. Perfect! I like it. It's just a matter of math and careful cutting. I like symmetry as well, thanks I have even adjusted the spacers to make the mounting "bar" straighter |
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