Member Contributer mello dude Posted January 10, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted January 10, 2013 Lookn good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Vee-Ef-Ar Posted January 10, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted January 10, 2013 Looks like I bought a similar VM to you: I mounted it on top of the steering lock and filed a semi-circle to match the ignition switch. JB weld FTW Popped a switch in for farkle's sake: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted January 10, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted January 10, 2013 I like my Lascar as well. Inside the R side mirror.DSC03730.JPG Thats sweet !!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer pluseb0 Posted January 12, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted January 12, 2013 Here are a couple of pics of my Datel meter on my 05: +eb0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydj Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 So, i seem to have lost power to my voltmeter, as well as the heated grips after hooking up my new battery tender. Have not been able to investigate yet, but I hope it is something as simple as a blown fuse from a surge from the tender, or missing hooking up a wire. Anyone else lose their voltmeter while newly connected to a battery tender? Any ideas? Hope to look into it this weekend. Thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veefer800Canuck Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 My previous LCD voltmeter, connected directly to the battery, would read voltage correctly whether or not the battery tender was attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer SinNH Posted January 12, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted January 12, 2013 Easy job, lots of room in this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer deltaboxii Posted January 14, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted January 14, 2013 Here's a pic of my Honda marine voltmeter on my 5th Gen. I think the retail on this was about $50. Digital would have been more accurate, but this is waterproof and matches all of the OEM instruments perfectly. They also offer it in white. The one downside is that it can be a bit difficult to see over the bars, but that is my fault where I wanted to mount it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspanglish Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Bought it at ADVMonster (USA): http://stores.intuitwebsites.com/hstrial-QualiRegResou/-strse-23/Waterproof-Digital-Voltmeter/Detail.bokDC 8-28 voltsLED technologyThree wire connection: Red power, Blue voltage signal, Black groundWiring allows the voltmeter to measure a different source than what is powering the meter. Connect power and ground to a switched connection and the meter will turn on with your vehicle.22mm high X 40mm wide X 19mm deep. Wires are 30cm long.US$25You get a 10% discount if you're an inmate/member at ADVRider... Fittted with some alu section had lying around, some strong glue and velcro strips... attached to rhs top triple bolt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer keithbob Posted January 22, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted January 22, 2013 A Honda factory part, supplied through the marine parts catalog. Waterproof. I think it cost me about $35 3-4 years ago. 2" hole in the LH fairing, wired to switched power off a relay. Lots of people thought it dead stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer BCmcrider Posted February 14, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted February 14, 2013 Did my voltmeter install. I mounted it in the same place that Dferrell did above, and wired it into the ign wire leaving the key switch. Hot only when the bike is on. It reads about 0.3v lower than the battery voltage measured right at the terminals. BUT, it was an easy install. No routing of wires back to the battery nor figuring out how to fire a relay, etc. Crappy iphone picture: I mounted mine in almost the exact same position, same color, and by the look of it, same voltmeter. The install was easy and hookup was easy but it's a little difficult to read in some lighting conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc5555 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Found a pic of mine....cheap $3 ebay item and rocker dremeled into the left side inner black plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer SinNH Posted March 3, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted March 3, 2013 Found a pic of mine....cheap $3 ebay item and rocker dremeled into the left side inner black plastic. Great location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer mello dude Posted March 3, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted March 3, 2013 ^^^^^^ +1 -- Agree with that! Great idea! (I like it better than mine. ) -- Great thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFR4Lee Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Some of the pics remind me of, Where's Waldo? Good creative stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samboss260 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Easy job, lots of room in this area. That is where I want to put mine. How / where did you hook it up to? Which wiring and did you go back to the battery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer JZH Posted March 18, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted March 18, 2013 I've got a different Honda Marine voltmeter, but it's not yet permanently mounted. It should eventually look something like this: Ciao, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duderadidea Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Got a voltmeter from ADVmonster (http://stores.intuitwebsites.com/hstrial-QualiRegResou/-strse-Meters-and-Gauges/Categories.bok) and installed it over the weekend. Stole BCmcrider's location idea, wired it into my 12v outlet in the lower left panel. Here it is on a rainy day: Here it is at night in my garage: I haven't ridden with it on a sunny day yet, from what I've read they aren't quite as visible as the Datels in bright light. I'm still very pleased with it though, especially for the money (25 bucks!). I'm also working on coming up with a way to make a bezel for it. That's it. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted May 20, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted May 20, 2013 Got a voltmeter from ADVmonster (http://stores.intuitwebsites.com/hstrial-QualiRegResou/-strse-Meters-and-Gauges/Categories.bok) and installed it over the weekend. Stole BCmcrider's location idea, wired it into my 12v outlet in the lower left panel. Here it is on a rainy day: Here it is at night in my garage: I haven't ridden with it on a sunny day yet, from what I've read they aren't quite as visible as the Datels in bright light. I'm still very pleased with it though, especially for the money (25 bucks!). I'm also working on coming up with a way to make a bezel for it. That's it. Cheers. You cant see them during day no matter where put them except maybe in the helmet, hey just had a idea in the helmet . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF800Ryan Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I spent a good three or four minutes trying to figure out what kind of offroad vfr you had in front of your bike lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted May 20, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted May 20, 2013 I spent a good three or four minutes trying to figure out what kind of offroad vfr you had in front of your bike lol I thought dam what a traffic jam . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer SinNH Posted May 22, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted May 22, 2013 Easy job, lots of room in this area. That is where I want to put mine. How / where did you hook it up to? Which wiring and did you go back to the battery? Sort of anal about this because this is my field. Voltmeters on bikes. I always run a new wires [pos and neg] (fused) directly from the battery via a relay that is closed with iginition power. That way IMHO your gauge is reading actual battery voltage, minimizing voltage drop as much as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer KevCarver Posted May 22, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted May 22, 2013 That's a good plan. I ran the voltmeter from the unused tag light connector on my RC51 and it reads 1 volt lower than battery. It is consistent, but I just have to remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duderadidea Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I spent a good three or four minutes trying to figure out what kind of offroad vfr you had in front of your bike lol haha yeah, the traffic jam in the garage leads to not having enough space to put stuff down... without putting it on another bike. Thus we have the XL250 with VFR tail section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbass Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Signal Dynamics green LED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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