KiteSquid Posted March 12, 2009 #101 Posted March 12, 2009 NEWS FLASH I found some 1 1/2" guage sets made by Auto Meter. they cost a bit more than double what the Sunpro guages do............ AND you can get it with an ammeter or Voltmeter....... Mechanical Three-Gauge Water Temp. / Oil Press. / Volt Three-Gauge Water Temp. / Oil Press. / Volt Oil Pressure, Ammeter, Water Temp, at Jeg's
Freebird Posted March 12, 2009 #102 Posted March 12, 2009 I think I'll stick with the Sunpro. I like the chrome and don't see why those would be worth double the price.
jlh3rd Posted March 12, 2009 Author #103 Posted March 12, 2009 the autometer is what i used. i bought electrical, recommend mechanical.....the faceplate is plastic....easier to cut down and shape........hope the chrome metal faceplate works out.....white face gauges with a chrome faceplate would be awsome
KiteSquid Posted March 12, 2009 #104 Posted March 12, 2009 You did use the Autometer gauges. I did not remember it. I might get the set with the ammeter vice the voltmeter, but I am still thinking about it.
jlh3rd Posted March 12, 2009 Author #105 Posted March 12, 2009 yep.....except i used electrical, not mechanical........recommend mechanical..........autometer was the only one i came across that offered electrical
N3FOL Posted March 12, 2009 #106 Posted March 12, 2009 That is absolutely the most logical place to put them. I just couldn't bring myself to remove the cassette and modify the fairing. No valid reason, just something weird in my brain that said I had a feature that came with the bike and wanted to keep it! Wonder what I'd a done if it came with an 8-track? Goose You probably would've kept the 8 Track.
N3FOL Posted March 12, 2009 #107 Posted March 12, 2009 Nice Job, you are gonna have to show them off at the next Pa Meet n Eat. Craig Good Idea. I would probably paint the black face and mounting area the same color as the fairing.
jlh3rd Posted March 13, 2009 Author #108 Posted March 13, 2009 lighten here is a pic of the mounting straps on the faceplate and where i attached them inside the fairing. the first pic shows the faceplate and strap......second pic is the bolt through the white box that the end of the strap is attached to...you can also see the relay i used and the black fairing frame tubing with the mounting hole for the strap that holds the amp . the loose wire isone of the grounding straps for the new wiring that is attached to this frame....if i used a longer bolt, i could have attached the relay to this also.....but i just tie wrapped it later can anyone here tell me how to post a rightup on my install and post pics as i go along......i can post all the pics at once, but that's not what i want to do.......
Cougar Posted March 13, 2009 #109 Posted March 13, 2009 You can do it right here. or start another thread and name it whatever. And Don (Freebird) or Mr Goose can place it in the VRTECH Area. OR Don should chime in here in a bit. and he might want you to use like a word program and you send it to him in an email, myself I do it here, then they move it. I had some trouble with the pictures and stuff doing it the other way. the only thing I did start to do was Type MOST of my stuff in a word program as if you even dare hit the Wrong key on your keyboard you will lose everything you started on and have the start over. Just insert the photos after each step.. LOOK above were you post from now.. you will See a paper clip , click to the right of that and UP-LOAD your pictures to this site. THEN , Insert them from that same place as you type away! Not to hard , just play around with it a couple times and you will get the hang of it. IE: the VRTECH one I did of the Rear Tire Change. the pictures are way to small to view now, Not sure what happened there. Jeff
jlh3rd Posted March 13, 2009 Author #110 Posted March 13, 2009 do you mean the " insert image " icon.....will that let me type a paragraph, put a pic in, and then continue typing after the pic. ...........i'm assuming that when i hit the insert image , it will let me go to my kodak program and choose the pic i want?....is this right?
Cougar Posted March 13, 2009 #111 Posted March 13, 2009 Pretty much that is it... Try it for a test in here now.. Also you can hit preview at anytime and see what it looks like as well. I promise nobody with laugh if you goof up! I promise Hey..... If there is a mistake along the way one of the Admins can fix it for you at your request. Thanks for the time doing the write-up. I think even Don is going to as well. Maybe they can be added together the more the merrier.I NEED LOTS OF PICS! I have my bezel already ~S~ Jeff
Cougar Posted March 13, 2009 #112 Posted March 13, 2009 Well HECK you did it in the above post already silly! And I fine job! Just keep going like you did there. kinda like a space with pics added alone the way.
RedRider Posted March 13, 2009 #113 Posted March 13, 2009 do you mean the " insert image " icon.....will that let me type a paragraph, put a pic in, and then continue typing after the pic. ...........i'm assuming that when i hit the insert image , it will let me go to my kodak program and choose the pic i want?....is this right? It is almost like that. However, you may need to resize the pics in your Kodak software before using them. Freebird can't have you chewing up all the storage space with 8M high res images, unfortunately. I look forward to seeing your writeup. This is one of the best looking mods for the RSV I have seen. RR
V7Goose Posted March 13, 2009 #114 Posted March 13, 2009 Simply keep going back to the same post you want to use and re-edit it to add more or insert a picture anywhere the cursor is. All pictures must be added using the Manage Attachments, like you did above. Then if you don't do anything else with them, they will just show up together at the end of your post. But if you want to insert one at a particular place in the text, first add it with Manage Attachments, then use the paperclip icon at the top of the message editing window to select a picture to insert wherever the cursor is at that time. Like this:[attach]28232[/attach] If you want the picture to be flush with the left side, add a carriage return before you insert it. If you want the following text to start at the right bottom corner of the picture, just start typing immediately after the picture. If you want the following text to start at the left side UNDER the picture, add a carriage return after the picture before you start typing. If you are going to insert several pictures in the same place, add a couple of spaces between each one so they are separated a bit. Don't be shy to experiment and edit it as much as you like to get the post to look like you want. When you get all done with the writeup, just let me know which post you want saved for posterity, and I will move it to the Tech Library. Goose
Cougar Posted March 13, 2009 #115 Posted March 13, 2009 I went here http://www.cycleoneoff.com/Index.html And can not find the already made plug for the life of me there. I did email them though about it. no response yet as of now. Thanks for any help. I also ordered the water bolt as well. on the way. Jeff
1sttenor Posted March 13, 2009 #116 Posted March 13, 2009 I've been thinking about this. I wonder if you could get that Koso tach with temp gauge and somehow put it in the middle with the oil pressure and ampmeter on either side. I know you'd probably have to do some adjustment for height as the Koso tach appears to be 2 1/4 inches including bezel. I know there's not much room side to side. Is there enough to do this? That would be the best of all worlds. A tach, water temp, ampers, and oil pressure in three small gauges and the loss of a useless tape player. Oh and by the way, "socks on a toad" is just a hillbilly term. My wife hates it when I revert to my raisin'.
Cougar Posted March 13, 2009 #117 Posted March 13, 2009 Good Idea Tommy.. I am looking around for a 1.5 inch tach. myself,. hard to find.
Cougar Posted March 13, 2009 #118 Posted March 13, 2009 Mr Goose. I got the plug coming from Tom.. he should be giving me more info for us soon on it for me to post here , how to get it. or what the part number is. Jeff
jlh3rd Posted March 13, 2009 Author #119 Posted March 13, 2009 cougar if you mean the plug for the oil pressure.....they never answered my e-mail.....go to discounthydralichose.com....they were the only ones i found that had a 20mm drilled adapter ( and other adapters).....but you will have to use a reducing bushing to fit the 1/8 npt right angle fitting ( that's what i did ) .......also,.. go to egauges.com to check out their line of metric bushings and adapters...... i don't think the width of the opening will allow that size and many gauges........when you pull the cassette, you will see that the white box that held the cassette also houses the idiot lights on either side.....you can't widen the opening without hitting those...........height wise...you can probably make wider gauges fit......
Cougar Posted March 13, 2009 #120 Posted March 13, 2009 I got an email right away. I just got a paypal invoice for it. done deal. but thanks for the info. told Tom that he needs to place the unit on his front page. can sell if ya cant see it.
V7Goose Posted March 13, 2009 #121 Posted March 13, 2009 I went here http://www.cycleoneoff.com/Index.html And can not find the already made plug for the life of me there. I did email them though about it. no response yet as of now. Thanks for any help. I also ordered the water bolt as well. on the way. Jeff Sorry I can't help you much here Jeff. I know they must have the adaptor, since they sell an oil pressure gauge kit for the bike, but they may not sell it separately. But frankly, making one is just so danged easy I would rather do that than take the time to try and find one, place an order and wait for it. You might just go to the counter in an autoparts store and see if they can order an M20-1.5 to 1/8NPT adaptor - maybe it is easy for them to find? And what the hell is a "water bolt"? Goose
Cougar Posted March 13, 2009 #122 Posted March 13, 2009 Sorry , this *LOL* http://www.egauges.com/vdo_indA.asp?PN=R7965 And A Nice looking (water bolt) it is, Nope my plane is to have ALL that is needed on the bench with pretty pictures to go by and your write-up and the new write-up on the face plate mod. READY to go when I am ready. not sure if I will do it until winter, but NOW my interest is VERY high and I like the idea. looks like only a day to install if that. so maybe on a rainy day! My Bike is having the conversion done now. it will be done in two weeks. *yippy*
gunboat Posted March 13, 2009 #123 Posted March 13, 2009 is that close to being in the family of ( go get me a yard of water line? ) ha ha ha don c.
1sttenor Posted March 13, 2009 #124 Posted March 13, 2009 Have you noticed the thread count on this! There are a bunch of us who seem to think the same thing...great machine, but it would be nice to have a little more input from the engine. I hope that if/when there ever it a 3rd gen, they put some gauges on it!
KiteSquid Posted March 13, 2009 #125 Posted March 13, 2009 Has anybody found a shallow or surface mount gauge set? I would like to see a voltmeter, oil pressure, coolant or oil temp and ammeter. OR better yet, a multifunction display that would fit......but that would cost more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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