Many on the forum will say you don't need one as it is difficult if not impossible to over rev the bike. I got one from Catalyst Cycles in Virginia. It is cheap and generic and looks ok to me, if you want to spend money there are fancy Baron Bullet ones. Ebay has many generic types and the techies seem to prefer a multi functional Vaportrail thingy. There is a thread in the tech section, Tachometers known to work on the Savage S40. You need a dual fire one as that is what our ignition system does. For best night results get a white face black dial one, if you go analogue as they are easier to read at night.

Is it cool havin a tach,, Uh Huhh,, I came real close to addin one,,but, Ive got 20,000 miles on it, ran th POO out of it. Never needed that tach,, Ive got one in the pickup, cuz its a 6 banger & I try to shift as quick as I can, using the torque, not wanting to lug it & knowing the rpm helps. On this bike? ITs just a coolness factor thing,, not at all needed IMO., If youre runnin hard, youll change gears long before the engine could ever be hurt, because itll stop accelerating. Are ya worried youll lug it by changing gears too soon? If You do, you wont do it long enough or enough times to hurt it before ya get the feel for when to shift,

I have one of these, connected to the +12V side of the coil (not the +15000 V!  )



The 8000 rpm tachos are best, no point in buying a 12000 rpm tacho considering the Savage sill redline at 6500 rpm and you'll be put-putting around town at 3000-4000 most of the time.

Whoever says "you don't need a tach"... well... you don't need a stopwatch to know when you're out of breath, either, but custom cruisers are the only bikes without a tach... there's got to be a reason...

Hey! Even Harleys have tachos !!!  

The reason I like the tach is to make sure my idle isn't too low.I meant to ask ,is 1500 rpm too high,and whats the   problem with that?Thanks.

Dave wrote on 07/24/13 at 06:58:40:



Can you share some more information about how you installed this?  It would be a perfect solution for what i am needing.

Thanks

Thanks I am going to order one this weekend.

Heck,, shift up & hope
Thats what I do, often, Im forever wantin another cog.