Gear indicator?

[Jantar]

I have owned bikes with and without them. I found it handy when fitted, and didn't miss it when it wasn't. My present bike doesn't have a gear indicator other than an OD (Overdrive) indication when in top gear, so best of both worlds.

[bogan]

yeh a top gear indicator would be handy at times, cud just mark on the rev counter and speedo or something to work it out. Or just shift up/down, only take half a sec max

[sinned]

But having a gear indicator will save you from looking for 7th gear all the time.

And you can be in the correct gear before you begin an overtaking manoeuvre.

It's funny that the people who say they are not handy to have are the people who don't have one.

It is also funny that they make jokes about why you don't need an indicator.

[arj127]

yip, i fitted one. Got pissed off looking for 6th gear when i was allready there.
Also has a TRE built in, this made huge improvements to my engine. Stopped the low rev stalling, stopped the popping on downshifts and the engine runs smoother at lower revs

[bikerboy011]

Got everything except that...

[MaxCannon]

I had one on the GN.
I kind of miss it these days. Not in day to day commuting but when I'm at the track or on the open road.

I've tried to hook 7th several times at the track - or worse thought I was a gear higher than I was and ended up dropping down to 1st or 2nd when I wanted 2nd or 3rd instead.
Locked up the back end a couple of times going into slow corners.

Have also pulled out to overtake thinking I'm a gear lower than I was and had to stomp down the box to get past safely.

These things are more the exception than the rule - maybe a gear indicator wouldn't help anyway as I should be looking where I'm going - not at the cockpit.

[Ragingrob]

But having a gear indicator will save you from looking for 7th gear all the time.

And you can be in the correct gear before you begin an overtaking manoeuvre.

It's funny that the people who say they are not handy to have are the people who don't have one.

You need to be told what gear you're in to then be able to overtake?

Why?

[bsasuper]

I can count up to 6 then back down to 1, and my memory lasts longer than 30 seconds, it just takes a bit of practice but you CAN do it.

[dipshit]

You need to be told what gear you're in to then be able to overtake?

Why?

A car or line of cars ahead... you judge how much room and time you have... you estimate what gear will do the job. A top gear roll on will take longer than a hard charge in 4th say.

So you decide 5th gear will be needed... the difference between 5th and 6th at 100kph is 200rpm (100kph is 4000rpm in 6th or 4200 in 5th on my SV) You actually need to hold a constant speed and look closely for a short while to work out what gear you are in that way.

It is much simpler and quicker to take a glance at a gear indicator to be absolutely sure what gear you are in.

The moment you get your gap for overtaking... you are gone. No pulling out and finding you haven't got enough acceleration and then changing down another gear.

[dipshit]

I can count up to 6 then back down to 1, and my memory lasts longer than 30 seconds, it just takes a bit of practice but you CAN do it.

Or you can free your concentration from that task and use it on other things.

$5 of concentration after all.

[CookMySock]

It is much simpler and quicker to take a glance at a gear indicator to be absolutely sure what gear you are in.

Yeah. I'd really like one as well. I'm tired of looking down at the speedo and tacho and doing the bloody maths. Yep, always looking for 7th gear on the open road, and hoping like hell I don't pull first gear in town by chopping down one too many in the wet.

At the very least I'd like to know if I'm in 2nd, or NOT in top gear.

Seems to me all these things are is a PIC with a connection to the tacho and the speedo.

The moment you get your gap for overtaking... you are gone. No pulling out and finding you haven't got enough acceleration and then changing down another gear.

Eh? Just ride up the white line. No hurry.

I usually just work with the tacho when passing.. Quick check - GT650R 5,500rpm min, FZR400RR 9,000rpm min.


Steve

[The Pastor]

what i would love is a top gear indicator, im always wanting MOAR power and keep forgetting im already in top.

[BMWST?]

just buy a thou......the gears dont matter

[dipshit]

Seems to me all these things are is a PIC with a connection to the tacho and the speedo.

A lot of the aftermarket ones are.

The one i got for my SV was one that plugged straight into the bike's gear position sensor and gave me a readout then sent back to the CPU that it was in 6th so the bike didn't retard the ignition in the lower gears.

[grusomhat]

I recently repaired my top gear light. Had not worked since I got the bike. Bulb needed replacing haha quite handy not trying to hit that elusive next top-top gear. A real pain at night time though as it's a bright light on the dash shining right in my face.