tach

Anyone know where I might be able to get the lens for the tach and temp gauges? mine are crazed, maybe even cracked. I tried buffing them out and that helped, but after sitting in bright light for a while the cracks show up. I finally figured out why; the cracks are small but when left in the...

Can i hook an automotive tach up to my bike? If so how do i wire it?

I am going to be looking at an electrical issue that popped up a couple of weeks ago tonight and am hoping for some ideas as to what has happened. Symptoms: 1) No blinkers 2) Tach stopped working 3) Water temp gauge stopped working 4) Neutral light stopped working Those are the only...

After reading the thread about the 185 mph speedo for an '85 it brought back a memory I thought I had about the first years. I could have sworn my buddies '85 or '86 had the words 'VBoost' on the tach around the 6000 rpm mark. Am I remembering correctly or did I have a little too much fun in...

2 quick questions.Where exactly is the ignition box and where on it do you hook up a tach and how many ppr (pulses per revolution)does a Vmax have?

I have the dyna 3000 with the cops,,but ive been trying to figure out where to run the tach line..I wont give me accurate readings on the coil leads so where else can I grab one from? Does the dyna have a tach line?

not much i can complain about with my max. but i am really getting to the point where i need to see my tach. i hit the rev limiter to much. i want to mount a mini tach to my bike. of course jc whitney sells one guaranteed to work or money back. well they are just out to get there highway robbery...

:bang head:Bought an autometer tach that is usable down to 4 cylinders. wired in signal from 2 rear coils with diodes(facing the right way) in line prior to the junction going to the tach. it looks kinda like this coil neg--------->l-------------+---------------------tach signal wire coil...

There are quite a few threads scattered throughout the forum regarding gauges. I have been searching to try and find some good info and I have found some but, not everything I am looking for. So, if anyone has added aftermarket gauges, be it tach, temp, oil, boost, volts, amps, whatever...

HI. I have a 1985 VMAX. And I am having a series of problems and I could use some advise. The biggest problem is the fuel pump will only work if I have the switch set to "RES". If the switch is set to "On" the bike will run the bowls dry and quit. Also the VBOOST is suspossed to cycle once...

I have a sunpro 5'' tach and ever since i have hooked it up it is jumpy so i put a resistor in i think .5-1 ohm helped it out a bit til after 5k then jumpy again. my question is should i just use a bigger resistor or do the mod of using diodes to make a four cylender signal for my tach. with two...

I know this question has probably been asked 100 times, but here it goes. I'm wanting to put a 5in monster tach on the bike. I want the Autometer tach with shift light, but I cant find one that is adjustable down to a 2 cylinder application so I can tie straight into the factory tach lead...

I was looking around at some pics of Vmaxes with monster tachs on them. It made me think.....since it would be more vital to have a better view of the tach rather than the speedo, would it be possible to mount the tach in place of the stock speedo(i know this has already been easily done) and...

I installed an Autometer motorcycle tach tonight and noticed that it is reading almost exactly 50% of the proper rpms. Anyone encounter this before and how do you correct it? Thanks for the help in advance!

Does anyone know if the pointer(needle) on a stock tach is removable? Is there a instrument(gauge) thread? THANKS, Also thanks KJ for help.

I started my 1985 vmax today after painting the side covers and replacing all gaskets.There is no tach or temp gauge.The lights on the gauge cluster work as do the neutral light and signal indictor.Where is the best place to start? Is there more fuses other than the 4 under the seat? Thanks for...

Ok I installed my new tach but when hooked up to the stock wire it just did not seem like it was just right so I tried hooking it up to the common wire for the coil fairly close to the coil and that works not at all I was wondering if this is b/c I installed the COP or am i missing something?

Riding in to work this morning I hit a series of very bad bumps ( which is unusual because normally the roads here in Quebec are smooth as glass :biglaugh:) The motor then felt like it was running on two cylinders and the tach stopped working. It did this for about 1/2 mile and then came back...

Ok, I don't ride in the rain if I can help it, but my 99 Max had a Texas Frog Floater of a rain descind upon it one afternoon. When I fired her up to head off, the Tach redlined. It was obviously an electrical issue and did not affect the engine or Vboost as far as I could tell. When it dried...

Hi Folks, I am always interested in learning how our bike works. In the case of the tach, how are the rpms being calculated? I mean, when I buy an inductive tach, and stick it on the cables, I know for sure that that spark plug wire is firing at X times. beit only one cable. so how is...