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Offline RupertB

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Rev counter speed overlay
« on: January 27, 2018, 07:58:11 AM »
Sorry about the cumbersome title, but does anyone know if you can still get stick-on overlays which go on a revcounter and show the speed in each gear (or the top 3 gears would do) so I can run a bike with a single dial? I have seen them but it was a very long time ago. The indicated speed doesn't have to be spot-on accurate either!
The alternative is to fit a GPS speedo, but I don't want to spend a fortune on one and it has to be as small as possible, and no need for backlighting because the bike will be daytime use only. Those of you with very long memories here will remember some photos of it - Foale monoshock frame and as minimal as possible. FINALLY I have enough money to finish it off, so completed pics in a month or two.
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Re: Rev counter speed overlay
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2018, 08:19:58 AM »
RupertB,

     After searching for the specifics that you are looking for, I would think that they are all specific to model, make, and gearing. The speed in each gear will change with different sprocket sizes and ratios, as well as tire sizes used. My suggestion, is to make a drawing in Corel Graphics or in Adobe Illustrator, and make the overlay you want, and then print it on a laser printer onto overhead projector clear sheets that are made for a printer. If you have a color laser, all the better, and you could change fonts, sizes, and colors to suit your need.
And truthfully, I did not see a single gauge overlay that was for what you want to do.  I am thinking if nobody here can point you in the right direction to find them, if they still exist, and for your particular gearing and final ratio, you would have to create your own.
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Re: Rev counter speed overlay
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2018, 09:35:01 AM »
A MotoGadget ChronoClassic will serve your functional requirements perfectly, but perhaps not your budget. It has speed, RPMs, ODO, Volts, turns, NEU, Oil, HI, and Gear and Shift warning light. Speed is via magnetic sensor calibrated by your bike, “gear” is also calibrated and “learned” by your bike in a Teach mode. RPMs come from coil signal.

Maybe more than you want to spend, but it has ALL the features and then some that you want.
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