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04/29/09 at 10:42:18
Member John D was interested in seeing pics of a luggage lock/tripmeter, so here they are.
The first one has been on my bike for a couple of years, so it's a bit weathered. I used two zip ties to mount it to the right mirror stem.
This second one is new, and is mounted with double-sided mounting tape just over the highbeam switch on the bar. The lock bar has been snipped off with wire cutters to reduce dorkiness...
Three numbers, so ignore the tenths and set the numbers for mileage when you fill-up and refill at 100 miles....
Hunt locks like these down at dollar stores...
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04/29/09 at 10:58:43
An elegant solution to a common issue!!!!
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04/29/09 at 16:27:00
Thank you kind sir! Now I just need to keep my eyes open for a nice cheap lock.
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04/29/09 at 22:36:15
Got one myself. Works great, keeps up with the refilling.
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04/30/09 at 02:41:16
Very cool! Have been using a luggage lock as a Tripmeter m'self for the past 6 years ... works great! Will post up a pic later ...
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Cool Ideas,
For those of you Iphone owners, I use the gas hog app and it helps track the mileage, cost, gallons used. very helpful.
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05/03/09 at 18:55:09
I've been writing the milage on the speedo glass with a grease pencil. Maybe I'll go hi-tech like the rest of you.
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I will start looking in $ store for this lock nice idea.
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most problems are caused by the loose nut that conects the handelbars to the seat
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Ok. It just took me about 10 minutes to figure out how you get the luggage lock to count miles. darn, I'm dumb.
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Was that your first senior moment?.....
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Alzimers strikes again!!!!!! Pretty soon you won't remember what you haven't done. It sucks when the kids get the upper hand.
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LOVE this idea!!!
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05/04/09 at 16:14:12
How do those locks hook up to the speedometer?
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bill67 wrote
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How do those locks hook up to the speedometer?
They don't. Whenever you fill up, just set the 3 (or 4 if it's a fancy lock
) numbers to the last 3 numbers of the odometer, leaving out the 10ths. The speedometer keeps going up, and you subtract the number on the lock to figure miles travelled. Not a true trip odometer, but for the money spent, a very good mod for cheapskates like me!
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