Grungeant, have a look at ralphyguys post on oil a few posts up from yours. I like his tach mounting and he says he got it off EBAY

ToesNose wrote on 08/24/12 at 04:17:53:


That's cool man. I really dig your volt meter mount.
I thought if I ever got a tach and speedo I would want them together, so I would probably buy the plate from Ryca with the key switch.
This is the first bike I ever had where the key wasn't up top, and at first it kind of bugged me and made me nervous, but now I've gotten used to using the kill switch and kind of like the key being under the seat now, so I wouldn't like the Ryca plate anymore.

I don't like the way your gauges are so far apart though, and I don't really like the way they mount from the bottom.
I didn't know you were so good at fabricating stuff.
Perhaps you can make some sort of single piece that would mount both gauges from the faces so they would be closer to the top of the riser clamp level, and make them about 1/4" apart?

For now I bought the EMGO Dunstall reverse cone muffler. I will get it put on in the next day or so. I think most of my problem is I never had a bike without a tach, and I never had a bike I couldn't hear and it makes me nervous because I can't really hear my engine over the wind above 45mph, and at 55mph even turning my head sideways I can't really tell the difference between 4th gear and 5th gear untill an incline. The only reason I know I'm in 5th gear is when I grab the clutch and the shifter won't go up anymore.
I was even able to hear my quiet KLR250 through the wind at 85mph.
I rode my girlfriend's 250 Rebel 70mph the other day and I could hear the engine fine and was less nervous. Although I would like a tach, I have yet to see one with a mount that I would like to have on mine, so hopefully a louder muffler will make things more comfortable riding to work.

I thought about taking a tach/speedo set from a different bike, but I have yet to see one that is as clean as my bike for a reasonable price.

J C Stokes wrote on 09/03/12 at 20:52:01:


Yup, seen his tach. I prefer the white face gauges too, especially with the blue lights, but I already bought a Marlin clock with the black face to match the OEM speedo.

Something like this would be cool, http://www.ebay.com/itm/Instrument-Frame-for-1972-1973-Suzuki-GT750-Clocks-Ga... and put my own gauges in it. Maybe it would be cool with a temp gauge?
If I had something like this, I would want something like ToseNose's volt meter, but I would like it better with a compass instead.

I wonder if this tach would work?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Suzuki-Volusia-VL800-OEM-Tachometer-/170902617931?pt=...

My KLR250 had a 6speed. I don't understand why more bikes don't have 6 gears especially small underpowered bikes. I think my girlfriend's Rebel would be way more economical, and pretty sweet if it had another gear... and if you can handle riding a bike that physically small.

EJID wrote on 09/04/12 at 07:49:06:


If anyone is interested in that tach feel free to buy it. I'm not going to buy a tach at this time.

I am going to look up what a Suzuki Volusia is and see what it looks like on the actual bike, and if I do decide I want one like this int he future at least I know it's an OEM part so it shouldn't be too hard to find.

That's cool looking, I like the solid mount