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Tachometer install on a LIKE200i
« on: December 05, 2018, 08:52:46 PM »
Simple installation - I used some 3M Red body panel tape to stick it below my head-set. It is in view while riding - but doesn't clutter the dash area. I routed the wire through the head-set opening next to the tach, down through and under the battery area to the spark plug lead, where I wrapped it several times and covered it with a cable cover.




Tach comes with a 6' sensing wire....but maybe do not cut it - use the extra length when wrapping around the spark plug/coil wire to get better readings?

Not sure how long the battery lasts - but mine has been on there for 535 hours of riding.
It will hold your top RPM's after a ride ("where was it when climbing that big hill at near WOT?")......and I like to take a look every now and then to see what the engine is turning at as I cruise country roads, or check your idle speed.
This is the one I used - there are plenty of others.
https://www.trailtech.net/tto


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Re: Tachometer install on a LIKE200i
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2018, 10:39:37 PM »
Very elegant installation!
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Re: Tachometer install on a LIKE200i
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2018, 09:16:31 PM »
How can you know that it's accurate?
Is there a way to compare it with the actual rpm's the engine is spinning?

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Re: Tachometer install on a LIKE200i
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2018, 04:43:28 AM »
How can you know that it's accurate?
Is there a way to compare it with the actual rpm's the engine is spinning?

Guess it is accurate enough for my needs.
The idle matches specs in the serv. & owner's manuals. So does the peak performance rev count.

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