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How to wire aftermarket speedometer tachometer.

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21 Dec 2018 21:04 #795528 by JohnLuke
Y’all have been so helpful this past year. Omw y’all are awesome. I bought an aftermarket speedometer tachometer. It has its wiring labeled but I’m not positive how the original connectors connect to it. I could probably take way to long to figure it out but y’all seem to know what y’all are doing. So here’s the photo

Also not sure what GR-1 means.
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21 Dec 2018 22:04 - 21 Dec 2018 22:18 #795529 by Scirocco
Some more infomation about the speedometer/tachometer manufacturer and pics would be helpful.

Her are the wiring installation instuctions of my KOSO RX2N+

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21 Dec 2018 22:23 #795530 by JohnLuke
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The only information I have in it to this link. The photos I took in the last post is the supposed wiring diagram. I’m cust curious to know which wire goes where.

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22 Dec 2018 03:07 - 22 Dec 2018 10:01 #795531 by Wozza
What crap translation/instructions, is that all you got
It looks like the gauge has a lcd display that tells you what gear the bike is in, so i imagine the 6 and 2 pin plugs are the gear position inputs.
So what ever wire gets a negative signal the corresponding gear is supposed to be displayed .
As our bikes only have a wire for neutral its the only one you can hook up.
Cant help with the door lock? but all the others look straight forward
good luck

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22 Dec 2018 04:20 #795533 by Scirocco
The biggest problem is how to calbrate the Speedo without any speed sensor setup instructions/ Input push bottons.
You have to Input the wheel size/scope, number of speed sensor magnets/impulses per wheel turn to get correct speed values!!!

Buy cheap buy twice.

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22 Dec 2018 06:54 - 22 Dec 2018 07:09 #795535 by martin_csr
Replied by martin_csr on topic How to wire aftermarket speedometer tachometer.
Since they're all negative connections, the GR stuff probably means ground. guessing. I would search youtube to see if there's a video of how to wire that one. I did a quick search & found some how-tos for some different cheap chinese meters.

Edit: found this video. appears to be the same as yours. there are other videos for it.

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22 Dec 2018 07:14 - 22 Dec 2018 08:12 #795537 by CoreyClough
Replied by CoreyClough on topic How to wire aftermarket speedometer tachometer.
No offense, but I agree with the guys above. $27.00 for a speedo/tach, for me, is way too cheap, and the fact that the instructions are not easy to follow, amplifies this. I see it does have a 30 day buyer return, you just have to pay for return shipping.

You also do not need a speedometer, as you can figure out how fast you are going at a certain rpm, as long as the tach is accurate. Lou has marks on his tach for this I believe?

I was planning on using that same Koso Gauge that Scirocco mentioned, but it didn't pan out. Check their line up of gauges:
kosonorthamerica.com/


Edit:
There are speedometers that use GPS, to see how fast you are going. Check this:
legendary-motorcycles.com/newmiscparts.html

This one looks similar to the Legendary Motorcycle GPS Unit, and has an 8k or 12k tach option.
cognitomoto.com/collections/gauges/produ...h?variant=1332926657

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22 Dec 2018 12:37 #795550 by loudhvx
What's so confusing? Simple.
Connect the door lock wire to the door lock. Every bike tach connects to the doors.

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23 Dec 2018 21:24 #795600 by AtLarge

loudhvx wrote: What's so confusing? Simple.
Connect the door lock wire to the door lock. Every bike tach connects to the doors.


:lol: :laugh: :evil: And roll the windows up before exiting the vehicle.

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04 Jan 2019 16:20 #796170 by JohnLuke
Again, any help would be appreciated.

Here is a little bit of information. It’s not exactly the same. But here it is.

www.ex-500.com/12-modifications-upgrades...er-ebay-special.html

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10 Jan 2019 07:33 #796483 by 80kzer
I just wired this up last week, wasn’t the easiest thing to do but nothing you can’t handle. I cut my old kz gauge wiring harness so it’s just plug and play now. I do still need to set up the speedo magnet but I can’t test it until the spring so that can wait. When I get home I can send you a diagram for the wiring.

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10 Jan 2019 07:48 #796485 by JohnLuke
Thanks bro! That would be great !

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