Aftermarket speedo

lowandslowcabby · May 19th, 2013, 05:16 PM

Hey everyone,
I recently took the gauge cluster off of my 250 and installed an aftermarket one. Found here:

http://www.dimecitycycles.com/vintag...er-490291.html

They also have it in black.

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I wanted to be able to just plug it in to the oem plugs so I followed a combination of this thread

http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=116546
(about half way down the page the guy posted a picture of his wiring job so i tried to see what wires he connected)

and these directions

http://www.jpcycles.com/instructions/pdf/5600262.pdf

It took a little time and some testing but I eventually got all of the lights to work as they should, including the blinkers. Since the blinker indicator is an led you have to add resisters to the two blinker wires. If not, all four blinkers will blink when activated. I just went to radio shack and bought 2, 10 ohm- 1 watt resistors and put them in between the two blinker wires and one blinker wire from the speedo, as shown. They cost about $2 and work great. I have had everything hooked up for about 2 weeks and havent had a problem yet.

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Like all threads I do not assume any responsibility, hopefully just a a helpful thread for someone. If you have any questions just pm me and i will try to help.

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Also, my speedo is a 2:1 ratio and it is pretty close to actual speed. Reads a little high. I also soldered all of the wires and heat shrunk them then wrapped everything in electrical tape for a cleaner look.

Oliver

lowandslowcabby · May 19th, 2013, 05:19 PM

I bought my solder gun, solder, and shrink wrap from harbor freight for probably around $10. Everything worked great. Also, when I was testing, if one of the indicator lights didnt work when i plugged everything in I just switched the 2 wires ("power" and "ground") and then it would work.

crazymadbastard · May 19th, 2013, 05:32 PM

Good job an thank you for sharing. I too was looking at the same gauge, and this answered some. Questions. What about the rest if your bike, what else is going on? More pics?

lowandslowcabby · May 23rd, 2013, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazymadbastard

Good job an thank you for sharing. I too was looking at the same gauge, and this answered some. Questions. What about the rest if your bike, what else is going on? More pics?

Awesome, if you have any questions just shoot me a pm. And nothing else too crazy. I put some dirtbike bars on and some front blinkers from dime city cycle and just a custom rear license plate holder.

lowdown112 · May 23rd, 2013, 06:53 PM

Nice writeup but Im intrested in your handlebar setup..can i see more pics?

lowandslowcabby · May 25th, 2013, 08:03 AM

ya ill post up a picture or two. I just used pro taper universal mounts and pro taper cr mid 1" 1/8 bars.

May 19th, 2013, 05:16 PM	#1
lowandslowcabby ninjette.org newbie Name: Oliver Location: ATL Join Date: Apr 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2001 EX250 Posts: 4	Aftermarket speedo Hey everyone, I recently took the gauge cluster off of my 250 and installed an aftermarket one. Found here: http://www.dimecitycycles.com/vintag...er-490291.html They also have it in black. [IMG][/IMG] I wanted to be able to just plug it in to the oem plugs so I followed a combination of this thread http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=116546 (about half way down the page the guy posted a picture of his wiring job so i tried to see what wires he connected) and these directions http://www.jpcycles.com/instructions/pdf/5600262.pdf It took a little time and some testing but I eventually got all of the lights to work as they should, including the blinkers. Since the blinker indicator is an led you have to add resisters to the two blinker wires. If not, all four blinkers will blink when activated. I just went to radio shack and bought 2, 10 ohm- 1 watt resistors and put them in between the two blinker wires and one blinker wire from the speedo, as shown. They cost about $2 and work great. I have had everything hooked up for about 2 weeks and havent had a problem yet. [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] Like all threads I do not assume any responsibility, hopefully just a a helpful thread for someone. If you have any questions just pm me and i will try to help. [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] Also, my speedo is a 2:1 ratio and it is pretty close to actual speed. Reads a little high. I also soldered all of the wires and heat shrunk them then wrapped everything in electrical tape for a cleaner look. Oliver

May 19th, 2013, 05:32 PM	#3
crazymadbastard I'm crazy,your excuse is? Name: Winston Location: Connecticut Join Date: May 2013 Motorcycle(s): 250 2007 ninja Posts: A lot.	Good job an thank you for sharing. I too was looking at the same gauge, and this answered some. Questions. What about the rest if your bike, what else is going on? More pics? __________________________________________________ My Cafe Racer Build My intro post

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May 19th, 2013, 05:19 PM	#2
lowandslowcabby ninjette.org newbie Name: Oliver Location: ATL Join Date: Apr 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2001 EX250 Posts: 4	I bought my solder gun, solder, and shrink wrap from harbor freight for probably around $10. Everything worked great. Also, when I was testing, if one of the indicator lights didnt work when i plugged everything in I just switched the 2 wires ("power" and "ground") and then it would work.

May 23rd, 2013, 06:53 PM	#5
lowdown112 ninjette.org member Name: Keith Location: Louisville KY Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): 01 Ninja 250, 98 Honda CR80, 79 Harley Sportster Posts: 162 Blog Entries: 1	Nice writeup but Im intrested in your handlebar setup..can i see more pics?

May 25th, 2013, 08:03 AM	#6
lowandslowcabby ninjette.org newbie Name: Oliver Location: ATL Join Date: Apr 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2001 EX250 Posts: 4	ya ill post up a picture or two. I just used pro taper universal mounts and pro taper cr mid 1" 1/8 bars.