adding a digital 5 function volt meter to my superchicken... Adds a clock, volt meter, and thermometer... Anyways right now I'm having difficulties deciding where to mount it as there isn't what I'd call an ideal location... here's some pics (they suck cause it was getting dark). throw me some ideas

 

Only spot that comes to mind right off the bat is to mount it right underneat the speedo. Mate the face of it up flush with the gauge cluster, and a bit of it will stick off to the left, but that shouldnt interfere with anything. And if you do a decent enough job with it, it should just about look like part of the original cluster.

 

Mount it to that top flat part of your upper fairing.

 

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I kind've like that idea... it has stick on velcro and would just require a little lining up to make fit properly I think... Might overlap the bottom of the tach and top of the temp guage but that'd be alright...


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can you circle where you're talking about?? like on the left and right?? If that's the case it'd be impossible to see while riding... it has a lap timer that would be nice to use and mounted on the side would be inconvenient I think...

 

Heat gun, 1/8" abs plastic, and a vise is your friend.

 

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If you want to be able to see it all the time your best bet is going to be an aluminum bracket from your fork tubes. I know someone makes them for lap timers like the XT racing one, I lost the link and I tried to google it but I came up empty. It sounds perfect for what you are looking for and shouldn't be too hard to fabricate or convert theirs to fit your meter.

I know someone has a picture out there...

 

well the "lap timer" is no more then a stop watch. but is fun. normal setting is on a clock... So I'm not late to class

 

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Yea I know, the bracket I was talking about was made for XT racing lap timers and it's a great way to mount things. If I could only find the picture then you would know what I'm talking about.

w00t Road Racing World holds all the answers:

http://www.laptimerholders.com

Something like those.

 

It doesn't fit just above the steering stem?

 

another stupid question is how should I wire this?? There's 3 wires... black to ground, red to positive 12v constant source, and orange to positive 12v source turned on by ignition... thing is I tested it and the thing turned on right away without connecting the orange to anything Was trying to get an idea where to connect it to though... I might say screw the orange wire and wire up my own relay...

 

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You're not gonna need a relay for that. Are you sure that it turned everything on w/o the orange wire. It could've been just the clock.

 

it turns on with just the red and black connected... I'll try and connect the orange to something that works...

 

My idea wins. I'm sure theres a bracket/mount that holds the gauge cluster up that you could build off of pretty simply using some 1/8"x1" aluminum or something that you can buy at any Home Depot.

 

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Systems like that usually default to "open" - so when the orange wire is not connected to a "switch" the unit will be 'ON' like in your example. I would splice that orange wire into your headlight line (on with ignition).

Have fun.

BTW, where'd you pick it up from?

 

ah ok... http://www.casporttouring.com/...onics

great customer service and got her quick

 

Ive got one mounted above my tach and speedo

 

got a pic of that?

 

throw that away and get HUD

 

apologies for the shitty camera phone, also it was dark outside

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wow I really like that... I'm gonna see if I have room to build a mount like that...

 

glad it gave you some idea, let us know how you go

 

i'm gonna do something similar to that.. I'll overlap the top of my tach just a little but not much at all... only prob is right now I have no tools to cut it out of aluminum...

 

69k miles WTF?

 

yeah some people take care of their bikes and even let them run to *gasp* 100k miles...

 

kilometers