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Message started by georgekathe on 08/25/06 at 19:28:00

Title: Anyone installed a tach?
Post by georgekathe on 08/25/06 at 19:28:00

Has anyone out there installed a tach on the Savage? (I have a '96)

I'm looking at the ones J.C. Whitney sells for around $40 that look to be electrically connected somewhere/to something (off the spark plug cable somehow or what?)

Any help would be greatly appreciated

George ;)

Title: Re: Anyone installed a tach?
Post by Trippah on 08/25/06 at 19:35:06

in a related vein, I'd like to remove the instruement cluster from the tank, with a pod set up on the top of the tripple tree or handlebars. Then I'd have a place for my coffee. Or could the space be filled in to increase fuel capacity.. Anyone seen either of these types of mod's in their travels? Related cause I'd like either a speedo/tach combo on the bars, rather than on the tank. georgekathe- not intending to hijack your thread, I think these are related ?'s. If not, MODERATOR, please split this off, thank you.

Title: Re: Anyone installed a tach?
Post by georgekathe on 08/25/06 at 20:27:35

no, mine is really much more simple - I wantr to leave evereything as it is & just bolt on a bolt-on tach in the middle of the handlebars.

the instrument cluster stays as is, so I see these as being two issues, not really related - mine is a simple anyone fitted such a tach & if so, how?

thanks, George :)

Title: Re: Anyone installed a tach?
Post by theikeman on 08/25/06 at 21:10:21

Th tachs that JC Whitney sells for 40 bucks are mechanical, won't work on our Savage, needs an electronic type for dual fire ignitions.
FYI
Ike

Title: Re: Anyone installed a tach?
Post by sluggo on 08/25/06 at 21:46:30

i've said it before, i'll say it again.

we don't need no stinking tach's on a single ;D

sure they look kewl, but in my humble opinion are totally unneeded.

Title: Re: Anyone installed a tach?
Post by Fat Bastard on 08/25/06 at 23:41:00

I did. I like the look.. and nice to see how far I can push it without going on the "red line"...

You can read about it here... I start writing a little down the page

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=RubberSideDown;action=display;num=1129690414;start=

Title: Re: Anyone installed a tach?
Post by klx650sm2002 on 08/26/06 at 04:18:34

KLX will take full throttle from 2000 rpm, any of you Savage guys with tach's go lower than that ?

Clive W :D

Title: Re: Anyone installed a tach?
Post by georgekathe on 08/26/06 at 06:41:22

thanks for reply fat bastard. you too sluggo, but I even had a tach on the SR500 single I owned (iut came with same). agree hardly likely to redline Savage, but curious to see revs are in @ given time/speed/gear - got so used to it on other bikes after years of british iron & going over to jap or german with more instrumenmtation.

incidently, do you look like Warren Oates as well as quote him? (just curious...?)

George ::)

Title: Re: Anyone installed a tach?
Post by thumperclone on 08/27/06 at 08:23:22

(northern tool tach)i have a similar one from pit possee mounted on the bars next to the brake reservoir..read out it kinda small
pick up work by induction, wrap the wire around the plug wire a few times (coil) electronics are not the greatest so theres a slight delay .. i use it mainly for idle
speed monitoring ,long stop lites @ too slow idle in the
summer makes for hot oil.for some reason bike idles faster in the cool hours(denser air?) than in the heat of the day...

Title: Re: Anyone installed a tach?
Post by Ed_L. on 08/27/06 at 12:46:31

I've been using one of thoses tachs for over a year, just wrap the pickup around the plug wire and hook up the ground. I mounted it on the left handle bar with black ty wraps. So far I like it, helps keep track of shift points and rpm on the superslab. The one I'm using has a self contained battey, once it is dead you toss the whole tach and get another one.

Title: Re: Anyone installed a tach?
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/27/06 at 14:31:27

Moderators do not have the capability to "split" a thread. You basically need to copy your post and paste it into a new topic, then delete your original post if desired.

Title: Re: Anyone installed a tach?
Post by Reelthing on 08/27/06 at 20:31:32

I like um!

http://mccserv.com/savage/dscf0181.jpg

Title: Re: Anyone installed a tach?
Post by Kropatchek on 08/28/06 at 07:31:55

There you go again:
Riders view

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/8623/tach2wh7.jpg

Oncommers view

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2383/tachzz5.jpg

Now I have to get rid of the OEM speedometer, close the hole in the tank and find a place for the Neutral light ( or not)

Installation as previously described.

Greetz
Kropatchek 8)

Title: Re: Anyone installed a tach?
Post by Reelthing on 08/28/06 at 08:34:28

ok - you add a bike ? that's sure not a savage lurking to the side!

Title: Re: Anyone installed a tach?
Post by Kropatchek on 08/29/06 at 02:50:01

Reelthing wrote:

ok - you add a bike ? that's sure not a savage lurking to the side!

No, that's Bert's HD Roadking Classic with sooooo much chrome on it you could buy 2 Savages or S40 for it.

Greets
Kropatchek 8)