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Shift lights and Gear Indicators
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 6:59 pm
by DjDante
I am looking to bling up my instrument panel a little bit, maybe have some more fancy number glaring in my face as I ride.
Was wandering if anyone could tell me whether the speedo and tacho on the 98 ZX9R is digital or cable? I have looked at a few different Gear indicators, namely the ones on
http://www.motofx.com.au , and the brand called Acumen which are readily available on Ebay.
Also wanted to know if anyone knew whether Car shift lights can be used on motorbikes? I ask, because they are much cheaper than the only ones I have seen for motorbikes (again at motofx).
Any other ideas for the rider display welcome.
re: Shift lights and Gear Indicators
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:01 pm
by MickLC
Both are digital mate.

re: Shift lights and Gear Indicators
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:47 pm
by Rossi
Mate
I got a set of battery powered xmas tree lghts you can borrow until December

re: Shift lights and Gear Indicators
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:35 am
by Barrabob
This is a pretty bling unit that you could also use as a christmas tree light and is programable in so many ways.
I dont know what prices you have seen but its a good local product.
http://www.cr-x.org/cbr250/forum/topic. ... C_ID=19738
re: Shift lights and Gear Indicators
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:38 am
by Ment
nice one...
re: Shift lights and Gear Indicators
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:31 am
by Yankee
those look cool, but don't know if i'd ever use it... just shift when you hit the limiter.... works a treat, and don't have to look at anything... got sound and feel to tell you that you need the next gear!

re: Shift lights and Gear Indicators
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:23 pm
by mrmina
i wanted to know where u get them from, then got shit hung on me from the forum blokes cos they reckon i couldnt count to 6.

re: Shift lights and Gear Indicators
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:27 pm
by icebreaker
Recon you'd ever get to use the 6 lights??

Re: re: Shift lights and Gear Indicators
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:43 pm
by mrmina
icebreaker wrote:Recon you'd ever get to use the 6 lights??

well at least the first three for now.
re: Shift lights and Gear Indicators
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 1:08 pm
by DjDante
Just like the gear indicator, its not about the functionality, its more about how sexy it looks

re: Shift lights and Gear Indicators
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 6:08 pm
by Rossi
Beauty MUST be in the eye of the beerholder

Re: re: Shift lights and Gear Indicators
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:44 pm
by DjDante
Rossi wrote:Beauty MUST be in the eye of the beerholder

I take it you dont approve of my blingosophy?
I just want to make it original, and its nice to have lots of displays in front of you while you ride.
re: Shift lights and Gear Indicators
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:02 pm
by ozx6r
chiptorque make a cheap shift light about $40 that is only three wires i think u splice into a cable out of the computer and has button on it to set shift rpm. its a pretty bright led and can still be seen day time no probs
c ya
re: Shift lights and Gear Indicators
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:22 pm
by Barrabob
Dont know about you guys but if i have my bike cranked over and screaming the last thing i look at is the dash....my bike has a shift light stock and i set that to 12500 to allow for a little over run...the engine would die before the limiter ever got hit because it will run to 14500 rpm and run out of wind with a redline at 15500rpm.
The idea of the light is you can program it so its on one green at 8000rpm and the whole lot flash at say 13000 rpm which is more or less the useable range on a 04 636 yeh you could run it harder but it will last longer if you dont.
on a cbr250the useable range is between 12000 and 17000rpm and if you drop out of that range your going to be waiting a long time for it to wind up again.
Hey i believe a nine has power from 3000rpm.
Re: re: Shift lights and Gear Indicators
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:35 pm
by Rossi
beryl wrote:
Hey i believe a nine has power from 3000rpm.
Its all true..........however it does get more interesting above 7000
