Kawasaki ER-6N Gear Indicator Installation

sapstar · Nova Slayer Joined: 01 Oct 2019 Karma :

Just started using my first bike Kawasaki ER-6N (2015). I would like to install a Gear Indicator. Can someone suggest what I need to buy? I see multiple different versions in a wide price range.
This is something I found on amazon.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/IDEA-Motorbike-Indicator-Waterproof-Motorcycle/dp/B078HY1W4T/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=er6n+gear+indicator&qid=1575985728&sr=8-3

Is this easy to install?
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Polarbear · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Karma :

If it is plug and play it should be. It depends where it plugs.

I fitted the Rolls Royce of aftermarket gear indicators to wifies ER6N, The Healtech GI-Pro. It was brilliant, no issues.

https://www.moorespeedracing.co.uk/healtech-gear-indicators/healtech-gi-pro-x-type-g2-gear-indicator.html

It plugs into the diagnostic socket and thats it, but it costs north of £100. When I fitted it the only other choices were the magnetic input one which you had to programme and were crap.

The one you indicate, if truly plug and play will be fine but I have no personal experience of it.

One thing with Amazon though, if it doesn't work as said they are pretty good with refunds. Thumbs Up

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ThunderGuts · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Nov 2018 Karma :

Do you really need one? If it's your first bike is this because you had the comfort of one on the bike you did your mod 2 on?

You may have good reason, but I'd be tempted to see how you go for a bit before adding accessories like that - you should get the feel of the gear you're in from how the engine sounds and behaves, plus you get used to the sounds at different speeds so you'll know what gear you're in.
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Easy-X · Super Spammer Joined: 08 Mar 2019 Karma :

I didn't get one on my Rebel and got used to it. Eventually your brain will tune into the speed you're going and the engine sound so you can pretty much know the gear you're in Smile

About the only thing I sometimes miss is changing up to 6th cruising >60mph as the wind noise starts to obscure the engine sound.
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redeem ouzzer · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Oct 2015 Karma :

Extra weight and pointless.
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kawakid · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Karma :

Why on earth do you need an LED showing your gear.

Your boot changes up and down and you should know.

Pointless, waste of money.
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ThatDippyTwat · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 Aug 2016 Karma :

You don't need one. You'll get used to the bike, where it likes to be at certain speeds and rev ranges.
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Nobby the Bastard · Harley Gaydar Joined: 16 Aug 2013 Karma :

I can't count and always end up trying to change up in 6....
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sapstar · Nova Slayer Joined: 01 Oct 2019 Karma :

I bought a very cheap one for £11. As it is plug and play, I installed it. If I feel it is useless, I will throw it in the bin...
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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

I have one on my CBR600RR track bike, but that's because pretty much the only thing I need to know is what gear I'm in, and in the middle of a track session I often forget what gear I'm in. The gear position indicator has transformed my track experience and I'm sure helped me to improve my laptimes. It's a nice to have on the road (my Street Triple has one as standard) but I can't say it's in any way essential.

Learning to count through the box is something that we all learned the old fashioned way, and I daresay it's made us better riders because of it. If you fit a gear indicator to your first bike you'll need one on every subsequent bike and that will be a bit of a faff.

The one I bought was a cheap chinese knock off, and it plugged straight in to the diagnostic port on my CBR. It had no pinout and I had to work out the 4 pin connections via trial and error. I did however have instructions for calibration which helped as it took a couple of goes to get it to calibrate properly.
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Nobby the Bastard · Harley Gaydar Joined: 16 Aug 2013 Karma :

The one I bought for the strumpet was OBD socket and a power lead.

Then to claibrate you just take it up through the gears.

Works perfectly. It did cost £120 so you would expect it to.
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