I really wouldn't mind having a tachometer, has anybody tried one of these? http://www.ebay.com/itm/191542764109?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT. I had one on a single cylinder bike I had and it worked great, but I don't know about hooking it up to a V twin. If not that one, could you recommend a good one?
Okay, so nobody's got an opinion about having a tach on an 800 drifter, eh? ;D I'm surprised. I feel like I want one, not because of over-revving but quite the opposite--wondering if I'm lugging her a bit much and want to see how low I am on the R's. Not a big deal but again it would be nice. Hard to believe nobody else has rigged something, either with a cable or electronic ???
I was waiting to see where this was going to go. I do not have the tech ability to mount one, but I should have mounted on prior to doing the sprocket swaps to see the actual numbers. Hope this works out for you.
Like I tell my rider ed students...if it's screaming, shift up, if it shakes like a wet dog, shift down....The owner's manual has a speed range listed for each gear...
Yep, I'm staying between the wet dog and screaming range, but it's still nice to know what your RPMs are.
I think the Drifter should have as less tech stuff as possible, because of her nice and clean retro-look.
Just my 2 cents...
Yeah, I'm trying to stay with the retro look, so that little (black) electronic tach is very discreet. Here's another option for those of us who hate digital stuff ha ha http://www.ebay.com/itm/151858545855?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT. I'm close to pulling the trigger on it, because it isn't very expensive and being a dial with a needle it helps keep the retro look.
So mittico68 I need to get rid of the 250 watt stereo system and my GPS to maintain the retro look. But they are so handy for long trips........
Quote from: CDNRatMan on October 30, 2015, 17:34:45 PM
So mittico68 I need to get rid of the 250 watt stereo system and my GPS to maintain the retro look. But they are so handy for long trips........
You can do whatever you want with your bike, just because of YOUR own retro-look... ;D
TFrank: I'd go with that electronic tach; it's discreet, indeed and, most of all, non digital... ;)