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met347
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thoughts on a gas gauge or odometer
07/19/07 at 18:21:05
I just got my new S40 and love everything about it, except not having an odometer and gas gauge. Any suggestions to fix the problem??
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Re: thoughts on a gas gauge or odometer
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07/19/07 at 19:28:05
I've asked the gas gauge question myself a couple of times, I hope you get better answers.
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07/19/07 at 19:58:52
Here is what I did...
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech;action=display;num=1183653316
There is a bunch of info in the tech section.
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07/19/07 at 20:04:18
There is an odometer, there is no trip meter. All you need to do is remember the start mileage and subtract from current. If you have trouble remembering, a small lock with three number wheels will record the last three digits.
The fuel gauge runs into the problem of too small of a market to pay for the engineering -- so you have to engineer your own. The market is small because there are relatively few Savages, and most of us do not see a need for a fuel gauge. We have reserve -- which is good for upto 40 miles. You switch to reserve and you look for a gas station. Unless you're in the middle of the Mojave in which case you should have planned ahead.
You'll not get a better answer until someone, such as either of you two, figures out a better answer. You can start by looking as fuel gauges for motorboats. A gauge would look nice on the left side of the tank to compliment the gas cap.
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07/19/07 at 21:19:58
low tech and cheap.... got the idea here somewhere..small (luggage size)3 digit combo lock to the cables..i get about 100 miles b4 reserve, reset at every fill up
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07/19/07 at 22:44:41
I did the same, got a 3 digit luggage lock from 99 cent store. Hooked it to the tie wraps on the bars just below the front brake reservoir. I listen for that stutter (or a slow down at idle) at about 115-120 miles. Fill er up and reset the lock. First lock lasted almost a year, then broke, so I bought another one. It's cost me 2 bucks so far.
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07/20/07 at 00:41:27
Yeah, I carry around one of those 3 digit luggage locks too ... in a fanny pack strapped to my sissy bar. Works great!
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07/20/07 at 06:59:36
When I first got my Savage I used a grease pencil to write the last 3 digits of the odometer on the speedo glass at every fillup. Eventually I got a computer made for dirt bikes and used that. It gives me a speedo and tripmeter up high on the handlebars where I can see it without dipping my head.
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07/20/07 at 11:46:37
i did the luggage lock thing, i cut off the hasp and epoxied it to the handle bar right behind the master cylnder
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07/20/07 at 12:56:17
I vaguely remember seeing a gas gauge... basically it was a piece of clear fuel line that ran down the side of the tank... was that on savage bobber dave's bike? or was that in THE HORSE, Backstreet choppers?
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Re: thoughts on a gas gauge or odometer
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07/20/07 at 14:27:10
I went the expensive route.
Veypor VR1: tach, speedo, fuel gage, gear indicator.
You could put a tap on the bottom of the tank and one on the top. And run a clear line between. Could be any where you want.
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07/20/07 at 22:47:40
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on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07:
I went the expensive route.
Veypor VR1: tach, speedo, fuel gage, gear indicator.
You could put a tap on the bottom of the tank and one on the top. And run a clear line between. Could be any where you want.
How is the Veypor? Is it difficult to install? How accurate is it? I think I am going to go the route but I would like some feedback first from current owners.
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07/20/07 at 23:34:02
How acurate? don't know, haven't been thru a speed trap lately.
Not real easy. Guess I could an install thread.
There's a whole lot of settings and unless you read it real close it can confuse you. My first mistake was reading the manual all the way thru. It's a mistake for me to do that because once I've read something, I can't stand to read it again. Done that too many times.
Still haven't figured out all the features.
To me, the cost made me quince. But I couldn't see the speedo below my chin and being a newby I needed a tach. So getting those 2 things where I could see them justified the cost. Later on I added the billet cover. Gives me alittle comfort leaving it on the bike as with the universal mount it's a quick disconnect and it's gone.
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07/21/07 at 13:26:15
May I ask where you got it and how much you paid? I am looking around and they seem to be about $300. I like the idea of the tach, trip, and fuel gauge all being in one unit and higher up. Looks like a quality piece too.
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07/21/07 at 13:47:42
Ebay, wouldn't do it again. didn't save enough for what I got.
pm Lancer.
Veypor is in canada, so while support is in english, anything you get from them has to go thru customs and canada post... good luck, took me a month and a half to get a replacement cable that didn't work on my old win98.
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