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Old June 29th, 2018, 02:44 PM   #1
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Gear Indicator/Shift Light ideas?

I'm after a good solution for a gear indicator to run on an 05 250 along with possibly some kind of shift light.

I am a hearing impaired person and use cochlear implants. As I cannot fit the processors under my helmet I do trackdays entirely deaf and cannot hear my bike or any others. I manage pretty well using my legs to feel the bike's vibrations and I keep an eye on the tach in corners I know I run out of gear. I am a relatively new track rider (half-dozen or so days) and feel that I could benefit from such an aid.

Anyone have a good lead for a reliable add-on gear indicator that has little to no lag?
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Old June 29th, 2018, 05:08 PM   #2
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Shift lights are available from various sources, programmable for number of cylinders and the RPM you want to shift at.

I understand your need for a shift light, but I wonder if you really need a gear indicator. I don't have one on any motorcycle I own, and on the track it's just something else to make you look away from the track.
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Old June 29th, 2018, 09:11 PM   #3
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Shift lights are available from various sources, programmable for number of cylinders and the RPM you want to shift at.

I understand your need for a shift light, but I wonder if you really need a gear indicator. I don't have one on any motorcycle I own, and on the track it's just something else to make you look away from the track.
I had one on my 1979 Suzuki GS750 and I kind of miss it. I still toe for a 7th gear sometimes.

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Old July 2nd, 2018, 07:20 PM   #4
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I've been looking into these for mine but only because the gauge I bought can display gear position. However the universal ones I've come across only work with the display they come with and won't output to the gauge I have. I think I really need an oem style one with actual contacts for each gear. You may have success playing with the ebay universal style ones though?
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Old September 6th, 2019, 04:24 PM   #5
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I did a write-up awhile ago

https://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=225213

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Since my TrailTech Vapour gauge only goes up to 12k-rpm, I use programmable shift-light feature to turn on red LED at 12500rpms (bike loses power after 11.5k-rpms anyway).

I was also contemplating gear-indicator that Ghostt has as well, but I’ve found myself counting gears in-step with markers on side of track. That’s kinda my in-progress lap-countre as I can tell when I’m on fast or slow lap based upon where I’m shifting. At Laguna Seca, shifting up to 4th entering turn-4 means I’m fast, shifting 4th after turn-4 means I’m on slow lap.
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