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Offline Tommy McDevitt

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Cafe project speedmeter
« on: April 23, 2015, 09:36:55 PM »
Need to know what you guys did for a smaller meter thanks. Tom
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Offline JcJ TN K75s

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Re: Cafe project speedmeter
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2015, 11:06:27 PM »
https://www.dan-moto.com/DM_US/speedos-and-gauges-wholesale-27.html

I got the nano because my S didn't have a fuel gauge anyway,



but lots of folks like the 180*. 


nano has tach/speedo/odo/(5) indicator lights (GRGBG). I gave right at $100 for it.

edit; corrected indicator lights
  • Lincoln, TN 37334
  • 1993 K75S? "Stormtrooper" 1999 R1100RTP "Lord Vader"
I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man’s reasoning powers are not above the monkey’s.- Mark Twain

It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.-
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Offline Tommy McDevitt

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Re: Cafe project speedmeter
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2015, 05:11:25 PM »
Thanks so much for the link for the speedometer. Was it easy to wire on your k bike?
                                 Thanks Tom
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Offline JcJ TN K75s

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Re: Cafe project speedmeter
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2015, 07:59:44 PM »
reasonably so.  It came with a diagram for instruction.

http://www.danmoto.com/Ebay/Items/SP-00002/SP2.pdf

This thread might help. You can see the instructions and diagrams here:
http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=39587.0

I cut the harness off of mine and wired it up using the diagrams here:
http://classickbikes.com/ckb.tech/0.ckb.tech.files/kwiring/90onK75/1990on_K75_Wiring.pdf
  • Lincoln, TN 37334
  • 1993 K75S? "Stormtrooper" 1999 R1100RTP "Lord Vader"
I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man’s reasoning powers are not above the monkey’s.- Mark Twain

It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.-
Mark Twain

Offline JcJ TN K75s

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Re: Cafe project speedmeter
« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2015, 08:56:15 PM »
oh yeah, and you'll need three or four (depending on how many cylinders your K has) 10K resistors to put in a harness you'll have to fab up for the tach to work.  I wired mine up off the negative side of the coils.  The harness is just a yoke that combines the signal off each coil into a single wire, and sends that signal to the tach.  You'll need a 10K resistor between each coil and the central wire that runs to your tach.

My speedo isn't working yet.  I'm gonna try placing the magnet in the allen head recesses on my front rotor.  People report mixed results with this, and Danmoto says that doing it that way can cause magnetic interference.  I haven't glued the magnet in yet because I just got a new front tire and front wheel bearings, and I'm waiting till the front wheel is back on to install the magnets.  The hall sensor is mounted already.  Most people report that you should forget using the formula to calculate your speedo and just use a GPS speedo to match.  that's what I plan to do.
  • Lincoln, TN 37334
  • 1993 K75S? "Stormtrooper" 1999 R1100RTP "Lord Vader"
I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man’s reasoning powers are not above the monkey’s.- Mark Twain

It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.-
Mark Twain

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