Gear indicator.

[warped one]

Seen a few bikes here and there with a little box that tells you what gear your in. So....

What is there proper name?
Where from?
How much?
How do they work?
Anybody got one?
Would they work on a Carby? I mean is it plugged into the ECU or whatever?

Cheers

Warped
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[Chriss]

Google "digi gear indicator", Oxford and Acumen are the two biggest names for them. These two take the signal off your speed, and then your RPM, and from that, they can tell which gear you're in.

There are other ones that plug into the bike, and the bike tells them directly what gear it's in. Forget the name, but made by the same people who make 'speedo healer'.

I had one, the only use I ever found it good for was checking I was in second before trying to do wheelies. Big waste of money. Theory sounds good, but listening to the engine is much better.
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TheShaggyDA: I've got 3 or 4 pairs that predate my wife, so at least 11.5 years old.

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[Flip]

I don't think they're off any real use if as above you've learned the revs and tone of your bike, but I still want one. Another thing to the shopping list.

[priestessuk20...]

my little 125 honda has one as part of the bike
but then its in import and all my gears go down.
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yes passed cbt 27/10/08
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[salty21]

i never know what gear im in, it's not really important, just pick the one that feels right for what your doing i think, i find on twisty's i pretty much stick in 2nd or 3rd, motorways 6th, you could take 5th away and i wouldn't even care lol.

can see how there usefull for wheelies and maybe trackdays though. Put it this way, if one was fitted i wouldn't take it off.
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[Chriss]

I forgot motorways, the number of times I look for 7th gear.
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TheShaggyDA: I've got 3 or 4 pairs that predate my wife, so at least 11.5 years old.

[Clanger]

I'm constantly asking my bike to move up another gear, when I'm in fifth...I don't see this as a problem, I just think 'oh, I'm in fifth already', and carry on.
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[cyclops12]

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[Finglonga]

Only good if you are a $hite rider that doesn't have the capability to tell the gear by engine/road speed. Got one on my 1150GS and never use it(its covered with tape now) as I know what gear I am in I don't need it to tell me.

Total waste of money and doesn't do anything to aid riding.
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Don't see the need for then personally, you only need to know whether to go up or down.

Even on track you only need to know to drop it x number of gears for a given bend.
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