Economy light to Shift light???

Tigerpaw · November 28th, 2012, 10:49 AM

**Edit** **Disregard, I thought there was an actual bulb for the "economy light"**

What are the possibilities of turning the economy light to a proper shift light, looking totally stock???

himynameisjoe · November 28th, 2012, 10:51 AM

huh? I'm so confused.

Jiggles · November 28th, 2012, 10:51 AM

Anything is possible but I doubt that's worth the time or the effort

Tigerpaw · November 28th, 2012, 10:53 AM

What is the point of the economy light?

himynameisjoe · November 28th, 2012, 10:57 AM

ooo haha you meant turning?? I thought you were trying to spell "touring"... this all makes sooo much sense... God I really am dying.

CZroe · November 28th, 2012, 12:02 PM

Umm, it's not a light. It's a symbol that appears on the display. It's not dot-matrix to my knowledge so you can't change the design even if you change the function.

Tigerpaw · November 28th, 2012, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CZroe

Umm, it's not a light. It's a symbol that appears on the display. It's not dot-matrix to my knowledge so you can't change the design even if you change the function.

Damn! My bad. I thought I saw a picture of a seperate light. Must have been neutral or turn signal or something.

DeltaFoxtrotZulu · November 29th, 2012, 06:57 PM

At least one of the aftermarket gear indicators includes a shift-light.

Tigerpaw · November 29th, 2012, 07:11 PM

LOL. I mostly just wanted to get rid of a dumb economy light!

old3 · November 30th, 2012, 09:07 AM

Shift light? Isn't that what the rev limiter is for?

himynameisjoe · November 30th, 2012, 11:51 AM

Why are you looking down to know when to shift? That sounds like a horrible idea...

Tigerpaw · December 1st, 2012, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by himynameisjoe

Why are you looking down to know when to shift? That sounds like a horrible idea...

Are you a little retarded, or full on?

Surferboy120 · December 1st, 2012, 07:13 PM

Check this site out if you really want a shift light. I have one for my car and it works very well in that you do not need to watch it. I doubt I will get one for this bike but if your set on one a progressive shift light like this works well.

Hope this helps.

http://www.ecliptech.com.au/

Tigerpaw · December 1st, 2012, 07:21 PM

Worth saying twice...

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Originally Posted by Tigerpaw

LOL. I mostly just wanted to get rid of a dumb economy light!

himynameisjoe · December 1st, 2012, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Tigerpaw

Are you a little retarded, or full on?

Well the doctors say completely. But what can I say. When your mom shoots up her whole pregnancy, you don't expect much.

lol what's with the anger and hate homie?

Tigerpaw · December 2nd, 2012, 03:56 AM

Not mad. Thought it was funny, you questioning someone's use of a shift light.

A proper shift light will be bright enough to see in peripheral vision. It will be set to light up just before peak power. So you shift at peak power and have no wasted time/energy/power. Ideal for all out racing.

I will not be racing. I thought I needed to get rid of an idiotic eco light. Thought a shift light would be a fun thing to replace it with. Now I know the "light" is just a eco symbol that flashes on the LCD.

My new goal is to have someone reprogram my LCD to flash a frowny face when in eco mode!

himynameisjoe · December 2nd, 2012, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tigerpaw

Not mad. Thought it was funny, you questioning someone's use of a shift light.

A proper shift light will be bright enough to see in peripheral vision. It will be set to light up just before peak power. So you shift at peak power and have no wasted time/energy/power. Ideal for all out racing.

I will not be racing. I thought I needed to get rid of an idiotic eco light. Thought a shift light would be a fun thing to replace it with. Now I know the "light" is just a eco symbol that flashes on the LCD.

My new goal is to have someone reprogram my LCD to flash a frowny face when in eco mode!

lol I do understand the use of one, as far as racing

I was 85% kidding with that comment. and 15% hopping you weren't staring down your entire ride waiting on a light to turn on so you can shift. haha

I like the frowny face idea though. I think I'd use this one

More of the confused frowny. As if to say, wtf are you doing mate? Don't you know you're on a motorcycle!?!?

Tigerpaw · December 2nd, 2012, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by himynameisjoe

I like the frowny face idea though. I think I'd use this one

More of the confused frowny. As if to say, wtf are you doing mate? Don't you know you're on a motorcycle!?!?

Changed my mind ECO Mode will display

himynameisjoe · December 2nd, 2012, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Tigerpaw

Changed my mind ECO Mode will display

WAIT! I've got it!

is perfect!

CZroe · December 3rd, 2012, 12:23 PM

I get why you might rather have a shift light, but what makes the eco indicator so bad? Why is it "stupid?" My brother's car's shift light is tuned for economy and not performance, so they can be "stupid" too? It doesn't hurt anything, and adding a shift light while keeping the eco indicator just mean you have all the info for whatever situation you are in (aggressive vs. fuel efficient). You won't ALWAYS be racing, you know?

Tigerpaw · December 3rd, 2012, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CZroe

I get why you might rather have a shift light, but what makes the eco indicator so bad? Why is it "stupid?" My brother's car's shift light is tuned for economy and not performance, so they can be "stupid" too? It doesn't hurt anything, and adding a shift light while keeping the eco indicator just mean you have all the info for whatever situation you are in (aggressive vs. fuel efficient). You won't ALWAYS be racing, you know?

It is stupid because I didn't buy a sports bike to save the planet. Additionally, I know how to ride in a fuel efficient manner if the need arises. A shift light doesn't pull your attention from the road. That stupid eco indicator does seem to be distracting, the way it is always flashing on/off.

Jiggles · December 3rd, 2012, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tigerpaw

It is stupid because I didn't buy a sports bike to save the planet. Additionally, I know how to ride in a fuel efficient manner if the need arises. A shift light doesn't pull your attention from the road. That stupid eco indicator does seem to be distracting, the way it is always flashing on/off.

Its almost as distracting as those speedo numbers changing, maybe even more so! How can we disable the speedo numbers? I know how fast I'm going I don't need this stupid distraction on my bike.

Tigerpaw · December 3rd, 2012, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Jiggles

Its almost as distracting as those speedo numbers changing, maybe even more so! How can we disable the speedo numbers? I know how fast I'm going I don't need this stupid distraction on my bike.

When you hit 120 mph it just continues to flash HIGH SCORE

CZroe · December 3rd, 2012, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tigerpaw

It is stupid because I didn't buy a sports bike to save the planet. Additionally, I know how to ride in a fuel efficient manner if the need arises. A shift light doesn't pull your attention from the road. That stupid eco indicator does seem to be distracting, the way it is always flashing on/off.

Err, I didn't buy my bike to save the planet but I did buy it to save on gas. There is every reason to reduce our dependence on foreign oil even if you don't buy a bit of anthropogenic global warming theory. I also know how to ride in a fuel-efficient manner, but am I riding in the MOST fuel-efficient manner for the current conditions? Sometimes, I'd like to know. Every other time, I'll just ignore it.

Bassman · December 4th, 2012, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tigerpaw

When you hit 120 mph it just continues to flash HIGH SCORE

+1

Tigerpaw · December 4th, 2012, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CZroe

Err, I didn't buy my bike to save the planet but I did buy it to save on gas. There is every reason to reduce our dependence on foreign oil even if you don't buy a bit of anthropogenic global warming theory. I also know how to ride in a fuel-efficient manner, but am I riding in the MOST fuel-efficient manner for the current conditions? Sometimes, I'd like to know. Every other time, I'll just ignore it.

The US is not actually dependant on foreign oil. Believe what you want.

Did you buy your bake to save gasoline itself, or to save money spent on fuel? Bikes cost more than cars in the long run.

Have you ridden a 300? The damn eco thing is annoying.

CZroe · December 4th, 2012, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tigerpaw

The US is not actually dependant on foreign oil. Believe what you want.

We may have enough to support our usage, but the world's supply of oil still affects our price directly. There's also every reason to conserve our resources until the world needs them, but not at the expense of our own prosperity. Also, don't confuse our natural gas reserves with our petroleum reserves. We have enormous natural gas resources but very few vehicles can use it.

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Originally Posted by Tigerpaw

Did you buy your bake to save gasoline itself, or to save money spent on fuel? Bikes cost more than cars in the long run.

I bought it to save money but you are forgetting that not everyone buys a bike in addition to a car. I wanted a new vehicle. My bike was $3,500 new and I didn't own a car for almost four years after buying the bike. It cost a fraction of the price of a new car and a fraction of the price of insuring one. It only costs a little more to maintain and I didn't have to finance and pay interest. If you aren't also paying for a car and insurance on a car, a bike can be CONSIDERABLY cheaper.

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Originally Posted by Tigerpaw

Have you ridden a 300? The damn eco thing is annoying.

I'm confused. You had not ridden a 300 when you decided that you wanted to get rid of it. How is it annoying though? Does it beep? Blink in a way that's hard to ignore? From what I understand it's a little like complaining that your car radio has a station indicator display you don't use because you only listen to music from your phone. That's fine, I just wanted to know if there was some real reason to get rid of it.

Tigerpaw · December 4th, 2012, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by CZroe

We may have enough to support our usage.

Enough said. The rest is greed.

You are one of the FEW Americans that may have saved money long term by owning a bike. You are the exception.

I thought the eco feature would be dumb as an extra light before seeing it. Even though it's not an actual light, the Eco display has proven dumb and annoying. It is annoying because it is flashing all the time. Maybe I need to ride more aggresively so it doesn't come on.

Jiggles · December 4th, 2012, 02:34 PM

It's like a digital clock, and seriously of you find that annoying you may want to get checked out for schizophrenia

Tigerpaw · December 4th, 2012, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiggles

It's like a digital clock, and seriously of you find that annoying you may want to get checked out for schizophrenia

Firstly, I like the digital clock a lot. It's nice when you like long rides, but your wife doesn't want you gone all day.

I think the eco display would bother people with OCD the most

Jiggles · December 4th, 2012, 05:27 PM

Idk man, schizophrenics have trouble tuning out minor annoyances, like say, the sound a fan makes while they are having a conversation or small black icon while they are riding

Tigerpaw · December 4th, 2012, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiggles

Idk man, schizophrenics have trouble tuning out minor annoyances, like say, the sound a fan makes while they are having a conversation or small flashing black icon while they are riding

Fixed it for ya

Jiggles · December 4th, 2012, 06:48 PM

adouglas · December 11th, 2012, 03:02 PM

People, you're overthinking this.

I can get rid of your annoying eco light / distracting speedo issue for about a buck:

Hey, it's helped people with all kinds of things in the past. Check engine lights, those dumb oil idiot lights.....

lgk · December 11th, 2012, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adouglas

People, you're overthinking this.

I can get rid of your annoying eco light / distracting speedo issue for about a buck:

Hey, it's helped people with all kinds of things in the past. Check engine lights, those dumb oil idiot lights.....

I can't confirm or deny that i have done this before.

Alex · December 11th, 2012, 03:59 PM

AMIDOINITRIGHT?

choneofakind · December 11th, 2012, 05:32 PM

Alex has been on a roll lately. <-- see what I did there?

November 28th, 2012, 10:49 AM	#1
Tigerpaw ninjette.org guru Name: Tom Location: Dayton, OH Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 '09 Boulevard C50. '08 250r(TOTALED BY DEER) Posts: 467	Economy light to Shift light??? Edit Disregard, I thought there was an actual bulb for the "economy light" What are the possibilities of turning the economy light to a proper shift light, looking totally stock??? __________________________________________________ CHEERS!!! Last futzed with by Tigerpaw; November 28th, 2012 at 12:33 PM. Reason: Editing

November 28th, 2012, 10:51 AM	#2
himynameisjoe ninjette.org sage Name: Joe Location: Lancaster, PA Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250(Totaled) Posts: 984 Blog Entries: 2	huh? I'm so confused. __________________________________________________ "I am a creationist, I believe man created god."

November 28th, 2012, 10:51 AM	#3
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	Anything is possible but I doubt that's worth the time or the effort __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

November 28th, 2012, 10:53 AM	#4
Tigerpaw ninjette.org guru Name: Tom Location: Dayton, OH Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 '09 Boulevard C50. '08 250r(TOTALED BY DEER) Posts: 467	What is the point of the economy light? __________________________________________________ CHEERS!!!

November 28th, 2012, 10:57 AM	#5
himynameisjoe ninjette.org sage Name: Joe Location: Lancaster, PA Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250(Totaled) Posts: 984 Blog Entries: 2	ooo haha you meant turning?? I thought you were trying to spell "touring"... this all makes sooo much sense... God I really am dying. __________________________________________________ "I am a creationist, I believe man created god."

November 28th, 2012, 12:02 PM	#6
CZroe CPT Falcon Name: J.Emmett Turner Location: Newnan, GA Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F Posts: A lot.	Umm, it's not a light. It's a symbol that appears on the display. It's not dot-matrix to my knowledge so you can't change the design even if you change the function.

November 29th, 2012, 06:57 PM	#8
DeltaFoxtrotZulu ninjette.org member Name: Dan Location: North Hollywood, CA, USA Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300 Posts: 53	At least one of the aftermarket gear indicators includes a shift-light.

November 29th, 2012, 07:11 PM	#9
Tigerpaw ninjette.org guru Name: Tom Location: Dayton, OH Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 '09 Boulevard C50. '08 250r(TOTALED BY DEER) Posts: 467	LOL. I mostly just wanted to get rid of a dumb economy light! __________________________________________________ CHEERS!!!

November 30th, 2012, 09:07 AM	#10
old3 ninjette.org sage Name: Jim Location: NJ Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300, KTM EXC610SMR Posts: 913	Shift light? Isn't that what the rev limiter is for?
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November 30th, 2012, 11:51 AM	#11
himynameisjoe ninjette.org sage Name: Joe Location: Lancaster, PA Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250(Totaled) Posts: 984 Blog Entries: 2	Why are you looking down to know when to shift? That sounds like a horrible idea... __________________________________________________ "I am a creationist, I believe man created god."

December 1st, 2012, 07:13 PM	#13
Surferboy120 Finding some curves.... Name: Thomas Location: Hurst,Texas Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 300 Ninja Posts: 268	Check this site out if you really want a shift light. I have one for my car and it works very well in that you do not need to watch it. I doubt I will get one for this bike but if your set on one a progressive shift light like this works well. Hope this helps. http://www.ecliptech.com.au/

December 2nd, 2012, 03:56 AM	#16
Tigerpaw ninjette.org guru Name: Tom Location: Dayton, OH Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 '09 Boulevard C50. '08 250r(TOTALED BY DEER) Posts: 467	Not mad. Thought it was funny, you questioning someone's use of a shift light. A proper shift light will be bright enough to see in peripheral vision. It will be set to light up just before peak power. So you shift at peak power and have no wasted time/energy/power. Ideal for all out racing. I will not be racing. I thought I needed to get rid of an idiotic eco light. Thought a shift light would be a fun thing to replace it with. Now I know the "light" is just a eco symbol that flashes on the LCD. My new goal is to have someone reprogram my LCD to flash a frowny face when in eco mode! __________________________________________________ CHEERS!!!

December 3rd, 2012, 12:23 PM	#20
CZroe CPT Falcon Name: J.Emmett Turner Location: Newnan, GA Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F Posts: A lot.	I get why you might rather have a shift light, but what makes the eco indicator so bad? Why is it "stupid?" My brother's car's shift light is tuned for economy and not performance, so they can be "stupid" too? It doesn't hurt anything, and adding a shift light while keeping the eco indicator just mean you have all the info for whatever situation you are in (aggressive vs. fuel efficient). You won't ALWAYS be racing, you know?

December 4th, 2012, 02:34 PM	#29
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	It's like a digital clock, and seriously of you find that annoying you may want to get checked out for schizophrenia __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

December 4th, 2012, 05:27 PM	#31
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	Idk man, schizophrenics have trouble tuning out minor annoyances, like say, the sound a fan makes while they are having a conversation or small black icon while they are riding __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

December 4th, 2012, 06:48 PM	#33
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	__________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

December 11th, 2012, 03:02 PM	#34
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December 11th, 2012, 03:59 PM	#36
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