aftermaket speedo/ tach

[lee_dutcher]

lokking for somthing more appealing... is there is there a plug and play or whill i have to cut and fabricate.....if so no problem

[Pat Kelly]

http://www.sportvue.com/motorcycles.php

[TopCatGr58]

Hey Lee,

I can't remember if you're making a bobber or not, but there are some essentially plug and play aftermarket ones by MikesXS. The Tach will need to be wired into the (-) side of one of the ignition coils, but that's it, the speedo will just connect to the speedo cable. You may need to play with the wires for the lights, but that shouldn't be too difficult. Just make sure you find the Electronic TACH, not a mechanical one!! They are smaller gauges, so some handlebar clamps/mounts work well for these! And they are better priced than many others you may find!

Again, my CRS is acting up, I can't remember who posted about putting these on their machine, Da-Bubble comes to mind, but I think there were a couple of other Bobbers recently, like XSCHop, a search should reveal their threads and their notes on getting them mounted and wired up!
T.C.

[lee_dutcher]

but the speedo can be mechanical right....just saying becaust of the cable coming form the back of it......im not really trying to build a bobber just a more appealing street beast

[TopCatGr58]

Yes, speedos are mechanical, I suggested MikesXS for sourcing because the XS650 uses the same/similar 19" front wheel, same drive ratios for speedos!
T.C.

[lee_dutcher]

fournd a product called Trail Tech Vapor. when on youtube and saw it hooked up to honda cx500.... so im wondering if it would work for the xs

[TopCatGr58]

I found their website: http://www.trailtech.net/vapor.html
It looks like it will work just fine, tach sensor wraps 5 times around the spark plug wire, or inline with the coil negative wire. I didn't read the entire specs, they are more for off road vehicles, but if they are durable enough for trail bikes, ATV's, etc, they should be fine for an XS11. Just need to see about the tach adjustment/tuning needed for multicylinder, but our machines are really like 2 twins stuck together side by side!
T.C.

[lee_dutcher]

but the dont sound like it.... sounds like a older rocket to me and pulls hard like a 4 banger....i had an gs500 whitch was a parellel twin and that thing sounded like a tracktor and was as fast as one too... but man it was fun on the twizties.... oh thanks for the fast responce.....i think i might keep this one in mind just to bad i can find one with a crome cover or somthing

[HobbyMan]

Can you use any after market electronic tach? Do all motorcycles use the Wasted spark system? If not, then you are going to be reading 2x rpm