Any suggestions for bicycle speedos for fighters

[dane_ra]

Hey does any1 have suggestions for types/ brands etc of bicycle speedos to fit to fighters?

Anything that I should steer away from?

[Iceman]

I use a Cateye enduro, but it's not backlit and cuts out at a 106km/h. I know the Cateye Velo is good for up to 300km/h or the Cateye micro wireless which as the name suggests is wireless and has a backlight. try http://www.cateye.com/ or EBAY.

[ozkat]

I used the cateye velo. Goes to 300kph all in big numbers. has about 7 different functions inc, top speed, timer, odo, dist traveled etc. $45 from the unmotorcycle shop. Good value i reckon.

[dane_ra]

Thanks boys, be sure to check it out

[qickdraw]

Hey GIX!! - you've got mail!!

[dane_ra]

So have you guys eliminated the tacho aswell?

Sorry, a bit new to it and trying to plan how to tidy up the front end

[Iceman]

Ride by sound not gauge!

[stevo]

I've used Sigma ones on a few bikes

[ozkat]

quote:Originally posted by Iceman

Ride by sound not gauge!
Its a bit hard to ride by sound when the Vic Police WILL book you for doing 2kph over the speed limit.

[Iceman]

That's why I have the Cateye enduro Oz. I was refering to the engine sound rather than having a tacho.

[fimpBIKES]

the cateye is backlit, bout time they brought one out!!

http://www.cateye.com/en/pdfs/MC100Wv2ENG.pdf
if only it went above 106kph it would be perfect

and since it has an odometer i think it would pass ADRs too

[fimpBIKES]

i think this one wins though,
sigma, goes up to 198.5kph

http://www.sigmasport.com/en_media/produkte/bikecomputer/topline_wired/bc1606l/allgemein/visuals/ba.pdf

cant tell if it has a tacho though...

[fimpBIKES]

cateye
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7213959768

I run a Sigma BC800 bicycle computer, and it works well. Cheap, easy to set up (on a GPz900R, which had the old mechanical feed speedo), a number of functions, and it goes up to 300 kph. And you can now buy a handlebar mounted light for night-time. And the unit is very small and discrete.
I don't run a tacho. If I can't feel what revs i'm doing after 1/4 century of riding then I shouldn't be on the bike. Do run a temp guage though, which I re-housed in a stop light nacelle for a pocket bike chopper.
I built my own idiot light set-up using high intensity LED's and an alloy block (an offcut from the riser plate blocks actually)

[Seifer]

Guys I'm considering installing a bike speedo as suggeted above. I did a quick search on the net and found a very simple 12v-3v conversion so you can forget the idea of using batteries to keep ur speedo running. Just need to use a multimeter to work out which output wires is which. Obviously check the cigarette addapter is made for 3vs aswell.

[Seifer]

http://www.pbase.com/tomfarr/image/67655947 heres the link

[Fiend]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/106899609842531.jpg

Hey guys, These computers are really nice. My brothers got one on his Motard and they work well. They even have a billet motorcycle holder for them.

I have seen them under other brands for like $9.00AUD on Ebay but I can't give you any idea of quality. They look exactly the same except for the brand name.

here's a link for them but you can also buy them from Ballard's Dirt Bikes in Australia.
http://supermotoworld.com/acatalog/Miscellaneous_Items.html

You can get them wireless as well....

Hi ,i have a sigma sport speedo,that goes to 300 kmh,has a back light that goes next to it and you can get them as wireless as well.Cost about 50 pounds sterling and are always on ebay...

[dane_ra]

Just realised this thread is still alive...

Just so you know, I ended up getting a cateye velo 5. Works well enough. My calibration was a bit shit- a reading of 100 was more like 110, but I could work with that (and too lazy to re-calibrate)

I am now refitting the original clocks behind a new custom HL unit (a Dane_ra special of course;)) Mainly for the convienience of a temp gauge.

If I hada disposable income, I would have a flashy unit that Stu sells, but then come to think of it, I would also have a single sided swinger and just about everything else from www.austreetfighter.com.au [^][:p]

I'm on to my 2nd Sigma unit and third bracket already, and it ain't looking too healthy.

The accessory light unit works kinda OK, but the button lasted all of 2 days.

They just ain't rugged enough for bikes, the cases and mounts keep breaking apart. Won't be buying another one of them.