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Message started by TheBrendan312 on 03/10/20 at 20:27:44

Title: Tachometers for the savage
Post by TheBrendan312 on 03/10/20 at 20:27:44

All the old links for tachs that work with the savage are dead so I was wondering what actually works with the savage?

Title: Re: Tachometers for the savage
Post by GearHead on 03/16/20 at 05:14:15

Did you ever find out what might work on our bikes? I'm curious about it to

Title: Re: Tachometers for the savage
Post by Gary_in_NJ on 03/16/20 at 05:56:46

https://www.dimecitycycles.com/vintage-cafe-racer-caferacer-bobber-brat-chopper-custom-motorcycle-electronic-parts-mini-chrome-tach-tachometer-49-3316.html

Title: Re: Tachometers for the savage
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/16/20 at 11:57:45

When I started riding a savage, I thought I needed a tach. By the time I had enough information on them and understood the hassles involved, I'd gotten comfortable with my ears and seat of the pants to tell me when to shift.
The thing is very forgiving
Go ride.
Eventually you'll shift, look at the Speedo and realize
By George, you've gawt it..

Title: Re: Tachometers for the savage
Post by 1997savagedude on 03/22/20 at 15:21:49

I bought the dime city cycles one that is the same as the one Ryca used to have. it works really well.

Title: Re: Tachometers for the savage
Post by Todd James on 03/22/20 at 17:13:01

This Tachometer from Dime City Cycles appears
to be the same one that Ryca used to sell:

https://www.dimecitycycles.com/vintage-cafe-racer-caferacer-bobber-brat-chopper-custom-motorcycle-electronic-parts-mini-chrome-electronic-tach-tachometer-49-3374.html#

Here's a post from our Technical Documents section
showing a couple of ways to mount the tach:

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1511551303

.... and here's one with instructions and a parts list
for the way I mounted mine:

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1409022095/0#0

Title: Re: Tachometers for the savage
Post by norm92de on 03/22/20 at 21:26:57

I fitted a RYCA tach. on mine. While it is not exactly necessary, because it is located high on the bars I can use it as a speedo without dropping my eyes down to the speedo on the tank which I cannot see without taking my eyes off the road.

I think that is a good enough reason to justify a tach.

Title: Re: Tachometers for the savage
Post by zipidachimp on 03/23/20 at 03:22:16

One year with the ryca, works good! 8-)

Title: Re: Tachometers for the savage
Post by MarcosS40 on 03/23/20 at 07:17:48

Been using one of these for 7 years. Works fine. Uses one wire running down to the spark plug lead. Still on the original battery. When I got mine they were only about $20 bucks

https://www.amazon.com/Trail-Tech-742-A00-Surface-Tachometer/dp/B01GTP6ORC/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=TTO+Hour%2Ftachometer&qid=1584972431&sr=8-2

Have about 195.4 hrs. on it since I installed it, which was only about a week after I bought it. (The bike that is.)

Title: Re: Tachometers for the savage
Post by jcstokes on 03/23/20 at 11:57:47

Depends if you want digital or analogue. I've had one of the Dime City type for nearly 10 years, had the light bulb replaced once, no other trouble. Although I have black face white numerals, I would have preferred white face black numerals and these should be available as well.