Anyone ever put one of these on their bike?
I see that (when it gets here) there are several connecting wires. Two are obviously for + and ground; the description for the rest is vague, at best.
So this what you came up with as our winter entertainment Nick :^_^ ...... :new_popcornsmiley
Nickjtc,
I was looking at those on eBay. I know there is a company named Healtech and they make one called the GIpro. Theirs works through the speed-o-meter sensor connector. I have noticed other ones on the internet/eBay that were a LED with a wire harness only. I think those work with the bikes diagnostics port. I personally did not buy one because I didn't want a loose wire hanging from my "tune port" and I don't think the speed of the front wheel is a good means of knowing what gear I'm suppose to be in.
Healtech site: http://www.healtech-electronics.com/products/gipro/ (http://www.healtech-electronics.com/products/gipro/)
They make different versions of gear shift thingies and they have PDF instructions for each style.
My Dad has one on his 2012 CBF1000, not sure how it connects I'll have to ask him.
Don't take this the wrong way but why do you need to know what gear the bike is in ? I shift up or down as required and if it will not go any further then I'm in 1st gear or top gear.
Digital Gear Indicator Thingy is not a need based issue.
I doubt that is the point.
I had one on an old Suzuki gs, I liked it, not used one for 20 odd years but would like one some times, just to check if I am in top... maybe Joe dirt could design me a top gear indicator, I'd have a go myself but its not an easy task being colour blind :-S
I fitted the Acumen one on both a Vara and the Roadie. Both simple and worked a treat. Arguably you don't need one but my mental arithmetic is slow, so seeing 6 is a handy reminder that I didn't have anymore gears.
Quote from: Sparky on December 05, 2015, 09:53:26 PM
Don't take this the wrong way but why do you need to know what gear the bike is in ? I shift up or down as required and if it will not go any further then I'm in 1st gear or top gear.
Of course.
But my problem is two fold. I get lost in the rapture of the ride many times. And at such an occasion, and because Rhoda is so smooooth, I have found myself toodling down the road at speed in 5th and sometimes 4th gear.
Not a big problem, especially since compared to Stanley the Steamer she sips fuel, but I do need something to do over the winter.....
It arrived today, coincidentally. Apart from the black and red wires there is a yellow one to be plumbed into the tachometer circuit, a greed (sic) one to be plumbed into the speedometer circuit, and an orange one to be plumbed into the neutral circuit. Plus a white one which is for leam (sic)/set-up.
All fun and games. Stay tuned.
Quote from: JayDub on December 05, 2015, 05:14:57 PM
So this what you came up with as our winter entertainment Nick :^_^ ...... :new_popcornsmiley
Yes, especially working in an unheated garage when it is -10c outside! :augie
When you do the learning process, put the front wheel against a wall and have a friend or two stand either side. Not me but I know one person had wee incident :nap
Quote from: Sin_Tiger on December 06, 2015, 10:40:50 AM
When you do the learning process, put the front wheel against a wall and have a friend or two stand either side. Not me but I know one person had wee incident :nap
Thank you for that tip, kind sir!!
And take pics. I've had one of these lying around in the garage so long I've lost the instructions.....
Quote from: Bixxer Bob on December 06, 2015, 08:21:29 PM
And take pics. I've had one of these lying around in the garage so long I've lost the instructions.....
All righty. Now I've got to get my @r$# in gear and install the thing
Quote from: nickjtc on December 07, 2015, 01:57:13 AM
got to get my @r$# in gear and install the thing
What does your @r$# in gear use for an indicator thingy?
Quote from: motoOzarks on December 07, 2015, 02:57:43 AM
What does your @r$# in gear use for an indicator thingy?
Ah, that's different. It has been attached to me for 60 years so I am intimately acquainted with its operation!! :icon_rolleyes:
Can't wait to see how she works for you so I can order one and put it on my girl.
Quote from: RumRunnerGuy on December 14, 2015, 02:02:11 AM
Can't wait to see how she works for you so I can order one and put it on my girl.
See here for the continuing super exciting (not!) story...
http://www.tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,14999.0.html
Had an Acuman one with built in volt meter on my Tiger because I got fed up with keep trying to change into seventh.
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Quote from: NKL on December 14, 2015, 10:26:37 PM
Had an Acuman one with built in volt meter on my Tiger because I got fed up with keep trying to change into seventh.
At least that is better than droning down the motorway in 4th!! :icon_rolleyes:
I think we should have Sin_Tiger embrace his rarely used Mod magic to combine this and your other (wiring) thread Nick, so you don't have to keep repeating yourself :icon_lol:
Quote from: JayDub on January 06, 2016, 08:22:56 PM
I think we should have Sin_Tiger embrace his rarely used Mod magic to combine this and your other (wiring) thread Nick, so you don't have to keep repeating yourself :icon_lol:
they're all a bunch of slackers , :ImaPoser
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Quote from: Mustang on January 06, 2016, 10:19:43 PM
they're all a bunch of slackers , :ImaPoser
(http://images.foodworldnews.com/data/images/full/66437/teenage-drinking-problem-girl-with-beer-bottle.jpg)
In my defence your Awesomeness, piggin amatuer pipe layers dug up the land line for our phone and internet access for the third time in as many weeks :icon_evil: and just for good measure screwed up the field drains. So respect to the BT engineers who, not only have had to follow them around patching things up but do it while waist deep in water :BangHead
Now back OT before I have to dissappear up my own censorship chuff, this may be better merged as suggested once I have lubricated my infrequently used skills.
I couldn't find the website Acumen, although they do still seem to be available from aftermarket sellers, I dealt with the maker many years ago and he was extremely helpful, if I could just find his email.
Quote from: RumRunnerGuy on December 14, 2015, 02:02:11 AM
Can't wait to see how she works for you so I can order one and put it on my girl.
If you have anything other than a Roadie, installation would be quite straight forward. As long as you are comfortable doing soldering of the thin wires.
I have decided to give up on the project and am getting rid of the thingy. See the for sale section.