I Want a Tach for my R3T

ksquared

"O Captain, My Captain"
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Guys:

I'm breaking in my new R3T and it's hard to tell how tight I'm revving the engine. I'm not coming near the redline, nor am I lugging it, but I'd sure like to have a tach to refer to. I've driven manual transmissions all my life and I drive much more by tach than I do by speedo.

I've written to Dakota Digital to ask if their tachs would work with the R3T's triple, but they haven't even bothered to respond.

Has anyone installed a tach on their R3T? If so, what did you use and can you provid me installation instructions?

Thanks for any help you can provide.
 
HellFire: Link isn't working - can you check it? Maybe it's been truncated.

Thanks.
 
The dealer here told me to just ride the bike normal; no gunning it through the gears or lugging. IIRC, he said the bike only turns around 2800 rpm at 80 mph.
 
The easiest thing for reference is to use a Scangauge. It has an RPM function but with a slow refresh rate it really can't be used to shift. It will however give you a good idea of what the bike feels like at various RPMs as well as providing a lot of interesting info.
 
I too am interested in adding a tach to my R3T. Like you, I've kind of focused on the Dakota Digital. The small (2 1/16") round tach looks great I think. The large (3 3/8") tach is too large for me.

They are programable from 1 to 15 cylinders so they should work without a problem I believe.

The only problem is by the time you add the chrome plated cup and handlebar mounting bracket, you're close to $400 when done!

I recently came across another source (Kosa North America). They appear to be more reasonably priced too and they state they are 'programable' for the number of cylinders.

Dakota Digital: Round Mini Tachometer

Dakota Digital: Round Performance Tachometer

Koso Website: KOSO NORTH AMERICA
 
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Wonder if there might be enough interest amongst the R3T captains here for a group buy?
 
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