How to install aftermarket amazon motorcycle gauges
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- How to install aftermarket amazon motorcycle gauges. This is pt.2 of installing the low-buck amazon motorcycle gauges on my CB750K project. In this episode we bolt on the aftermarket motorcycle instruments and see if they work... or burst into flames.
Some things I need to add since filming the video:
1) I haven't tested out the speedometer yet as it's currently -12 degrees Celsius here!
2) These baby's are BRIGHT! The high beam indicator is craaaaazy bright.
3) The wiring diagram from the Amazon seller was pretty darn accurate. The only catch was that the ground wires for the speedometer were not clearly identified. I had to use Ron's battery (which you'll see in the video)
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It's TRUE! They do work, but FULL DISCLOSURE... it's currently the middle of winter and I still need to see how accurate the speedometer is. I've got to wait for a warmer day though!
Man, thanks for this!. I'm really curious to see if/for how long these work. A friend also bought one and is about to install them. I'm gonna get some myself and swap them in as well. Fingers crossed!
Awesome! I'm pleased with mine so far.
Yes. As it is a mechanical speedometer without regulation, I'm curious to see if it would work in all bikes. Nice job by the way.
@@dan-andreichira4146 my speedo is way way out good luck with yours let me know
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the rev counter works but the speedo is way out ..did a 16km trip and the clock clicked up 38km so I will soon be at 45000km which the original clock said :) happy days
Thank you for creating this video. I'm doing something similar to a 1983 Honda CM250c. The wiring schematics are almost the exact same as your bike. Watching this video gave me a great heads up and saved a lot of time!
Tip: spraying corrosion-x on electronics makes them way more waterproof. Still good to seal the bucket but water likes to find a way lol
Hilarious and informative! Gotta find the follow up on how those gauges held up
Thanks for explaining what wires go where
Dude! Love your vids, real fun to watch and learn. I have a question you might know: so I'm building a custom BMW R80/7 scrambler, and you need to have a charge failure light (generator light) for the charging to work. I also have a brake failure sensor light. What should I do go get these weird gauge indicator lights?
I was gifted a 1972 Yamaha 175 Enduro, while my was was gifted an 03 Honda Metro. Even tho it is a very loud 2-stroke, id LOVE to make the bike street legal and a speedometer is on the list to install this was a great video dude im surprised you dont have over 500K subs..
Thanks socheeesey! Old two-smokes are pretty sweet little bikes
No magic smoke! Great job Mike 👍🏻
Magic smoke is THE WORST! hahhahha
fuel gauge and gear shift is missing and now i brought new digital speedo meter from china which has all in one with beautyfull led display
Your hands cover the cables and I can't see the colors you are connecting, could you show them. please thank you
Thanks Mike for that link much appreciated good videos keep up the good work 👍
While working on my CM250c I ended up having to buy two different sets of gauges. Both sets look the same at first glance, but there's a slight difference in the wiring.
On the first set the neutral shares the same ground wire with the headlight & turn signals, resulting in the headlight & signal light not working when the bike is in gear. The second set of gauges has separate ground wires for the neutral and the other two lights, allowing the gauges and the bike to work properly. It was surprising as the two gauges look identical, but it turns out they are different models which share the same gauge housing & basic design.
On amazon you often see what looks like the exact same product under different names. But in this case, it really pays to review the instruments and wiring in the photos of before you buy. Good thing they're cheap!
YOU'RE THE REAL DEAL COBBER. i like you a lot. I've had a dozen or so Harleys but I started my biker lifestyle with a Yamaha xs650 then a tx650 (they were fucken huge when i was a boy) then a water bottle Suzuki 750 water-cooled thingy then a z900 kwaka9 then onto all my Harleys having the first in the southeast of Western Australia. so now I'm 65ish and rediscovering my childhood now thAT THE RIGHTEOUS BRO STIGMA HAS WORN OFF AND ARE CURRENTLY RESTORING A HONDA four K7 A TX YAMMY AND A Z1 FOR MY RETIREMENT PROJECTS ANYWAY MICK thankyou very much if you can include any of these bikes in ya program. how about different exhaust pipes for my cb750 as i cannot find a set in Australia. cheers buddy. (I WILL GIVE YOU A LARGE BAG OF GOLD IF YOU CAN FIND ME A STANDARD SET OF HONDA CB 750 EXHAUST PIPES)
I Dont know if u understand me 😊 but cool your motorcyle if your motorcyle is hydrolic clutch and the back hub disbrake its super cool😊
I see you have an xl500 in the background. Im buying these gages to put on my xl500r restore.
It's actually an xl600r. Not mine but it was owned by a friend during the filming of this video. Super cool old bikes!
I saw that in the background too. I just acquired a 1982 XL500R that is missing all gauges and was wondering how hard it would be to add an aftermarket digital gauge.
Mike! thanks for the great informative videos my dude! i was able to use your diagram, my manual, and past errors lol to finally get all the wiring hooked up properly and my digital Tach readings!.. those Y split diode connectors were sweet. onto my final part, the seat!
That's awesome Alexander! There aren't any diodes in my 'y' connectors. But I've heard that you need a diode if you're running a dyna s ignition, in order to get the tach signal to work
I think the gauges blend into the overall look of the bike just fine, without standing out too much. (a good thing IMHO; I prefer an understated style of parts, for the most part) A fine mix of new and old. Many Hero points for going the extra 1.6 km's and not hacking into OEM wiring using all the usual horrifying hipster café barbarisms seen on so many unfortunate steeds, lol :D
Thanks mr. Smith I totally agree with you!
What's up with that XL sitting in the corner with no engine? I found this video because I want to put a modern speedometer on mine!
That was a buds bike. It was his intro to his current obsession with all things enduro.
My guages have only lasted an average of 450 miles. Have replaced them several times and trying a different brand now.
I have experienced some issues. I plan on doing a follow up video in the future.
@@Mike_Barker The vibrations of the road seams to cause the speedometer neeedle to malfunction after so many miles, yet the milage calculator still works.
@@MrRockstar1968 I noticed the same thing. I was doing 100 km/hr on the highway, but the needle was saying 180 km/hr... 😅
@@Mike_Barker Yeah they're certainly not the best when the cops are using speed cameras. I've ordered a digital one to see if it makes any difference. www.banggood.com/12V-13000RPM-Motorcycle-Retro-LED-LCD-Tachometer-Speedometer-Fuel-Gauge-Assembly-Cafe-Racer-p-1313632.html?rmmds=myorder&cur_warehouse=CN
Hey Mike, love the vids. I'm doing my own project and live in Dartmouth. Would love to ask you a question or too. You still doing videos?
Hey Stephen. I'm trying to get some videos out. It's tough at the moment. I have 5 or 6 filmed, but a very mobile baby and a new job have kept me busy. I'd be happy to answer any questions that you have. Hit me up through my Instagram if you want. Or my email is in the about section on my UA-cam page.
I want that revolution counter, and unfortunately they don't show how unique I am interested in, which is if the night lights on this make the numbers 9,10,11,12,13 turn on respectively. Because I am concerned that at night I cannot visualize these because they do not have the necessary lighting.
Pleaaaase help! I've got the same tachometer but on a CB750 F2 (fourcilinder 1996). I get no signal when i connect to the ignition coil (I've got 2 coils). Do you have any idea what to do ?
I’m having the same issue where you ever able to figure it out?
@@IamLomax what did you guys do to figure it out
@@aduffett68 I was never able to figure it out. Ended up ordering a cable driven tach
You probably already know however there are many plugs available for the tach port.
Oh yes... The question becomes... How much do I want to spend...?
Hey man! Did you end up finding a plug for the factory tachometer hole coming out the engine? Cheers
Looks good!
Hi. Thanks for the video. Can you let me know when connecting the tachometer wire to the coil . What to do if i have 2 coils
does it matter which wire to the coil?
Hi man, great vid, I have two just like yours!
Can you Tell me what is the signal wire for the tachometer?
It's the yellow and black wire (black w/ yellow stripe)!!
Great information Mike! I have the exact setup. One thing that you can help me clear up is, I'm not sure what wire you connected from the ignition coils to the tachometer. Which tachometer wire was it? The yellow/black or the black. It looks like it was the black? if so, where then does the yellow black wire connect to?
Hi, did you resolved ?
@@richterclaudiu5342 You have to connect it to the ground wire of your ignition coil
@@schwuzi i resolved ...but still a problem, i have 2 pistons with 2 separated wires and signals so on my honda rebel 500 it was on half if in reality i had 2000 rpm, only 1000 were indicated on the tachometer, so i switched to daytona velona 60 wich had a smaller max rpm and the function for 1 pulse of piston it transforms to 2 rpm
Very helpful!! Unfortunately, the speedometer/tach I got only had red and black wires? Which connectors should I be using for those?
Just bought the exact same speedometer and tachometer need help with the wiring diagram please
I posted a link to a wiring schematic in the description of the video.
You dont put those schematics in a more comprehensible drawing.. Can you do one.. I want to learn also.. Watching from the phil.
i hope there's a low-fuel indicator
Unfortunately there is not. The old Honda CB's don't have a fuel level sender to start with so I didn't need a gauge for that.
BRILLIANT GOOD JOB 🤗🤗
So it’s been a year do yours still work I bought the same gauges my speedo stopped working after 57kilometers and my tacho bounces and gets stuck at 8k rpm even at idle
When connecting the electric tachometer to the ignition coil, what wire on this tachometer are you connecting to? The short yellow? short green? Short black?... What about the long red and long black.. what did you do with those? Please help 🙏
Hey man nice video . Please help me out . I bought a similar one , but the wirings are : 3 black , 2 yellow , 1 green , 1 red , 1 blue . I'm confused .
My big question is “is it still working”?
Love your videos mike. Are you making any more?
Hi, nice job . Was it accurate with the speed , thanks . Gus
I didn't see where the speedo was hooked up. Was it cable driven or electrical? if electrical, how did you wire it in?
Nope it's mechanical. There is a part where I thread the cable into the gauge.
@@Mike_Barker thank you very much! That was a quicker reply than I expected.
Is your new speedometer electrical or manual driven like the original???...
It is mechanically driven (or manual as you say).
@@Mike_Barker yes mechanically... couldn't think of proper term... ok I'm wanting to add a all digital instrument panel to my sabre so was wondering if yours was electrical or not thanks
hi great video learned lot but would you be able to explain something. rev gauge has 5 wires, red and black long ones they connect to positive and negative of the ignition for light then other 3 cables black green and yeallow could you tell me where do i connect them please couze it aint working for me :D thank you.
hey i'm new to your channel, i like what i see, question. can i cut and match wires from my motorcycle digital speedo to an amazon speedo without having to solder anything?
Sure you can. Proper crimped connectors will work. Heck if you're desperate you could do the old twist together and cover with electrical tape... But be prepared to repair it in a year's time 😉
@@Mike_Barker right on, thanks for the reply
No worries Aaron 👍
How did you get Slim Shady to do the intro of your vid?
I know a fella... Who knows a fella 😉
I bought one of this and after 2 weeks or so the tach seems like its grounded. Im not sure but on the upper right side it sparks white light whenever the engine is on.
Hi can you please send the schematic diagram for the speedometer,mine doesn’t work,please help me,thanks.
I am trying to add a digital tach to my 89 Yamaha TW200 but the coil has one positive connection from the CDI and it is grounded on the negative side. connecting the sensor wire to the positive coil wire does not make it work nor does connecting the sensor wire to one wrapped around the spark plug wire like an induction tachometer. Is there a place on the CDI unit or the stator wiring that is safe to connect the signal wire? One that will trigger the digital tachometer?
2 years on how are they holding up?
I am struggling to wire a speedometer from china to my zzr1100c 1991. Just cant get the rpm to work. And fuel wont work
Hi, I bought a digital gauge for a cafe racer Im building, but the wiring says things like:
Barrel connectors:
Black: Electric Switch Positive Pole
Red: Battery Positive (normally 12V positive)
Gray: 6 Gear 12 Negative Control, LCD Display
And I dont get it, what do they mean with Electric switch positive pole, or negative control?
Mike , my bike has 2 coils what would be the wiring diagram? Is it necessary to use the adapter to connect the 2 coils to the yellow wire of the tach signal? Tks !
Hey it depends on the style of ignition system that your bike has. What's the bike?
On my 2 coil bike, I only had to tap into 1 coil
My bike is a V-Star 650 with 2 coils.
I have the same speedometer, but he is lying speed, when I go on 100kmh he is on 160kmh and more :)
Moto is Yamaha xj650 seca 1982 year
So, can i know how you dummy the fuel indicator please?
Easy... This bike doesn't need a fuel indicator! If your bike has a fuel indicator, then this gauge probably isn't the one you want.
Hey dude, i got the same speedometer, but on mine i habe two yellows for indicators, a blie for high beam, a green for neutral, a red for back light, a black for negative back light, another black for ground, and ALSO i have a white wire and i have no idea what it is for, do you have an idea?
So how did you blend/eliminate the wire for the old rpm?
The speedometer is really NOT accurate,, when im driving around 50 km/h the gauges gives 120 km/h.. when im driving around 100 km/h the gauge goes all the way down like its says 200 km/h ++.. really annoying :(
Whoa that's a crazy difference!!
Is there a way to confirm the Speedo cable will fit into the new speedometer? I’ve been having a hard time finding one to fit into the sensor part of my tire and I worry as soon as I find one that works I won’t be able to find a speedometer that accepts it lol
What kind of bike do you have?
Mike Barker 1980 kz650. I’ve had a hard time finding the right cable for it but may have finally found one that works, just haven’t bought it yet
What is that wood box on wall at 7:38? hand made?
It was a gift from a family member. It's a bottle opener with a little drawer to catch the caps 😉
Hello. Im in the process of wiring the same gauges you have. I have been stuck on getting the neutral to go on and off. Is there something im missing here. I have one wire split to two but don’t know where to connect it. Ive tried and tried and im taking a break. Help please!
how the tachometer works? how they read the rpm?? since they has no cable shaft???
Hi mike, i'm going to mount the same cheap spedo and tacho on a supernew cb500 my 97'. Would you help me to understand the wiring ? Anyway thank you, your video encurages me to make a try !)
vintagecb750.com has the TACH plugs!!!!!
Does it have fuel indicator & turn indicator?
It does have a turn indicator, but it does not have a fuel level indicator.
thanks mike i had install these in mid 18 but my rpm gauge isnt working ohh man these wiring cause me nut
Hey Mike,
I have a motoscope mini and it says to connect the tachometer wire to the negative pole at one ignition coil.
Do you have any advice here? No idea what the negative pole would be. Project bike is a CB500T
Thanks in advance.
So How did you find out which cable went where?
I tested the wires first and I managed to find a partial wiring diagram on one of the Amazon listings.
what was the oil light fix and should I buy these gauges?
How did you wire the turn signals so the indicator brights up if you turn right of left on the dash.
Is your indicator currently lit all the time? Or not lit at all?
@@Mike_Barker
It's lit when i turn on one side not the other side.
My indicator is a 2 way arrow green lamp meaning that it should light up when I signal to left or right if the wiring is done correct.
I tested to wire it to the right side and it works only on right side not when i signal to left, I tested even the left side and it only works on left side not when i signal to right.
The problem is that I can only make the indicator on the dash to light up on one side not the other.
Question: How can I wire the 2 arrow indicator lamp on the dash to work when I signal left or right.
What kind of bike do you have? Without knowing, it sounds like you could have a broken connection or dead bulb somewhere...
More details on your application would help me to help you.
So jow do you trace down gears for the gear indicator?
There isn't a gear indicator, just a neutral light. I triggered mine off my neutral switch.
Nice video.....
How have the gauges held up for you?
They've held up fine, but the accuracy of the speedometer is... Questionable
Hi there! I was having trouble connecting the ground wire(black) of the speedometer on my cg125 ground wire which is i dont know what wire color of the ground wire , do you mind sharing it to me? Thank you.
Hi! is the tacho designed for 4 cylinder engines?
It can work for either.
@@Mike_Barker thanks
How did you wire your neutral light? theres only one ground on my speedo
Adapter splice thing doesnt work for me on my bike, where is it suppose to go? Need more info, on mine the rpm dosent move right, it just vibrates when I finally started it up. Please tell me how to do it!?
@mike_barker
What kind of motorcycle do you have?
@@Mike_Barker 78 suzuki gs550e
@KJRE2 unfortunately I am not familiar with that bikes electronics
@@Mike_Barker I have these two things with the two wires on, one Orange with white and a white one on the right side of the bike and the LEFT side is where I did what you did. There I have a Orange and white one and a black one.
So what I did was I wired the black wire to the wire from the rpm Meyer the red one. Can you maybe point me in the right direction about what to do next?
Hello, when you buy the tachometer, you have for 1, 2 or 4 cilinders? Or is just the same for anyone, thanks
You can make it work for any of those. 👍
@@Mike_Barker How? Do you have to open it up?
@@Mike_Barker Is there a switch on the inside?
Are you from Canada?
Maaaaaybe... 😆
Mike were you consciously trying to look like eminem in the thumbnail or was it accidental?
having an issue getting my neutral and oil pressure light to work.. everything else is working
Do they have power going to them? They both ground through the switch
@@Mike_Barker going to do a better job this saturday morning, i took some notes and screen shots of you install vid. ill let u know how it goes via instagram ! thanks
Awesome. Looking forward to how you make out. Send some pics of the install too!
How long did they last? I bought the same ones for my cb750.
What did you use to plug the drive hole with?
I didn't 😢. The drive hole isn't an opening straight into the engine. It is sealed, but SHOULD still be covered to prevent gunk from building up inside (as it would be a pain in the ass to clean out if you ever wanted to put the cable back in).
how are they doing now?
Did u Make the speedo electric ? And what do you do about the odometer starting back at zero ?
Hey Michael. I kept the speedo mechanical. Here in my province, I don't have to worry about the reading on the odometer for safety inspection. This bike was registered as "mileage unknown."
Mike Barker so there is a outlet for the speedo cable?
Yes there is. My OEM Honda cable screwed right into it.
Hi man. I bought the same gage the black wire went to the coil supply....where did you connect the yellow one....any advice would be great
Well the tach has a red and a black that runs the lighting......I also have a yellow black , a black and a green .
On Amazon they say ..
Green wire ....ground wire
Yellow wire ...to the engine induction ignition wire
Black ....connected to positive pole of ignition power supply....
Where are all these located ....where exactly did you connect all yours ....any help would be great ..thanks
I have the identical tachometer, trying to install on an '86 TRX200SX. It's on a single cylinder Honda 200cc engine. I have 3 wires (beside the 2 backlight wires which I already understand), according to the seller I have a "negative electrode, positive electrode, and signal wire" Do you know how these would wire up? My coil has ground then a second wire, where would my signal wire tap into? Do the negative and positive electrode just hook into a 12v source (such as the ignition switch) to turn the tach itself on? Don't want to burn up my tach, thanks!
The yellow signal wire goes to the negative/ground pole of your ignition coil
Definitely saw Eminem the first few seconds of the video haha
Bro can you please help by showing me the wire diagram I bought mine and didn’t get the diagram
But I had to do to find the diagram was go to a bunch of different Amazon sellers pages. There are a few that have the wiring diagram in an image on their listing
@@Mike_Barker can u help me out with a link??
www.amazon.ca/dp/B01E3SMVTM/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_V3BBTNA2TPWR2RAYFP2Y?psc=1
@@Mike_Barker thanks a million!!
Last question do I need to get the speed sensor cable or can it work without it
Hey I like your video but a ground is a ground dude. 4:08- 4:15
So yes... But no at the same time. You are right that in theory everything could ground through the exact same point. However, two things:
1) I was wiring this to be plug and play with the factory harness
2) sometimes having everything ground to a common point, can mean you end up with electrical weirdness. That's why the electrical engineers design multiple grounds in the the wiring systems of motorcycles and cars.
Hi! Can I apply this speedometer a scooter (aprilia sr 50)? Thanks!
I can't say for 100% sure. It should, but I'm not familiar with scooters...
how long they last?
The fuck dude! Why didnt you test the responsivness of new rpm tachometer! Is it so hard to rev it up a bit for a minute ?
everything works beside the rpm gage is not reading rpm any ideas as to why?
What kind of bike?
It is a 1981 cb750c also thank you for video it help me a lot
I’m just not sure why it’s not picking up the signal for rpm
Where are you picking up the tach signal from? I'm honestly not sure what sort of ignition system the DOHC Hondas have. 🤔
I tried running it into all of the wires going into the ignition coils? Could you tell me what the short green and short black are for?
Hey! Was the speedo accurate? Just plugged straight into the stock speedo cable and good to go?
Is there any way to configure them to your bike or you just have to hope they're accurate? :)
You have to make sure that the ratio of the speedo is the same as your stock speedometer. 👍
@@Mike_BarkerGreat thanks!
Hi Mike thanks to a very informative video.I got exactly same speedometer and my problem is the two negative cables, can you describe wich cables goes to 1st and 2nd black negative so I can sorted them out,right now my speedometer is allready hooked up and i got some issues as turn signal indicator stops when i put the gear on.I got an 650 Honda cb/Thanks.
Okay. At the 1:49 mark in the video you can briefly see what all 3 ground wires do. They are:
#1- gauge illumination ground
#2- neutral indicator ground
#3- turn signals and high beam ground
It sounds like you have #2 and #3 backwards. Swap them and I bet they will work!
To find out which one was the ground for which lights, I simply tested the gauges by touching the wires to a battery.
Ok thanks,I suspect that cause the error. I will re-do the wiring tomorrow. This is what happend if you don’t think before you enter a project.😃
What do you call the number below the odometer?
Can the odo meter milage adjust?
Man, you look like Eminem. Hahaha. Anyway, thanks for the work through.
Rpm signal wire to ignition coil positive?
Tachometer rpm signal wire to ignition coil signal wire.
splitter
Whaaat an AE86 trueno😳
It's true!
@@Mike_Barker Wow
Most of the people doesen't know about the car im proud that i watched initial D😅