Cory9584 Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Does anybody have this kit http://www.jtatv.com/12voltledgauge.htm ? If so how do you like it and where did you mount the gauge? I cant think of anyplace to mount it since my front fenders are cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooker82 Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 I have that same gauge. The LED one. I mouned mine up by the handle bars same as my old setup. I was running the mechanical one. I couldnt keep a gauge in it. The vibration would ruin them pretty quickly. The electric one is the way to go. My bar clamp is a trail tech clamp. It has that hole in it. Get you a mounting bracket for a 2in or 2 1/16 gauge. Straighten the bracket out, trim and knotch the bracket so it will fight tighly inbetween the 2 top handle bar clam bolts and tighten the bars down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badassbanshee479 Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 need to convert the stator to dc before you can run that I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooker82 Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 need to convert the stator to dc before you can run that I believe That guy says it work with ac. I havent converted mine and my gauge works ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
official_style Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 so this baby will work on a stock shee? has anyone mounted it in the plastics? any pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollisatp Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Dude for another $11 you can get a bunch more bang for your buck... Id say go for the Vapor from trail tech...$100... even seen some for less than $90 on flea bay!!!! My 2c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mia-shee Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 ^^^+1 on the vapor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulvafan537240 Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 ive got the vapor too and highly recommend it. lots of other features and ive never had a problem with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
official_style Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 is it a whole buttload of wiring to install it, since it does so much stuff? will it work with renthal bars and the cascade bar mount plate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulvafan537240 Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 is it a whole buttload of wiring to install it, since it does so much stuff? will it work with renthal bars and the cascade bar mount plate? its not too bad to wire. for the temp gauge, you just cut your radiator hose and splice it back with the temp sensor from the kit. for the tach you just hook the wire to one of your plug wires. for the speedo you just mount the supplied bracket to one of your front wheels and mount the speed sensor to it. then hook up your ground and youre good to go. it has engine temp, ambient air temp,tach, speedometer, clock, hour meter, stop watch, odometer, trip odometer. plus you can set the LED warning lights for overtemp and redline and program shift LED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
official_style Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 its not too bad to wire. for the temp gauge, you just cut your radiator hose and splice it back with the temp sensor from the kit. for the tach you just hook the wire to one of your plug wires. for the speedo you just mount the supplied bracket to one of your front wheels and mount the speed sensor to it. then hook up your ground and youre good to go. it has engine temp, ambient air temp,tach, speedometer, clock, hour meter, stop watch, odometer, trip odometer. plus you can set the LED warning lights for overtemp and redline and program shift LED. how do you have yours mounted, and what bars are you running? any more pics? i have renthal bars on both my bikes, and i want it mounted like how it looks like the one in your sig is, so i could keep the renthal pad on, and have the display below it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooker82 Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 That temp gauge worked good until my voltage regulator came unplugd while I was riding. The 25-30 volts smoked it. I now have the trail tech vapor as well. It is a nice unit. I would recomend getting there bar clamp / dash. It is a nice unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001Stroker Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 You can buy a mechanical one, instead of electrical. Pesonally, I like them better anyways. If you get one with an LED backlight, LED can run on DC or AC current. Just hook the power wire to your headlight switch, so the light comes on with the headlights. These are some good ones. I think they come with peanut bulbs, but you can buy LED peanut bulbs for a couple bucks. Well known brand, for half the price. And, looks much better. http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.a...mp;autoview=sku http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.a...mp;autoview=sku Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
official_style Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 i think i might just go with the CRJ temp gauge, it is battery powered, so i dont have to worry about torching it if the voltage regulator comes unplugged. i like the trailtech, but my problems with it are that i have renthal handlebars, and hide a keys, so if i get the dash mount, it will be blocked by the bar on the renthal bars. also, i use a garmin etrex, so i pretty much always have distance speed anyways, and the way i beat on my bikes, the less stuff to break the better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
official_style Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 (edited) You can buy a mechanical one, instead of electrical. Pesonally, I like them better anyways. If you get one with an LED backlight, LED can run on DC or AC current. Just hook the power wire to your headlight switch, so the light comes on with the headlights. These are some good ones. I think they come with peanut bulbs, but you can buy LED peanut bulbs for a couple bucks. Well known brand, for half the price. And, looks much better. http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.a...mp;autoview=sku http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.a...mp;autoview=sku dont the mechanical ones have problems of not being able to read them/getting damaged due to the vibrations of the engine etc? how are they connected, just to a probe in the coolant line? Edited December 5, 2008 by official_style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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