Well it took me two tries but the second time it worked. The first time I tried to use the signal directly from the rear wheel sensor for VSS (Vehicle Speed Sensor) but that didn't work because the type of wheel sensor used in this bike is an MR (magnetoresistive). They are very accurate but they modulate current not voltage directly. As a result the resulting voltage changes are very small and won't work for the gear indicator circuit.
I found that Datatool sells a nearly identical unit and that the instructions look to be ithe same except for the wire colors. And they are better written and easier to follow. If you do a search for - datatool digital gear indicator install - you will find a PDF link and several videos on the install.
So here is what comes in the package:
And here is what it looks like installed:
I happened to have a blank space in my switch panel but there are several ways to mount it with Velcro.
There are 6 wires to hook up. Two are just power and ground (red/black) . Hook to any switched power and ground location. I happened to have a fuse block installed so I just hooked to that like so:
The other "easy" one is the white programming wire. Just add some length to that so is quick to ground it during programming.
The three signal wires are a bit of a pain.
Starting with the simplest one, the orange wire gets tied to the neutral switch; You can see where that is here in the wiring diagram:
I tied into it with a green wire at the fuel pump relay as shown here:
The wire you tie to is the light blue one, third from the end on the bottom row of the connector.
The next wire is the really hard one. It is the VSS signal.
Here it is in the wiring diagram:
You need to tie into the blue wire that runs between the ABS and the ECU. I already had a wire tied to it for the cruise control so I just tied to that. It is one of the main bundles under the tank as shown here;
The gray wire is from my cruise control and I just tied to that but it the blue one in the picture that we need. You can also find this wire on the ECU connector (I checked) and I assume on the ABS computer.
The last signal we need to pick up is engine speed. I tied directly to the crank sensor and it is relatively easy to get to. Here it is in the diagram:
You can find it just under the right cover and trace the wire up from the motor; Tie to the blue wire just above the connector (Black Connector just above the white one in the picture) as shown here:
If you want to give it a try, you can find the indicator on Ebay here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorcycle-Universal-Gear-Indicator-Red-display-6-speed-/191200742785?hash=item2c8473cd81:g:Nd4AAOSw37tWBim4&vxp=mtr
This install was a bit of a pain but I do like the results. I know we don't NEED a gear indicator but it is nice to have and this one is cheap. ;D
John
I found that Datatool sells a nearly identical unit and that the instructions look to be ithe same except for the wire colors. And they are better written and easier to follow. If you do a search for - datatool digital gear indicator install - you will find a PDF link and several videos on the install.
So here is what comes in the package:
And here is what it looks like installed:
I happened to have a blank space in my switch panel but there are several ways to mount it with Velcro.
There are 6 wires to hook up. Two are just power and ground (red/black) . Hook to any switched power and ground location. I happened to have a fuse block installed so I just hooked to that like so:
The other "easy" one is the white programming wire. Just add some length to that so is quick to ground it during programming.
The three signal wires are a bit of a pain.
Starting with the simplest one, the orange wire gets tied to the neutral switch; You can see where that is here in the wiring diagram:
I tied into it with a green wire at the fuel pump relay as shown here:
The wire you tie to is the light blue one, third from the end on the bottom row of the connector.
The next wire is the really hard one. It is the VSS signal.
Here it is in the wiring diagram:
You need to tie into the blue wire that runs between the ABS and the ECU. I already had a wire tied to it for the cruise control so I just tied to that. It is one of the main bundles under the tank as shown here;
The gray wire is from my cruise control and I just tied to that but it the blue one in the picture that we need. You can also find this wire on the ECU connector (I checked) and I assume on the ABS computer.
The last signal we need to pick up is engine speed. I tied directly to the crank sensor and it is relatively easy to get to. Here it is in the diagram:
You can find it just under the right cover and trace the wire up from the motor; Tie to the blue wire just above the connector (Black Connector just above the white one in the picture) as shown here:
If you want to give it a try, you can find the indicator on Ebay here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorcycle-Universal-Gear-Indicator-Red-display-6-speed-/191200742785?hash=item2c8473cd81:g:Nd4AAOSw37tWBim4&vxp=mtr
This install was a bit of a pain but I do like the results. I know we don't NEED a gear indicator but it is nice to have and this one is cheap. ;D
John
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