Looking for round style tachometer

[JeremyL]

Anyone got one? The ones on eBay seem overpriced considering they are from junk yards so I could spend the cash and then still have a tach that doesn't work or bounces bad.

[natemoen]

Anyone got one? The ones on eBay seem overpriced considering they are from junk yards so I could spend the cash and then still have a tach that doesn't work or bounces bad.

No matter what you get it will still be 30ish years old and most likely you will not know if it works.

[JeremyL]

No matter what you get it will still be 30ish years old and most likely you will not know if it works.

ha, yeah good point.

I found one on eBay for like $25-30 and I guess I'll probably end up with that and trying it. I was just hoping a member here would pull one off a working bike instead of buying one that's maybe sat in a junkyard shed since 1983.

[jetmechmarty]

Mike's XS sells a round electronic tach. The redline is in the wrong place for the XS11, but perhaps you can find their source and acquire a correct one. Considering what you'll pay for a 30 year old unit, the price seems a bargain.

[JeremyL]

Mike's XS sells a round electronic tach. The redline is in the wrong place for the XS11, but perhaps you can find their source and acquire a correct one. Considering what you'll pay for a 30 year old unit, the price seems a bargain.

I didn't realize that! I just ordered a set of 4 plastic floats for my 79 just yesterday from Mikes XS too (my carbs had 3 metal and 1 plastic that didn't even fit right).

Is this one it?



Does it just connect to the 3 wire (brown/black/white) harness that my old tach uses?

[jetmechmarty]

That's the one. Redline will be 7500 for XS650. I expect wiring will be universal as the stock XS650 tach is cable driven.

Marty (in Seattle)

[JeremyL]

That's the one. Redline will be 7500 for XS650. I expect wiring will be universal as the stock XS650 tach is cable driven.

Marty (in Seattle)

Well I thought it said that they were cable driven. So I guess this one would have to be wired to the coils or something right instead of from the stator?

[jetmechmarty]

Since the Mike's XS unit is electronic, I expect it will mate to the XS11 wiring without too much difficulty.

Marty (in Seattle)

[JeremyL]

Awesome!

I was looking at the $25 tach on eBay and it doesn't have any wires coming out of it so I emailed the seller and asked if it was just tucked inside or missing. The next cheapest tach on there is $65 and has all the wires but its pretty faded so I'm scared its in rough shape...

So for $2 more I can get the MikesXS tach BRAND New. The redline thing wouldn't bother me too bad. I'm slow on my reaction time anyways so by the time I see 7500RPM and shift it'd probably be 8500 anyways lol.

I just hate to lose the fuel/neutral light, just now thought of that

[tom clisham]

tach

I've got a 79 round tach you can have for $20.00 + shipping. ($4-5).

pm if intertested