Which tachometer can be used with R3T?

[Tripps]

The Koso says it works with a 3 cylinder, but that's the one that a forum member purchased then returned, he said he couldn't install it. From what I've heard, the ones that pick up a signal by induction don't work too well, not sure how that one works, IE hard wired or induction.

 

[warp9.9]

The Koso says it works with a 3 cylinder, but that's the one that a forum member purchased then returned, he said he couldn't install it. From what I've heard, the ones that pick up a signal by induction don't work too well, not sure how that one works, IE hard wired or induction.

good question I wonder if it has something to do with the wasted spark system our bikes have.

 

[DRMD421]

Thanks for the help and research, guys. I wasn't too interested in a tach until I installed the fairing and needed to fill the gauge openings in it ( and the fact that I kinda got in a slight race with a Kawasaki Concourse and surprised him after he thought he was outrunning me until I pulled up beside him in third gear and hung with him till he hit 6th ). There may be a time I want to make sure I don't over rev her but that doesn't happen too often with a Touring. Still it would be nice. I will look into the Koso also. I was thinking I could get the GloShift in the fairing and cover the back of the gauges with plastic or something to keep water off of them since that part will be hidden. Not sure what I would do with the front. I ride in the monsoons too.

 

[GPMAZ]

With a quick revving sport bike a tach is a must. I've not found that I miss it on the high torque R3. I tend to short shift more often than not.

Oh, and you can't over rev the motor, it has a rev limiter. Unless of course you're downshifting, but then a tach won't help you either.

 

[Tripps]

With a quick revving sport bike a tach is a must. I've not found that I miss it on the high torque R3. I tend to short shift more often than not.

Oh, and you can't over rev the motor, it has a rev limiter. Unless of course you're downshifting, but then a tach won't help you either.

I'm planning on a Carpenter kit, it'd be nice to have a tach with all that performance...

 

[Hayabusa]

Has anyone tried any specific brand of tach? Most of the manufacturers can't tell me if theirs will work on a 3cyl. Does anyone know if the Rocket uses the "waste spark" ignition (which fires each time the piston is at TDC, once compression and once exhaust) or is it the traditional system which fires each plug only on TDC compression? If I know this it will narrow my search for a tach by 50%

Hi I have been looking for a year or two
i have a tacho which works on 3 cylinder machines (so they say) and have tried lot of way to fit it none have worked ,the most o get is 1000 rpm .i have been looking at another metord .May be of intrest........ There is no output from the ECU to fit a tacho

http://www.r3owners.net/rocket-iii-touring-forum/15081-obd2-rev-counter.html

 

[DRMD421]

Hi I have been looking for a year or two
i have a tacho which works on 3 cylinder machines (so they say) and have tried lot of way to fit it none have worked ,the most o get is 1000 rpm .i have been looking at another metord .May be of intrest........ There is no output from the ECU to fit a tacho

http://www.r3owners.net/rocket-iii-touring-forum/15081-obd2-rev-counter.html

Not sure if anyone has tried this but I just might. I was thinking of tapping into one of the injector wires for an rpm signal.

 

[Tripps]

I communicated with Powercommander, their LCD diply unit will display RPMs in realtime, I forgot seeing that in a thread. I already bought a PCV, so at $300, it's still an expensive tach, but not as bad as if you had to buy the PCV, too.

 

[CHAMP:t]

I used an Autometer 5" Monster tacho on one of my project bikes, spliced straight of the original tacho wiring and had it set on the 4 cylinder setting. Worked perfect, can't understand why it worked, but it was reading spot on.

Great looking setup you have here. What model of tach is that from autometer? I'd like the same, but mounted on the T-bar.