gear indicator?

mike_sema · December 26th, 2009, 08:11 AM

I am looking for a gear indicator for my 08. I have been looking on line and have found nothing I am hoping someone can help me out , I also would like to get a speed healer but all I have found are ones for elect Speedos, This might sound funny

but when I ware my race boots I have a hard time telling what gear I am in when it comes to down shifting thanks mike

ninja250 · December 26th, 2009, 08:17 AM

I found one somewhere that will work on our bikes for gear indication but it sounded like it would be hard to set up and keep accurate and was almost not worth it for $90. I reads on magnets on the front wheel and goes off gear by speed. I can see several reasons that may not work so good but I could be wrong.

When you do anything besides regular accell it won't say what gear you are in and there was all kinds of other conditions in which it won't indicate properly when I read the directions that made me think "Dang, if I had bought it first and then read the directions I wouldn't be happy with the product right now".

I will see if I can find it again. It's around here somewhere and I could be totally wrong. It might work awesome, I've never tried it.

I remember learning to stay focused enough to count gears on my GSXR, but then again that one was very loud and had a yoshimura pipe on it. It wasn't hard to hear at all and was easy to tell what gear you were in.

On my bike I know I'm in sixth gear when it hits 7,000rpm at 60mph.
I can't really hear much above 40mph even with my ear plugs on though so I occasionally find myself shifting up "into 7th gear" lol

mike_sema · December 26th, 2009, 08:19 AM

ya i do not hear much even with my ear buds in

ninja250 · December 26th, 2009, 08:33 AM

I can't seem to find the one I saw again. Something makes me think I saw it on one of the 250 forum/tuning sites.

I google searched motorcycle gear shift indicator and there seems to be a few hundred different versions.

I'm sure one would work for us. I've been looking for one too so if I do end up getting one I will let you know. So far haven't picked a unit yet myself either that I liked the sounds of in the directions.

If anyone has tried these let us know!

mike_sema · December 26th, 2009, 08:38 AM

ya all of my Google searches have endedup be the ones made for a elect Speedo

and I really just want this for my 1st track day in march I see my self being very nervous the 1st time out and trying to remember witch gear I am in is not something I want to worrie about

mike_sema · December 26th, 2009, 08:41 AM

Have you seen are new track in AZ i feel lucky its only 80 miles away from me

ninja250 · December 26th, 2009, 09:39 AM

That's awesome! Never had the chance to ride on a track yet but wouldn't mind trying it once to see what it's like.

Man I don't know why I can't find that gear shifter that works on our bikes! I'm gonna find it, it's only a matter of time.

I remember there was a c and an e model. One worked from the electric spedo and one came with magnets to stuff in brake disk to sense RPM and therfore provide a readout of gear based on your programming. I think you had to program it while the bike was actually in gear and you had to do it on a stand or dyno or something.. whatever moves both wheels at once while you stand there. That's why I decided to pass on it

..now I remember

mike_sema · December 26th, 2009, 09:42 AM

ya i cant wait for the 20th to roll around

alex.s · December 26th, 2009, 10:49 AM

you could always build one yourself...
http://www.aaroncake.net/circuits/counter.asp
hook the up/down inputs to a double switch connected to your shifter rod and bam. 10$ gear indicator. only problem would be not being able to limit it at 6th gear (if you kept hitting it up, it would count to gear 7, 8, 9 etc) but im sure someone could find a way around that

mike_sema · December 26th, 2009, 01:51 PM

I found this http://motydesign.com/images/DG8_Instr_Feb_03.pdf

mike_sema · December 26th, 2009, 02:05 PM

Has anyone had there bike on a dyno if I remember correctly the hooked up a clamp style wire to my coil wire and the dyno new what gear it was in do you think this would be one way to get a gear indicator to work

alex.s · December 26th, 2009, 03:32 PM

yes thats called an induction wire. it picks up some of the electricity put off by your spark plug/ignition system and it can be used to figure out RPM. with RPM and speed you can figure out the gear ratio. with each different gear ratio, a different gear.
you can do basically the same thing with a magnet on your wheel and a reed switch to get the RPM of your wheel (giving you speed)

OR just replace the crappy 250 gauges with something nice... http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=11412

December 26th, 2009, 08:11 AM	#1
mike_sema ninjette.org guru Name: mike Location: tucson az Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): ninja 250r Posts: 371	gear indicator? I am looking for a gear indicator for my 08. I have been looking on line and have found nothing I am hoping someone can help me out , I also would like to get a speed healer but all I have found are ones for elect Speedos, This might sound funny but when I ware my race boots I have a hard time telling what gear I am in when it comes to down shifting thanks mike __________________________________________________ 08 250R: sportisi VR full exhaust, Dynojet, custom seat, kleen air rmvd, rim tape, grips, fender chop,zg db windscreen,k&n air filter,15t front sprocket,sportisi-usa clipons,solo seat cowl

December 26th, 2009, 08:19 AM	#3
mike_sema ninjette.org guru Name: mike Location: tucson az Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): ninja 250r Posts: 371	ya i do not hear much even with my ear buds in __________________________________________________ 08 250R: sportisi VR full exhaust, Dynojet, custom seat, kleen air rmvd, rim tape, grips, fender chop,zg db windscreen,k&n air filter,15t front sprocket,sportisi-usa clipons,solo seat cowl

December 26th, 2009, 08:38 AM	#5
mike_sema ninjette.org guru Name: mike Location: tucson az Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): ninja 250r Posts: 371	ya all of my Google searches have endedup be the ones made for a elect Speedo and I really just want this for my 1st track day in march I see my self being very nervous the 1st time out and trying to remember witch gear I am in is not something I want to worrie about __________________________________________________ 08 250R: sportisi VR full exhaust, Dynojet, custom seat, kleen air rmvd, rim tape, grips, fender chop,zg db windscreen,k&n air filter,15t front sprocket,sportisi-usa clipons,solo seat cowl

December 26th, 2009, 09:42 AM	#8
mike_sema ninjette.org guru Name: mike Location: tucson az Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): ninja 250r Posts: 371	ya i cant wait for the 20th to roll around __________________________________________________ 08 250R: sportisi VR full exhaust, Dynojet, custom seat, kleen air rmvd, rim tape, grips, fender chop,zg db windscreen,k&n air filter,15t front sprocket,sportisi-usa clipons,solo seat cowl

December 26th, 2009, 10:49 AM	#9
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	you could always build one yourself... http://www.aaroncake.net/circuits/counter.asp hook the up/down inputs to a double switch connected to your shifter rod and bam. 10$ gear indicator. only problem would be not being able to limit it at 6th gear (if you kept hitting it up, it would count to gear 7, 8, 9 etc) but im sure someone could find a way around that __________________________________________________

December 26th, 2009, 08:17 AM	#2
ninja250 You are sleeping Name: Casey Location: LMFAO!!! Join Date: Nov 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2 Posts: A lot.	I found one somewhere that will work on our bikes for gear indication but it sounded like it would be hard to set up and keep accurate and was almost not worth it for $90. I reads on magnets on the front wheel and goes off gear by speed. I can see several reasons that may not work so good but I could be wrong. When you do anything besides regular accell it won't say what gear you are in and there was all kinds of other conditions in which it won't indicate properly when I read the directions that made me think "Dang, if I had bought it first and then read the directions I wouldn't be happy with the product right now". I will see if I can find it again. It's around here somewhere and I could be totally wrong. It might work awesome, I've never tried it. I remember learning to stay focused enough to count gears on my GSXR, but then again that one was very loud and had a yoshimura pipe on it. It wasn't hard to hear at all and was easy to tell what gear you were in. On my bike I know I'm in sixth gear when it hits 7,000rpm at 60mph. I can't really hear much above 40mph even with my ear plugs on though so I occasionally find myself shifting up "into 7th gear" lol

December 26th, 2009, 08:33 AM	#4
ninja250 You are sleeping Name: Casey Location: LMFAO!!! Join Date: Nov 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2 Posts: A lot.	I can't seem to find the one I saw again. Something makes me think I saw it on one of the 250 forum/tuning sites. I google searched motorcycle gear shift indicator and there seems to be a few hundred different versions. I'm sure one would work for us. I've been looking for one too so if I do end up getting one I will let you know. So far haven't picked a unit yet myself either that I liked the sounds of in the directions. If anyone has tried these let us know!

December 26th, 2009, 09:39 AM	#7
ninja250 You are sleeping Name: Casey Location: LMFAO!!! Join Date: Nov 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2 Posts: A lot.	That's awesome! Never had the chance to ride on a track yet but wouldn't mind trying it once to see what it's like. Man I don't know why I can't find that gear shifter that works on our bikes! I'm gonna find it, it's only a matter of time. I remember there was a c and an e model. One worked from the electric spedo and one came with magnets to stuff in brake disk to sense RPM and therfore provide a readout of gear based on your programming. I think you had to program it while the bike was actually in gear and you had to do it on a stand or dyno or something.. whatever moves both wheels at once while you stand there. That's why I decided to pass on it ..now I remember

December 26th, 2009, 01:51 PM	#10
mike_sema ninjette.org guru Name: mike Location: tucson az Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): ninja 250r Posts: 371	I found this http://motydesign.com/images/DG8_Instr_Feb_03.pdf __________________________________________________ 08 250R: sportisi VR full exhaust, Dynojet, custom seat, kleen air rmvd, rim tape, grips, fender chop,zg db windscreen,k&n air filter,15t front sprocket,sportisi-usa clipons,solo seat cowl

December 26th, 2009, 02:05 PM	#11
mike_sema ninjette.org guru Name: mike Location: tucson az Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): ninja 250r Posts: 371	Has anyone had there bike on a dyno if I remember correctly the hooked up a clamp style wire to my coil wire and the dyno new what gear it was in do you think this would be one way to get a gear indicator to work __________________________________________________ 08 250R: sportisi VR full exhaust, Dynojet, custom seat, kleen air rmvd, rim tape, grips, fender chop,zg db windscreen,k&n air filter,15t front sprocket,sportisi-usa clipons,solo seat cowl

December 26th, 2009, 03:32 PM	#12
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	yes thats called an induction wire. it picks up some of the electricity put off by your spark plug/ignition system and it can be used to figure out RPM. with RPM and speed you can figure out the gear ratio. with each different gear ratio, a different gear. you can do basically the same thing with a magnet on your wheel and a reed switch to get the RPM of your wheel (giving you speed) OR just replace the crappy 250 gauges with something nice... http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=11412 __________________________________________________

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