Datatool Gear Indicator

Monkey! · Post by **Monkey!** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:53 am

Any fitted one of these to a Firestorm? Someone must have!!

I'm thinking of getting one and wondered what folk thought.

Cheers now

dookie · Post by **dookie** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 5:00 pm

I want one as well so come on someone must have one

xxxrated · Post by **xxxrated** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 5:59 pm

ive ridden a bike with 1 on and i must say there quite nifty although it did have problems when in neutral and first as to what it should have been displaying. mind you when youre riding hard you dont get time to look down to see what gear youre in so i dont really see the point in them

Stratman · Post by **Stratman** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:08 pm

I've fitted one and they are brilliant. Make sure you solder the connections or it won't work. I took the feeds from the back of the speedo and these have worked fine these last 2/3 years. No more lock ups dropping into 1st when you thought you were in 3rd!

slim_boy_fat · Post by **slim_boy_fat** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 8:58 am

To be honest i think they are only of use for reminding you that you are in 5th and not 6th when bumbling along the m-way. When riding hard you pick the gear according to revs and speed, keeping it above 5,000.

dookie · Post by **dookie** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:04 am

Yes thats what i want it for ! to tell when im in 5th or 6th
I know when im in first

Post by **sirch345** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:18 am

When I took the Storm out for a test ride to see if I liked it, I was going down the by-pass, just before I got back to the m/cycle shop, at 70ish mph and thought I was in top (6th) only to find out after a quick check that I was actually only in 4th to my amazement

That's what happens when you're use to in-line fours

I also found out how easy it is to lock up the back wheel when changing down for a roundabout about 5mins after leaving the shop

so I wouldn't say no to a gear indicator

Monkey! · Post by **Monkey!** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:59 pm

Pretty much the same reasons I want one. I got used to having one on my BMW and although "obviously"

you should

know what gear you're in, it's a bit offputting going down the gears for a roundabout and feeling the clunk as you go to 1st rather than 2nd.

I've managed not to do it too often but I did it in the wet on Easter Monday and it snaked like a bugger