Squeeze Posted March 1, 2009 #51 Posted March 1, 2009 This would be a nice Tach and comes with a Temp Gauge also .. http://www.kosonorthamerica.com/fCMSBackend/imgRoot/inst/BA551B22.pdf
Hotrod Posted March 2, 2009 #52 Posted March 2, 2009 Where did you buy the guages and what was the price?
Midrsv Posted March 2, 2009 #53 Posted March 2, 2009 This thread has me thinking again about adding a water temp gauge. Has anyone thought of using a mounting cup similar to this, http://www.egauges.com/vdo_indA.asp?PN=240-017 and mounting a 2 1/16" gauge in it mounted to the handle bar with a RAM type mount? The RAM mount would allow it to be angled out away from the dash. I use a RAM mount for my GPS and it is very secure. Just thinking out loud. DT
juggler Posted March 2, 2009 #54 Posted March 2, 2009 Nice idea. I like it, the only thing I'd do different is to use digital gauges to match the rest of the Venture instrument panel. I also worry about the MP3 jack being exposed to the elements.
Pilot Posted March 2, 2009 #56 Posted March 2, 2009 That is sexier than socks on a toad! I may kick myself for asking this but where did you see a toad with socks? And why do you think it's sexy?
BoomerCPO Posted March 2, 2009 #57 Posted March 2, 2009 I may kick myself for asking this but where did you see a toad with socks? And why do you think it's sexy? The very same thoughts crossed my mind as well! I decided not to ask because I know folks here already think I'm crazier than a outhouse mouse........... Boomer.....who is awaiting Federal Grant money for research on outhouse meeses.
jlh3rd Posted March 2, 2009 Author #58 Posted March 2, 2009 hotrod i ordered the gauges from autozone as they are electrical and don't stock those....they keep the mechanical ones in stock.....they're also $80 as compared to the mechanical which are around $40.............knowing what i know now, i woulda just used mechanical about the exposed mp3 jack.........you're right....and i've just thought of a solution.....and if it works, i'll publish another pic....... believe me, i've already thought of improvements, and doing some things differently the best ideal change would be for someone to mill a faceplate out of a block of aluminum, round the edges and corners, polish and then seal it with a clear......by using aluminum, you could make the faceplate even thinner than mine, a lot thinner, which would really give the gauges a recessed , stock look.....Tony, who i got my spacer from, could probably do this easily. i looked at the koso gauges..and they are neat.....and though i didn't see prices, i assumed that they are expensive and i would have to modify the supplied faceplate that came with the other gauges and then hope that the modification worked....i only had one shot.........and the idea was to do this as inexpensive as possible......
gunboat Posted March 2, 2009 #59 Posted March 2, 2009 hi john what about using a small square of velcro to cover the mp3 connector. do you think the velcro would be water proof enought? just a cheap idea. could use a small hole punch to open a hole to plug in a mp3 cord. and a little shot of wd-40 in the hole. then put the other peice of velcro to cover the whole thing up? just thinking outl oud don c.
jlh3rd Posted March 2, 2009 Author #60 Posted March 2, 2009 that would work......but they make these little, decorative, snap, button caps that fit over screw/bolt heads......i'm gonna try that....i may not have enough room, and i may have to get my dremel out flatten that slightly raised edge of the face plate.............and i'll have to glue it on.....this is the stuff you learn after the fact.........if i woulda made the hole a little higher, it would be a non issue if you wanted you could just use an old rca plug and just plug that in.......
mattevans Posted March 2, 2009 #61 Posted March 2, 2009 GREAT JOB, LOOKS VERY NICE....... WELL ON SECOND THOUGHT I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER... LOL!!!!
1BigDog Posted March 2, 2009 #63 Posted March 2, 2009 Poked around at this site. Sure has a pretty good selection of gauges available. While I would love to add some gauges to the bike, after pricing it all out it came to over $400.00 for what I would like to have......sigh!!!! http://www.egauges.com/default.asp
Squidley Posted March 2, 2009 #64 Posted March 2, 2009 Poked around at this site. Sure has a pretty good selection of gauges available. While I would love to add some gauges to the bike, after pricing it all out it came to over $400.00 for what I would like to have......sigh!!!! http://www.egauges.com/default.asp Hell that place be rights here in Michigan
Freebird Posted March 2, 2009 #65 Posted March 2, 2009 These look good. They are 2" gauges though, probably too big. http://www.tradervar.com/Mechanical-Triple-Gauge-Kit-CP8208-Sunpro-P35464.htm These are 1 1/2" but I sure like the chrome plate on the other ones better. http://www.tradervar.com/1-12-Inch-Triple-Gauge-Kit-White-Equus-8100-P35451.htm
Cougar Posted March 2, 2009 #66 Posted March 2, 2009 Umm now these would look good on my MM http://www.tradervar.com/Mechanical-...pro-P35464.htm Damn it guys stop this.. I will have to tear into my bike or this will for sure be my next winters project! I SURE hope somebody does a write-up on this SOON! (Nice find Don) Jeff
Cougar Posted March 2, 2009 #67 Posted March 2, 2009 John, Do you think ....THREE..... 2" Gages would fit in that space? Just from you working on this project.
jlh3rd Posted March 3, 2009 Author #68 Posted March 3, 2009 i don't think they will..........the width of the opening just allowed the three 11/2" i used........you would have to widen the the opening.....also, when you remove the cassette, you will see that it was mounted to a white box that also has and houses the idiot lights on either side of the cassette.........so, in widening the slot, you'd screw up the placement for these lights......the height is no problem
jlh3rd Posted March 3, 2009 Author #69 Posted March 3, 2009 the only solution i thought of would be to place the gauges in a triangle arrangement...that would solve the width problem.....but then you gotta make your own faceplate....and you might start running into a height problem....
Midrsv Posted March 3, 2009 #70 Posted March 3, 2009 Jlh3rd, In one of your posts you mentioned if you were doing it over you would use mechanical gauges instead of electrical. Can you elaborate on that? Especially the water temp gauge. Dennis
jlh3rd Posted March 3, 2009 Author #72 Posted March 3, 2009 midrsv there is a writeup in the tech. section here by "goose" who installed mechanical gauges on his bike.....if you look at that , you will see that a mechanical oil pressure gauge requires you to run a small line from the pressure point to the gauge. this line has oil in it....the mechanical water temp gauge requires a metal, flexible sensing tube to be run from the temp sensor to the gauge....all of this would have to be routed to the fairing i thought i'd be smart and use electrical gauges that would just require an 18 gauge wire to be run from the sensors to the gauges, and avoid ,what i thought , would be rigging problems. well, guess what....the sending unit for the oil pressure gauge is huge...it would not fit down in the space where you have to tap in to an oil pressure point....and there is no other place to tap into oil pressure ( it's down by your right foot, close to the exhaust pipe)..I even purchased another sender that was smaller, got it to fit, and the gauge didn't work because the sender and gauge have to have the same ohm rating ( money wasted)...soooo...i had to get adapters at advance auto, and a hydraulic hose ( 5/16") and run that up to my fairing. rig a grounding wire to the sender, and tie wrap that in the fairing......the whole idea was to avoid having an oil source that could leak in the fairing. and now, instead of having a little 1/8" nylon tube, i've got a huge 5/16" rubber hose that i had to route up there..... the electric water temp. was actually better than running the flexible, mechanical tube, but not that much better the electrical gauges cost about $80....the mechanical are around $40 you can get white/black face gauges in mechanical...electrical only came in black face....from my searching
Midrsv Posted March 3, 2009 #73 Posted March 3, 2009 Thanks, that's what I thought. I'm probably going to order a single marine water temp gauge from egauges.com. It will be an electrical gauge. Dennis
jlh3rd Posted March 3, 2009 Author #74 Posted March 3, 2009 yeh...if your gonna mount that on handlebars, i'd definetly use an electrical water temp gauge
KiteSquid Posted March 3, 2009 #75 Posted March 3, 2009 jlh3rd can you please post a photo of the cuttout did to the dash to make the guages fit?
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