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Re: Who has a gear indicator??

Postby Neka79 » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:12 pm

ive always agreed with the "if ya wanna go faster and ur outta revs, click it up one" theory... and bagged ppl for having them...

im gunna put one on tho, for no other reason than so i kno wot gear im in when i want to do a wheelie....

dumping the clutch in 3rd makes me look silly when it dont have the revs, and dumping it in 1st almost ends with me sitting on the road....

would be handy round the track too..
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Re: Who has a gear indicator??

Postby Stretchy » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:16 am

I got the GiPro with the built in TRE. Its on a race only 05 10.

If doing it over i wouldnt have got one as the gear indicator feature is too slow at a fast pace and you can do other mods that do the same as the TRE function.
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Re: Who has a gear indicator??

Postby SnypR » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:31 pm

BikerBoy wrote:heh ........wouldn't you be in 6th gear everywhere you go on a 250 anyway?


Yes......you just add a 0 too the number on the tacho :D
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Re: Who has a gear indicator??

Postby MiG » Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:22 am

Why are you doing looking at the gears while fanging it? I had no problem riding a GSX-R 600 at PI without checking what gear I'm in, and those weren't particularly slow laps. You telling me that the faster you ride the more you're looking at what gear you're in? Madness. A close ratio box makes it easier because you don't have large gaps. Just keep shifting whenever the revs drop during braking. XXarcade.gif

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Re: Who has a gear indicator??

Postby matt76 » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:19 am

I use mine more for down shifting Mig, so I know exactly what gear I am in for the corner. if i get a crap run out of a corner or get held up it is easy to be in the wrong gear.
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Re: Who has a gear indicator??

Postby mick_dundee » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:50 am

SnypR wrote:We already have to watch our speedos like a hawk because of speed cameras, now you expect us to match the tacho too it.....on a 250 it may be easy but a 600 is alot different and a 10 l would expect it to be much harder :)


On the zzr600 I had it was dead easy, sitting at 3000 revs I was doing 60, 4000 revs =8- 5k revs =100 above that = speeding :)
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Re: Who has a gear indicator??

Postby Gosling1 » Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:15 pm

:lol: - I used to laugh at GT750 waterbottle owners about, oh 30+ years ago, with their little digital gear indicator in the middle of the dash...... :roll:

Never needed one in 35+ years of riding.......but it doesn't stop me trying to find a 6th gear on the Pearl from time to time .... :shock:

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Re: Who has a gear indicator??

Postby nicko » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:28 pm

Yes its a wank mod - but you can get away with ricing something thats already rice!
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Re: Who has a gear indicator??

Postby 2006zx10r » Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:43 pm

I use one on teh 10r and i love it, yes its for downshifting mainly,a nd at PI it helps alot !!! Id never be witout one again.....

If its good enough for the GP guys its good enough for me
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Re: Who has a gear indicator??

Postby ZZRCHIKKY » Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:27 pm

dont most new bikes have them , and the amazing invention of a fule gadge ??????????
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Re: Who has a gear indicator??

Postby nicko » Wed Dec 19, 2007 5:17 pm

ZZRCHIKKY wrote:dont most new bikes have them , and the amazing invention of a fule gadge ??????????

Umm most new ones do
but they are easy to install any way - i got this one
http://www.acumen-electronics.co.uk/sho ... roduct=130
supplied my Bike Monkey for $130
http://www.bikemonkey.com.au/content/pr ... Universal/

Pretty good to deal with my parts arrived next day! But im awaiting my second delivery from bike monkey and its been a bit longer!
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Re: Who has a gear indicator??

Postby Neka79 » Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:01 pm

Neo_nick wrote:
ZZRCHIKKY wrote:dont most new bikes have them , and the amazing invention of a fule gadge ??????????

Umm most new ones do
but they are easy to install any way - i got this one
http://www.acumen-electronics.co.uk/sho ... roduct=130" target="_blank
supplied my Bike Monkey for $130
http://www.bikemonkey.com.au/content/pr ... Universal/" target="_blank

Pretty good to deal with my parts arrived next day! But im awaiting my second delivery from bike monkey and its been a bit longer!

hmm i didnt look much..does it have a harness or is it just a general one?? i looked at em on ebay ..mostly around $130 for general, abt $80 extra for the harness one i think...

oh..most bikes have fuel gauge now.. not many have gear indicator tho...
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Re: Who has a gear indicator??

Postby nicko » Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:29 am

Neka79 wrote:
Neo_nick wrote:
ZZRCHIKKY wrote:dont most new bikes have them , and the amazing invention of a fule gadge ??????????

Umm most new ones do
but they are easy to install any way - i got this one
http://www.acumen-electronics.co.uk/sho ... roduct=130" target="_blank" target="_blank
supplied my Bike Monkey for $130
http://www.bikemonkey.com.au/content/pr ... Universal/" target="_blank" target="_blank

Pretty good to deal with my parts arrived next day! But im awaiting my second delivery from bike monkey and its been a bit longer!

hmm i didnt look much..does it have a harness or is it just a general one?? i looked at em on ebay ..mostly around $130 for general, abt $80 extra for the harness one i think...

oh..most bikes have fuel gauge now.. not many have gear indicator tho...

there are only 4 wires to put in
If you go to the acumen website it has a wiring diagram for popular bikes!
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Re: Who has a gear indicator??

Postby IsleofNinja » Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:54 am

I'll be fitting a Gipro unit to mine shortly cause I do get tired of toeing the lever looking for 7th with lower gearing!?

I like the idea of having a selectable TRE. And the gear indicator is just an added bonus..
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