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LTCTPU · August 26th, 2016, 09:28 AM

Trailtech Vapor 752-300

Chicagobob’s posts on the install of a trail tech vapor on his ninja were so helpful and on our install we mirror much what he had done. So a shout out of thanks to him for taking time almost 4 years ago to write such a helpful post, it is still helping!!

Mounting- Used the mount that came with the dashboard and attached it to the front of the Ninja’s ignition switch by drilling & tapping for 2 #6x32 stainless screws. Modified the angle of the mount from 90 degrees to closer to 60 for a better look and trimmed some of the excess metal away on the lower portion. Looks good there and is secure.

Wiring- used the harness and the 4 indicator lights pulled off the back of the OEM cluster. The indicator lights plugs are plug and play into the Vapor’s dashboard.

Power- we cut the Trail Tech Vapor power lead to length, soldered and shrink wrapped in flat connectors and plugged those into the front OEM Ninja accessory plugs.

Coolant Temp- we just switched out the OEM temp sensor using the Trail Tech sensor pulled from the hose adapter. Resealed with new thread tape and as it is a pretty long lead, secured the excess with a shrink wrap band and secured it under the tank.

Tach-shortened the Trail Tech Vapor tach lead (a lot), soldered in a 1M ohm ¼ watt resistor (from a local Radio Shack) then soldered it to the black tach wire lead on the OEM harness from the back of the cluster. A resistor was added as a preemptive measure based on recommendations from various forums for eliminating erratic tach readings. You can get the resistor tach wire from Trail Tech for $9.95 + shipping. The resistor for a pack of 5 was only $1.70 at Radio Shack, plus a bit of soldering and shrink wrapping, which we were doing anyway.

Speed Sensor Lead- drilled and tapped a hole on the front caliper bracket for the speed sensor and zip tied the lead alongside the front brake line. Drilled and tapped the front rotor for the M6 magnet bolt, trimmed it to rotor width and Loctited it in place. As the lead and its protective plastic tube are so long on the Ninja we ended up shortening the lead a lot and splicing the Trail Tech connector back into place to reducing wiring clutter. Figured and plugged in the speed ratio IAW Trail Tech directions and tested it against one of those “watch your speed” radars in our neighborhood…speed indicated was dead on.

Wiring clean up- There are some leads like the coolant temp and background cluster lights that were now excess in the cluster OEM harness that we were able to eliminate/cap off. Along with a bit of rerouting by cutting and re-splicing indicator light leads and shortening the Trail Tech leads we were able to really clean up the clutter and streamline the wiring. Solder and shrink wrapping was used for all splices or added connectors...did not want any wiring problems later on.

Lessons learned-Recommend using a different model Vapor that has the tach resistor wire and shorter speed sensor lead. Looks like the 75-600 kit for the Suzuki sv650 may be a better choice. Call Trail Tech to be sure. Don’t insert the Indicator lights too deep into the dashboard as the bulbs then contact the plastic indicator covers and melt them.

August 26th, 2016, 09:28 AM	#5
LTCTPU ninjette.org newbie Name: Tom Location: Missouri City TX Join Date: Jun 2016 Motorcycle(s): BMW R1200gsa, KLR650 Posts: 7	Just another Ninja Café Trailtech Vapor 752-300 Chicagobob’s posts on the install of a trail tech vapor on his ninja were so helpful and on our install we mirror much what he had done. So a shout out of thanks to him for taking time almost 4 years ago to write such a helpful post, it is still helping!! Mounting- Used the mount that came with the dashboard and attached it to the front of the Ninja’s ignition switch by drilling & tapping for 2 #6x32 stainless screws. Modified the angle of the mount from 90 degrees to closer to 60 for a better look and trimmed some of the excess metal away on the lower portion. Looks good there and is secure. Wiring- used the harness and the 4 indicator lights pulled off the back of the OEM cluster. The indicator lights plugs are plug and play into the Vapor’s dashboard. Power- we cut the Trail Tech Vapor power lead to length, soldered and shrink wrapped in flat connectors and plugged those into the front OEM Ninja accessory plugs. Coolant Temp- we just switched out the OEM temp sensor using the Trail Tech sensor pulled from the hose adapter. Resealed with new thread tape and as it is a pretty long lead, secured the excess with a shrink wrap band and secured it under the tank. Tach-shortened the Trail Tech Vapor tach lead (a lot), soldered in a 1M ohm ¼ watt resistor (from a local Radio Shack) then soldered it to the black tach wire lead on the OEM harness from the back of the cluster. A resistor was added as a preemptive measure based on recommendations from various forums for eliminating erratic tach readings. You can get the resistor tach wire from Trail Tech for $9.95 + shipping. The resistor for a pack of 5 was only $1.70 at Radio Shack, plus a bit of soldering and shrink wrapping, which we were doing anyway. Speed Sensor Lead- drilled and tapped a hole on the front caliper bracket for the speed sensor and zip tied the lead alongside the front brake line. Drilled and tapped the front rotor for the M6 magnet bolt, trimmed it to rotor width and Loctited it in place. As the lead and its protective plastic tube are so long on the Ninja we ended up shortening the lead a lot and splicing the Trail Tech connector back into place to reducing wiring clutter. Figured and plugged in the speed ratio IAW Trail Tech directions and tested it against one of those “watch your speed” radars in our neighborhood…speed indicated was dead on. Wiring clean up- There are some leads like the coolant temp and background cluster lights that were now excess in the cluster OEM harness that we were able to eliminate/cap off. Along with a bit of rerouting by cutting and re-splicing indicator light leads and shortening the Trail Tech leads we were able to really clean up the clutter and streamline the wiring. Solder and shrink wrapping was used for all splices or added connectors...did not want any wiring problems later on. Lessons learned-Recommend using a different model Vapor that has the tach resistor wire and shorter speed sensor lead. Looks like the 75-600 kit for the Suzuki sv650 may be a better choice. Call Trail Tech to be sure. Don’t insert the Indicator lights too deep into the dashboard as the bulbs then contact the plastic indicator covers and melt them.