Pre group buy for digital gauges - Page 3

kaiserz · September 4th, 2011, 02:00 PM

I like the idea, but you're right you need time to make it happen. But that's just awesome how you can integrate a "GPS" on the gauge, and there's so much more you can do aside from that. This project that you have in-mind has so much potential.

NikkitaNinja · September 6th, 2011, 05:44 PM

Just dropped my 08 250 off to get my Koso RX-2 dash installed with woodcraft clipons, cant wait to get it back in 2 days!!

THE BIG SITT · September 6th, 2011, 05:48 PM

So whats the deal with this?

kaiserz · September 6th, 2011, 06:38 PM

Jonny is the master mind, this thread is just a "pre" group buy, a what if thread where we can brainstorm on a good cheaper alternative gauge vs the koso's

jonnyc · September 6th, 2011, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by THE BIG SITT

So whats the deal with this?

gauge is on the way, was send on aug 25. is been shipped from china so I am not sure when its going to be here. once i get it hooked up I will report back with my finding.

feel free to add your name to the list.

quanttrom · September 6th, 2011, 11:12 PM

1. Cuongism
2. The big mike
3. Kevin2109
4. Ninjagaiden
5. Vnranger
6. Minnesotah
7. bob706
8. etiainen
9. kaiserz
10. dk58
11. donger
12. AeroXtasy
13. Swampotter
14. Crriiissss
15. DarC
16. gt_turbo
17. THE BIG SITT
18. quanttrom

gt_turbo · September 9th, 2011, 01:34 PM

do you guys think this would work with the china gauge?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/KOSO-...item5645bb4f1b

Scattcatt · September 10th, 2011, 04:32 PM

1. Cuongism
2. The big mike
3. Kevin2109
4. Ninjagaiden
5. Vnranger
6. Minnesotah
7. bob706
8. etiainen
9. kaiserz
10. dk58
11. donger
12. AeroXtasy
13. Swampotter
14. Crriiissss
15. DarC
16. gt_turbo
17. THE BIG SITT
18. quanttrom
19. Scattcatt

jonnyc · September 14th, 2011, 02:24 PM

I GOT SOME GOOD NEWS!

just got home from work and got greeted at the door by a small package from china

. At first I thought it was some turn lights I had order because the box looked small, to my surprise it was the gauge.

My first thoughts are:
-I was expecting it to be a little bigger but its not too small (see pic with can of tuna)
-looks good
-Great build quality, it feels very solid
-glass(pexy?) is solid.
-quality of the plug and wires is excellent, everything is heat shrieked and crimped properly.
-no imperfections on the front of the gauge.
-I can see some cosmetic imperfections on the sides, nothing major(see pics), and probably won't be visible anyways.
-was shipped in a box with wrapped in bubble wrap. Gauge has a protective screen film.

IMAG0191.jpg
TOP
IMAG0177.jpg
Bottom
IMAG0178.jpg
IMAG0183.jpg

THE BIG SITT · September 14th, 2011, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonnyc

I GOT SOME GOOD NEWS!

just got home from work and got greeted at the door by a small package from china

. At first I thought it was some turn lights I had order because the box looked small, to my surprise it was the gauge.

My first thoughts are:
-I was expecting it to be a little bigger but its not too small (see pic with can of tuna)
-looks good
-Great build quality, it feels very solid
-glass(pexy?) is solid.
-quality of the plug and wires is excellent, everything is heat shrieked and crimped properly.
-no imperfections on the front of the gauge.
-I can see some cosmetic imperfections on the sides, nothing major(see pics), and probably won't be visible anyways.
-was shipped in a box with wrapped in bubble wrap. Gauge has a protective screen film.

Attachment 14749
TOP
Attachment 14746
Bottom
Attachment 14747
Attachment 14748

Stop. Get of you computer and go install the gages. Now. Thanks

rusninja · September 14th, 2011, 03:05 PM

+1

quanttrom · September 14th, 2011, 03:16 PM

can you please compare the original 250r gauge and this one side by side???
How much smaller is it?

gt_turbo · September 14th, 2011, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quanttrom

can you please compare the original 250r gauge and this one side by side???
How much smaller is it?

+1 i wanna see how it would look in the dash area compared to stock.

jonnyc · September 14th, 2011, 04:22 PM

I am stumped

I connected the ground and power and nothing lights up

Update

Got it but wtf Power was a different wire than the diagram shows lol
Had me worried for a sec

DarC · September 14th, 2011, 05:10 PM

Sweet! I can't wait to get a definite install "list" so we can start rocking these bad boys.

jonnyc · September 14th, 2011, 05:28 PM

alright guys I got some bad news.

I do not trust the install instructions, I do not think they are 100% correct.
they showed the green as ground and black at power. from what i can tell green is ground and red is power but the blue black lighting is not powering on. all the indicator lights turn on momentarily, fuel shows full then disappears, time stays on 12:00.

I connected all the light indicator wires to the turn signal power line (one at a time) and none of them ever turned on.

I am going to email the guy see what he can do.

its kinda late but maybe ill install the speed sensor and see if that works.

if you guys have any ides let me know.

jonnyc · September 14th, 2011, 05:59 PM

I got most of it working!

RPM seems to work good
fuel works

massacremasses · September 14th, 2011, 06:14 PM

dummy lights and blinkers? is it installed or do you have it just hooked up?

wayanlam · September 14th, 2011, 06:16 PM

roller coaster ride here, lol

GOOD NEWS!
bad news
good NEWS..
ow.. bad news
yay, more good news!

rofl

nice work going in there basically blindfolded (if the manual they gave u is all wrong, lol) maybe Google translate messed up again,

jonnyc · September 14th, 2011, 06:46 PM

alright guys sorry for the roller coaster
got a lot of it working
speed works but cannot test accuracy as I can not install the magnet to the wheel, its gonna need some modification.
L/R turn signals work!

stay tuned for some pics in a bit, gonna go test this on the road!

gt_turbo · September 14th, 2011, 06:52 PM

pics now! lol. sounds promising.

jonnyc · September 14th, 2011, 07:52 PM

Here is a picture of the gauge next to the stock.
IMAG0198.jpg

I have a vid of it running but for some reason I cant attach it.
ill keep trying

TheJimmyEnglish · September 14th, 2011, 08:04 PM

If he could get one with a 15k rpm readout I would be in as long as it is mostly a plug and play kit. Other wise I would stay stock.

jonnyc · September 14th, 2011, 08:10 PM

this is 14,750
video coming up is uploading.

massacremasses · September 14th, 2011, 08:22 PM

looks good but I feel like that's quite a bit of a size difference...

jonnyc · September 14th, 2011, 08:37 PM

Here is the vid
ALEX PLEASE HELP ME EMBLEM THIS VID

Alex · September 14th, 2011, 08:47 PM

Hi jonny - the attached file doesn't appear to be video file. The easiest way to get the video online and embedded within a post is to first upload it to a video sharing site like youtube. Once there, it's easy.

jonnyc · September 14th, 2011, 08:48 PM

will do, video will be up shortly

jonnyc · September 14th, 2011, 08:58 PM

Here is the vid for real this time

Link to original page on YouTube.

List of what works.

L/R turn signals individually ( i think they blink but I had a fairing off and the light was disconnected to they say on)
High beam light
tachometer
Fuel quantity (shows full, will update for accuracy)
clock
neutral light

List of what doesn't yet.

Speedometer (I did verified that the numbers climb when I played with the sensor)
Odometer (I would need the speedometer to be working)
water temp (verified that it does turn on but would have to induce somehow)
oil press (verified that it does turn on but would have to induce somehow)

I personally really like it over the stock gauge, and size looks very comparable to other digital gauges i have seen on bikes. will have get a picture of my buddies cbr to compare.

let me know what you guys think so far.

massacremasses · September 14th, 2011, 09:03 PM

seeing it all lit up make me want it... Soooo I think thats good. How easy is it to read in the light?

jonnyc · September 14th, 2011, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by massacremasses

seeing it all lit up make me want it... Soooo I think thats good. How easy is it to read in the light?

During the day its easy to read, I had no problem making out the numbers when.
I cannot wait till I have it all hooked up, its going to look sick.

hopefully I can have it all hooked up tomorrow, with a blank back plate filling it the gap from the stock gauge.

the speed sensor might be a little challenge, there is no where to attach the magnet to, will sleep on it and see what I can come up with.

I am tired, will play 1 BF bad company 2 then hit the bed.

kaiserz · September 14th, 2011, 09:39 PM

Nice bro you're getting a lot of people here very excited

massacremasses · September 14th, 2011, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaiserz

Nice bro you're getting a lot of people here very excited

wait is my webcam on? how did you know?! damnit this always happens to me... wait...

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

S2kvee · September 14th, 2011, 10:56 PM

add me to the list... any chance of a plug and play kit?

gt_turbo · September 15th, 2011, 04:34 AM

looking good so far. is this gauge multi-colored like the koso or only blue?

jonnyc · September 15th, 2011, 06:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gt_turbo

looking good so far. is this gauge multi-colored like the koso or only blue?

Only one color, blue.

kaiserz · September 15th, 2011, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by massacremasses

wait is my webcam on? how did you know?! damnit this always happens to me... wait...

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

hahaha don't worry it happens to everyone

And Good thing my bike is blue (: hehehe

massacremasses · September 15th, 2011, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaiserz

hahaha don't worry it happens to everyone

And Good thing my bike is blue (: hehehe

Glad you got that

hahaha

jonnyc · September 15th, 2011, 10:09 AM

Is there any blank plate to fill the gap from th o gauge?
I tried making one but its not looking great.

massacremasses · September 15th, 2011, 10:35 AM

if anyone knows how to use autocad and can draw one up on it, I can cut it out on the plasma cutter, powder coat it, and send it to you... lmk

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September 14th, 2011, 02:24 PM	#89
jonnyc ninjette.org member Name: Jon Location: NYC Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 250 Posts: 129	Got it I GOT SOME GOOD NEWS! just got home from work and got greeted at the door by a small package from china . At first I thought it was some turn lights I had order because the box looked small, to my surprise it was the gauge. My first thoughts are: -I was expecting it to be a little bigger but its not too small (see pic with can of tuna) -looks good -Great build quality, it feels very solid -glass(pexy?) is solid. -quality of the plug and wires is excellent, everything is heat shrieked and crimped properly. -no imperfections on the front of the gauge. -I can see some cosmetic imperfections on the sides, nothing major(see pics), and probably won't be visible anyways. -was shipped in a box with wrapped in bubble wrap. Gauge has a protective screen film. IMAG0191.jpg TOP IMAG0177.jpg Bottom IMAG0178.jpg IMAG0183.jpg

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September 14th, 2011, 05:10 PM	#95
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September 14th, 2011, 06:14 PM	#98
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September 4th, 2011, 02:00 PM	#81
kaiserz There's a limit to s2pdty Name: A.D. Location: NoVa the burg Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 250r ninja (sold) Posts: A lot.	I like the idea, but you're right you need time to make it happen. But that's just awesome how you can integrate a "GPS" on the gauge, and there's so much more you can do aside from that. This project that you have in-mind has so much potential.

September 6th, 2011, 05:44 PM	#82
NikkitaNinja ninjette.org guru Name: Tyler Location: Milwaukee, WI Join Date: Sep 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Nikkita - 2003 Buell XB9R Posts: 274	Just dropped my 08 250 off to get my Koso RX-2 dash installed with woodcraft clipons, cant wait to get it back in 2 days!!

September 6th, 2011, 05:48 PM	#83
THE BIG SITT ninjette.org sage Name: Andy Location: Indianapolis Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250R Posts: 771	So whats the deal with this?

September 6th, 2011, 06:38 PM	#84
kaiserz There's a limit to s2pdty Name: A.D. Location: NoVa the burg Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 250r ninja (sold) Posts: A lot.	Jonny is the master mind, this thread is just a "pre" group buy, a what if thread where we can brainstorm on a good cheaper alternative gauge vs the koso's

September 6th, 2011, 11:12 PM	#86
quanttrom ninjette.org member Name: QUANT Location: Canada Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 250r Posts: 176	1. Cuongism 2. The big mike 3. Kevin2109 4. Ninjagaiden 5. Vnranger 6. Minnesotah 7. bob706 8. etiainen 9. kaiserz 10. dk58 11. donger 12. AeroXtasy 13. Swampotter 14. Crriiissss 15. DarC 16. gt_turbo 17. THE BIG SITT 18. quanttrom

September 9th, 2011, 01:34 PM	#87
gt_turbo ninjette.org sage Name: L Location: WI Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): '09 250R, '13 CBR500R Posts: 709	do you guys think this would work with the china gauge? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/KOSO-...item5645bb4f1b

September 14th, 2011, 03:16 PM	#92
quanttrom ninjette.org member Name: QUANT Location: Canada Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 250r Posts: 176	can you please compare the original 250r gauge and this one side by side??? How much smaller is it?

September 14th, 2011, 04:22 PM	#94
jonnyc ninjette.org member Name: Jon Location: NYC Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 250 Posts: 129	I am stumped I connected the ground and power and nothing lights up Update Got it but wtf Power was a different wire than the diagram shows lol Had me worried for a sec

September 14th, 2011, 05:28 PM	#96
jonnyc ninjette.org member Name: Jon Location: NYC Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 250 Posts: 129	alright guys I got some bad news. I do not trust the install instructions, I do not think they are 100% correct. they showed the green as ground and black at power. from what i can tell green is ground and red is power but the blue black lighting is not powering on. all the indicator lights turn on momentarily, fuel shows full then disappears, time stays on 12:00. I connected all the light indicator wires to the turn signal power line (one at a time) and none of them ever turned on. I am going to email the guy see what he can do. its kinda late but maybe ill install the speed sensor and see if that works. if you guys have any ides let me know.

September 14th, 2011, 05:59 PM	#97
jonnyc ninjette.org member Name: Jon Location: NYC Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 250 Posts: 129	I got most of it working! RPM seems to work good fuel works

September 14th, 2011, 06:16 PM	#99
wayanlam ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Wayan Location: Bali - Indonesia Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Z250 Posts: A lot.	roller coaster ride here, lol GOOD NEWS! bad news good NEWS.. ow.. bad news yay, more good news! rofl nice work going in there basically blindfolded (if the manual they gave u is all wrong, lol) maybe Google translate messed up again, __________________________________________________ Kawasaki Z250, Bored up to 300cc with 12.8 CR, 41hp at wheel 27nm torque, Two bros full exhaust with DB killer Dynojet Power Commander V, KnN Open filter, intake and exhaust ported, Puig Windshield

September 14th, 2011, 06:46 PM	#100
jonnyc ninjette.org member Name: Jon Location: NYC Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 250 Posts: 129	alright guys sorry for the roller coaster got a lot of it working speed works but cannot test accuracy as I can not install the magnet to the wheel, its gonna need some modification. L/R turn signals work! stay tuned for some pics in a bit, gonna go test this on the road!

September 14th, 2011, 06:52 PM	#101
gt_turbo ninjette.org sage Name: L Location: WI Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): '09 250R, '13 CBR500R Posts: 709	pics now! lol. sounds promising.

September 14th, 2011, 07:52 PM	#102
jonnyc ninjette.org member Name: Jon Location: NYC Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 250 Posts: 129	Here is a picture of the gauge next to the stock. IMAG0198.jpg I have a vid of it running but for some reason I cant attach it. ill keep trying

September 14th, 2011, 08:04 PM	#103
TheJimmyEnglish ninjette.org guru Name: Andrew Location: Cleveland TN Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250R Red Posts: 316	If he could get one with a 15k rpm readout I would be in as long as it is mostly a plug and play kit. Other wise I would stay stock. __________________________________________________ My YouTube Channel

September 14th, 2011, 08:10 PM	#104
jonnyc ninjette.org member Name: Jon Location: NYC Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 250 Posts: 129	this is 14,750 video coming up is uploading.

September 14th, 2011, 08:22 PM	#105
massacremasses Avid Kitteh Poster Name: Justin Location: Norcal Join Date: Sep 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Yamaha TTR 50 SUCK IT Posts: A lot.	looks good but I feel like that's quite a bit of a size difference... __________________________________________________ I powdercoat stuff Help me pay for my addiction I say funny stuff. http://twitter.com/JustinPWNSyou sometimes... I write like a 12 year old too, http://justinpwnsyou.wordpress.com/

September 14th, 2011, 08:37 PM	#106
jonnyc ninjette.org member Name: Jon Location: NYC Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 250 Posts: 129	Here is the vid ALEX PLEASE HELP ME EMBLEM THIS VID

September 14th, 2011, 08:47 PM	#107
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September 14th, 2011, 08:48 PM	#108
jonnyc ninjette.org member Name: Jon Location: NYC Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 250 Posts: 129	will do, video will be up shortly

September 14th, 2011, 08:58 PM	#109
jonnyc ninjette.org member Name: Jon Location: NYC Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 250 Posts: 129	Here is the vid for real this time Link to original page on YouTube. List of what works. L/R turn signals individually ( i think they blink but I had a fairing off and the light was disconnected to they say on) High beam light tachometer Fuel quantity (shows full, will update for accuracy) clock neutral light List of what doesn't yet. Speedometer (I did verified that the numbers climb when I played with the sensor) Odometer (I would need the speedometer to be working) water temp (verified that it does turn on but would have to induce somehow) oil press (verified that it does turn on but would have to induce somehow) I personally really like it over the stock gauge, and size looks very comparable to other digital gauges i have seen on bikes. will have get a picture of my buddies cbr to compare. let me know what you guys think so far.

September 14th, 2011, 09:03 PM	#110
massacremasses Avid Kitteh Poster Name: Justin Location: Norcal Join Date: Sep 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Yamaha TTR 50 SUCK IT Posts: A lot.	seeing it all lit up make me want it... Soooo I think thats good. How easy is it to read in the light? __________________________________________________ I powdercoat stuff Help me pay for my addiction I say funny stuff. http://twitter.com/JustinPWNSyou sometimes... I write like a 12 year old too, http://justinpwnsyou.wordpress.com/

September 14th, 2011, 09:39 PM	#112
kaiserz There's a limit to s2pdty Name: A.D. Location: NoVa the burg Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 250r ninja (sold) Posts: A lot.	Nice bro you're getting a lot of people here very excited

September 14th, 2011, 10:56 PM	#114
S2kvee ninjette.org newbie Name: Vee Location: Bay Area Join Date: Sep 2011 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250r Posts: 2	add me to the list... any chance of a plug and play kit?

September 15th, 2011, 04:34 AM	#115
gt_turbo ninjette.org sage Name: L Location: WI Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): '09 250R, '13 CBR500R Posts: 709	looking good so far. is this gauge multi-colored like the koso or only blue?

September 15th, 2011, 10:09 AM	#119
jonnyc ninjette.org member Name: Jon Location: NYC Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 250 Posts: 129	Is there any blank plate to fill the gap from th o gauge? I tried making one but its not looking great.

September 15th, 2011, 10:35 AM	#120
massacremasses Avid Kitteh Poster Name: Justin Location: Norcal Join Date: Sep 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Yamaha TTR 50 SUCK IT Posts: A lot.	if anyone knows how to use autocad and can draw one up on it, I can cut it out on the plasma cutter, powder coat it, and send it to you... lmk __________________________________________________ I powdercoat stuff Help me pay for my addiction I say funny stuff. http://twitter.com/JustinPWNSyou sometimes... I write like a 12 year old too, http://justinpwnsyou.wordpress.com/

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