speedo
- Thread starter fr3sh
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kawaholic
Member
i do like having my tach and shift light. i agree with taping over the speedo. i haven't taped over mine but i've finally stopped peeking at it. it really does help to just be able to feel your speed and know if your set up for the turn without having to look at the speedo. i've heard it mentioned if you need to look at the speedo your prolly not going fast enough into the turn and not looking where you should be. i know i'm guilty of it.
Bubba Zanetti
Member
Speedo, yeah who cares you don't need it, but I would scour ebay and get a tach for your track bike.
We say we don't look at them and that may be true, but when something goes wrong we are often looking at our gauges for somekind of information on WTH is going on.
I'd get a tach.
BZ
We say we don't look at them and that may be true, but when something goes wrong we are often looking at our gauges for somekind of information on WTH is going on.
I'd get a tach.
BZ
kawaholic
Member
i agree. i don't necessarily "look" at my tach but it is in my peripheral vision when i'm winding it up down the straights. i try not to wring the ever living shit outta my bike. not sure how the op's cluster is set up on his bike but mine has a shift light, oil pressure light and fuel injection warning. i know most of the time when the oil idiot light comes on it's usually too late but i still like to have it.
maybe you can find a cheap used cluster on fleabay?
edit:
ok i took a look and found this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda-CBR600-F4i-F-4i-Gauges-Speedometer-Tachometer-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem43a4a79be9QQitemZ290525256681QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
not what i'd call cheap and it doesn't seem like there are too many available. maybe someone here has some you could get or try some honda forums. i'll keep an eye out for you.
jfeagin
New Member
I probably shouldn't do it, but sometimes I look at the speedo on a straight. It's helped me man up and twist the throttle more on tracks like Summit Main or T-bolt. No time to look down while riding Beaver or JC, say. Having the tach for reference at first is likely more useful. But I do like having the shift light. When I'm most thoroughly into a groove, I don't even hear my engine but I can see the light just on the edge of my vision.