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Added a tachometer...works w/o grnd connection..
06/12/12 at 11:15:05

So, I snagged one of the small digital tachometer/hour meter gadgets. It has one wire that you simply clip onto the spark plug wire, and a 2nd ground wire that you attach to somewhere grounded on the engine. I attached it to the center of the handlebars with two black cable ties, and clipped the positive lead to the spark plug wire. I couldn't see a good ground connection nearby, so I decided to wait until it was daylight and look for one.

The next time I started the bike up, I had forgotten that I hadn't connected this ground wire. I looked down at the tachometer, and whaddaya know...it seems to work fine without the ground wire connected. OK... Grin

...I guess I won't bother connecting the ground wire, eh?

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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline Find a Cure for Breast Cancer! NOW!! Posts: 3802 WV Gender:	Re: Added a tachometer...works w/o grnd connection Reply #1 - 06/12/12 at 13:19:09 Ain't believin' it without a pic
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Pine Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1694 Mississippi, USA Gender:	Re: Added a tachometer...works w/o grnd connection Reply #2 - 06/12/12 at 13:27:20 Would love a pic as well.. I Soooooo want a tach.
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Re: Added a tachometer...works w/o grnd connection
Reply #3 - 06/12/12 at 18:18:04

Not sure how I'd prove it, even with a photo. Trust me, it works without the ground connection. Not sure how accurate it actually is (with or without the ground), but it definitely works. Wink

Here's the one I got: http://www.ebay.com/itm/270976033188?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m...

The picture isn't accurate though...it has "wings" on each side, which is what I ran the cable ties through.

Dave

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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline Find a Cure for Breast Cancer! NOW!! Posts: 3802 WV Gender:	Re: Added a tachometer...works w/o grnd connection Reply #4 - 06/13/12 at 12:26:43 I just didn't believe you installed one at all... just messing with you, really. I guess what I was mostly wondering was the size and looks of it. Checked out the ebay listing and don't see any dimensions there either.
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Dave Sisk Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 163 Raleigh, NC Gender:	Re: Added a tachometer...works w/o grnd connection Reply #5 - 06/13/12 at 13:02:35 LOL...no sweat. If I recall, it's...around 1.5" high x 3" wide x 1/2" deep or so...something like that. It's small. I'll try to get a pic of it later today. Dave
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