Gear Indicator

[cassos]

I was wondering, why is Ducati not putting a big gear indicator on the dash?
It would be nice to have RPM, Gear, Temperature and Speed...

As I am playing of my favorite goat tarils, I am sometime wondering was that 3d or 4th gear? maybe it's just me

I also search the forums, and it does not look like there are any simple gear indicator available for the Hypermotard?

Now, I never had any gear indicators on my bikes before (especially with my supermoto or dirtbike background), but with all the elctronics and useless gadget they have, one would think they could.
Is it the same for the superbikes 1098 & all?

[Caidly]

http://www.biketronix.info/uk_shop/index1.html

[donkeyman]

I've never seen the need for a gear indictor on any bike. RPM and speed tell me whether I'm in the right gear or not. However, I can see it being a good gadget to have. There's certainly enough spare real estate on the dash to accommodate one.

[MongoWERA]

If the rpm's are too high I'm in too low a gear, if they're too low I'm in too high a gear - I then adjust accordingly. Why would it matter which specific gear you're in?

[v12gte]

I could see this being useful for a newbie....Only question is....which one would work...
Not sure of the biketronix, got completely lost on their site.

I found this one, instead...I wonder if I would need the adapter, since the HM rev counter is electronic, not mechanical, right?

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GearTronic
(PZRacing )

The only in the world with 6 color backlight

Description:
Digital gear indicator which is completely run by microprocessors, showing the correct gear almost immediately. Easy to install on any kind of motorcycle, complete with instructions for installation on the most common motorcycles in circulation. GearTronic has an LCD display with 6 different backlight: RED, GREEN, ORANGE, VIOLET, LIGHT BLUE, BLUE. The revolutionary LCD display shows the gear in use even under direct sunlight, unlike other led display gear indicators available on the market. Thanks to a specific system interface, besides being installed on fast motorcycles, it can be installed on any kind of vehicle like Quads, Motard, Cross, Custom, Rally cars, ecc...

Technical characteristics:
• Universal digital gear indicator
• 20 mm display LCD
• 6 different backlight
• Dimensions: 43x30x17mm
• Water resistant
• Complete with instructions for installation on the most common motorcycles in circulation
• Official PZRacing 24 month guarantee
Accessories:
• Cod. SS100/G GearTronic/DashTronic Sensor (for vehicles with mechanic speed signal, ex. Ducati 748, 916, 996, ecc.)
• Cod. GT102 Box RPM (for vehicles without rpm signal, es. Custom, ecc)

[bullet3z]

I look at these as kind of a distraction. You really do not want to be looking down at how fast you are going and what gear you are in when you are trying to negotiate a fast turn. That could spell trouble.

[cassos]

Originally Posted by v12gte

I could see this being useful for a newbie....

Originally Posted by bullet3z

I look at these as kind of a distraction...

That's what I was thinking, this kind of distracted MotoGP newbies like to have on their machine like these


http://www.aimsports.com/products/mxl-chooser.html



http://www.translogicuk.com/micro-dash.htm


No worries, I will not buy a gear indicator for my hypermotard, I will not replace our hypermotard beloved dashboard, but since they gave us the MotoGP style dash as they claimed, they could have had that big gear digit

[AXE]

Sportvue makes a heads up unit. However, many of the reviews I recall were not favorable, so you might want to research it a bit. They may have improved it from its initial offering a couple years back.

http://www.sportvue.com/motorcycles.php

Out!

[MongoWERA]

There's just a wee bit of difference between racing and street riding

[Caidly]

Originally Posted by MongoWERA

There's just a wee bit of difference between racing and street riding