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« on: June 17, 2020, 11:02:15 AM » |
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Looking to replace and relocate the tach with something smaller that's more out of sight. Digital tach's are an option as well. Any examples or experiences with non-stock units that are not too difficult to hook up / make work?
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sandy
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« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2020, 11:14:38 AM » |
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Don’t get rid of the original tach. Most buyers will want the original setup.
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rafalc
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« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2020, 11:19:14 AM » |
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Don’t get rid of the original tach. Most buyers will want the original setup.
Definitely.... I always keep everything original that I take off. But Im still looking for something that fits my setup better. |
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RWhitehouse
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« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2020, 11:50:24 AM » |
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I had a small Autometer shift light that had a digital RPM display in the center on my Vmax, it worked well and was about the size of a silver dollar. Took a standard tach signal input and pulse-per-rev was adjustable to work with any engine. On that bike I had it clamped to the single speedo on the handlebar, since it's factory tach was the size of a quarter and down on the "tank", well out of your line of sight, and it didn't have a rev limiter, and accidentally over-revving could easily spit out a crank bearing.
Koso has a wide range of digital universal gauges, Motogadget has some slick ones too but they're pretty spendy.
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gordonv
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« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2020, 01:51:35 PM » |
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The tach is mechanical isn't it? So I would start there.
Unless it would be as simple as hooking a lead on a coil and adding a digital meter to your bike.
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« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2020, 09:36:32 PM » |
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Colin
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« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2020, 10:55:06 PM » |
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I replaced both my speedo and tach with a Koso unit. See http://rebuild.turnspain.com/?p=417This is the one I used https://kosonorthamerica.com/product/db-01r-speedometer-e-mark-approval/ it cost a lot less than this when I bought it. The tacho connection just goes to a coil and they make a digital converter for the speed that just attached to the cable. It works well but like everyone has said I have kept the originals for when I sell the Valk when I am too old to ride any more. |
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Jims99
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« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2020, 04:55:11 AM » |
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Don’t forget about your idiot lights in the oem tach.
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Colin
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« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2020, 10:42:42 PM » |
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I doubt it as it will be designed for 2 cylinders rather than our 6 cylinders. |
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rafalc
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« Reply #10 on: June 24, 2020, 09:59:45 AM » |
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Thanks for the suggestion. Dakota Digital also has a couple options but I think I will go with the Koso DL-01R.  |
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #11 on: June 27, 2020, 06:09:43 PM » |
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The tach is mechanical isn't it? So I would start there.
Unless it would be as simple as hooking a lead on a coil and adding a digital meter to your bike.
The tach is electric not mechanical, there is no tach cable like there is for the speedometer |
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gordonv
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« Reply #12 on: June 28, 2020, 11:07:56 AM » |
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The tach is mechanical isn't it? So I would start there.
Unless it would be as simple as hooking a lead on a coil and adding a digital meter to your bike.
The tach is electric not mechanical, there is no tach cable like there is for the speedometer Yes, I was thinking of the speedometer cable on the std/T, rather than the electrical one on the IS. |
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