.... give the search function a whirl

Here is a link to a thread about an 'Engear' gear indicator.There could be some more there as several pages of possible threads came up.

http://www.triumphrat.net/sprint-forum/85721-gear-indicator-wiring-for-07-sprint-st.html

Grant

 

Just Google and you should come up with a couple of brands.

 

Acumen makes a very nice voltmeter/gear indicator farkle. Helps to have some extra cash though.

 

Or you could save your money and practise counting from 1 to 6 and back again

 

+1 I would not see the need for these things esp if you match your speed with the tach. I can tell you in which gear I am in always by using that method

 

Well if that is the way we are going to be about it! Guess I flunked counting "practise" because I have the DataTool gear indicator on my bike.

Ronnie, Accumen and DataTool both make gear indicators. I've seen both of the instructions and they are sufficient so long as you are the least bit proficient with wiring. IMO it is best not to do if you have any doubts about your resources because you will be interfacing with the ECU.

Both brands operate the same, but the programming is different. Accumen has more of a selection, but I am not sold on the materials they use for some of their products.

Both companies have been developing 'plug and play' harnesses for some bikes. If you are serious about it, give them a call and see if they have a harness for your bike. Otherwise, if you want to try it on your own let us know and we can figure the wires. If it were for an 05-07, I could provide the wire id/colors.

 

A plug and play product is in final stages of testing. I can't disclose the company, but it will be worth the wait. One plug and voila.

My final testing unit is enroute, I'll doc it and as soon as the embargo is lifted will share with all!

 

Please do peeti.

 

OND how is Ronnie these days I haven't seen him in ages

DaveM

 

Many thanks for the replies. I would be interested in the wiring details if possible

 

You can download the wiring instructions from the manufacturers site.



I have fitted the Acumen combined voltmeter & gear indicator to my bike, it works very well.

 

Have you bought one, and if so, what brand, and what inputs are expected?

 

Welcome

Hi and welcome Newy

Don and I ask all our newbies to please read our forum stickies.

How about a bit of an introduction.

Enjoy the forum.

Cheers
DaveM

 

I would definately buy a plug-n-play version. Until then, it's just 1......2.........3........4...........

 

At least you are not counting: 1........2.2.2....3....0......4.....0....6

 

I use to not see the need for a gear indicator. Now that I have multiple bikes and some have 5, some 6 speeds, with completely different power characteristics, the indicator is a real plus.

I don't have one on the Sprinty as yet, but I hope to add one in the near future.

 

I used to not see the need for a gear indicator. Now that I have multiple bikes and some have 5, some 6 speeds, with completely different power characteristics, the indicator is a real plus.

I don't have one on the Sprinty as yet, but I hope to add one in the near future.

Same here Warden. I also was against it at the beginning, but now that I keep chasing that mysterious 7th gear on the freeway I'd like a plug and play LCD, preferably in blue to match the back lit OEM stuff.

--Kory

 

As promised, here are some pix of the brand new device on the market. It's from Heal Tech Electronics - same guys that make the Speedo Healer. (www.healtech-electronics.com).

I beta tested the final version and love it. Plug and play right into the EBDII harness, that's what some of these pix are. The final mounted pic is icky because the protective film is still on the display. All in all it's pretty quick to sense the gear and I couldn't be happier for the install time required.

The red wire you see coming from the harness is the switched 12V+ needed to turn the device on/off as apparently the OBDII plug is hot at all times?? I ran it and tapped the wire of the goofy little bulb in the high beam housing - easy as pie.

One last thing the black wire coming off the gear indicator can be requested out the back or one of the sides so you can mount it totally flush if you wanted to. I did it on the trips for ease of install.

Enjoy.
Peet

 

I installed this on my Sprint about a month ago after having a similar version on my Rocket for about 6 months. The new version is smaller and so far has been really reliable. I mounted mine on the dash, just below the tach and all wires are hidden. Looks cool - and as one poster noted, especially useful when you jump between different bikes, as I do.

 

Available in UK from Bikers Discount Store for £99.99. I'll let you know how it goes when it turns up...

 

Cal-Sportbike Distribution is an importer for HealTech Electronics and has the gear indicators for $132.99 USD. They have a toll free number: 877-234-5150. Todd Robinson responded to an email I sent a couple of days ago.

(Full Disclosure: I have absolutely no connections, vested interest, or relationship with this company or HealTech Electronics)

 

OK! Will it work on the 2007 1050 Tiger?? I want one !!

 

If these companies can use the ECU input for a gear indicator, why can't the OEM release a software update to display it on the bikes LCD display????????? I know that I would be interested

 

If it has to be trained, I presume that it's using speed/Revs to calculate the gear...

 

If it is truly a "plug and play" I definitely would be interested. Looking to hear some reports on this.

 

Plug and play PLUS one wire to a switched 12V source. Absolutely.

The easiest tech install I ever did - hardest thing for me was deciding where to put the display! Don't hesitate.

 

I have thought about this for a couple of days & I am still trying to understand the benefit of this other than having another number on the dash somewhere (if that is what tickles your fancy)?

Don't get me wrong, I am not saying if it was there I would not look at it; but at the same time I change gear when my ears, feeling, etc tell me it is time - I never actually worry about which one I am in more than 'it is the right one for the moment' - and as for the 'knocking it up into sixth when you are already there' arguement - well if you do that more than once in a row without having changed gear a few times in between, I don't think the problem is the lack of a visual indicator.....

Not trying to start a hoo-ha, just throwing my view into the discussion for comment.

 

Not trying to start a hoo-ha, just throwing my view into the discussion for comment.

You keep your hoo-ha in your pants and we'll be just fine.

As far as another number to look at on the dash, point well taken. BUT for those that like to try and find that mysterious 7th gear because we don't take the time to count 1,2,3,4,5,6 when touring 500 miles a day it would be advantageous to simply flick your eyes downward know for certain which gear we're chasing

Those are my thoughts.

--Kory

 

I guess I don't understand why you'd need one. If you are cruising down the highway at 80 mph above 5K on the tach you are in fifth.
The rest of the time, you can exceed 100 mph easily in 3rd and 4th in a short period of time without reaching the redline so don't worry about it, run it, listen to your engine and watch your tach.

New bikes are going to be tight for at least 3 or 4 thousand miles and as they loosen up the 4K to 8K sweet spot will open up and you'll soon feel that the engine likes 4K as a min rpm in any gear.

 

The only person it is necessary to understand why they want a gear indicator is that individual. It really is not necessary for anyone else to "understand" why.

BTW, 5k in fifth usually means more than 80 mph.

 

I always like to try and understand "why" OND as often others have a different perspective because they have different knowledge - and sometimes once they point out their reasoning I 'see' or learn something I was missing before that causes me to change my mind - and I still have a LOT to learn when it comes to bikes, so I always like to question or challenge if I feel I am missing it - but I agree with you that ultimately, anything we choose to do to our bikes should be due to personal preference / desire and we have no need to justify it to anyone other than ourselves.

 

Agreed-
Another reason I would like one is the situation where you are approaching a turn at high speed and would like to be in the proper gear (read multi-level downshift) for engine breaking and accelerating out of the turn. I've missed out on some nice turns by accidentally being in first gear when I wanted to be in second.

 

Nothing wrong with trying to understand the "why" of some things we do to our bikes. Sometimes I even ask myself why I did something.

But it is a totally different case to post a negative statement "I don't know why you'd need one", rather than politely pose it as a question.

Asking a question in the forum will usually get you some answers. Telling someone they don't need something is a useless exercise, especially if your logic is faulty.

 

+1 OND well said.

DaveM