FXDF Tach Install Options
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FXDF Tach Install Options
I picked up the 2 5/8" tach for my Fat Bob, and am wondering if anybody has come up with different options for mounting. The setup used on the CVO looks "tacked on." Is there a bracket available to mount the tach closer to the tank off the bars, rather than on the top edge?? Any other ideas?
Probably a winter project once I decide on the mount.
Probably a winter project once I decide on the mount.
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I want to make a custom bracket and get it into that position. Maybe soembody already did this and knows how?
I dont want a tach in the speedo - too low and too small. I dont want it to be the tallest piece on the bike either - looks like crap IMO.
UNDER the bar is perfect! must be a way to do this...
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there are a lot of aftermarket gauge mounts available for a 2 5/8 tach. Most will mount to your risers. So you can mount towards the inside of the bars. Check out the drag specialties catalog for options.
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I toyed with this for months but there is just not enough clearance between the FatBob risers and the tank for the Harley 2 2/8 tach and cup. Perhaps a custom mount would work, but I don't think there is much margin, if any, for error there. There used to be a kit that would mount the tach to the stem nut (tach would be below the bar height where there is more clearance), but it was discontinued awhile ago. You are pretty much stuck with the CVO style mounting unless you mount it off center and directly to the handlebars or risers. I ended up using an older style bracket and the riser bolts nearer to the tank, seems to look better (not as noticeable). I need to update my photos as all I have is pre-install views.
The other option is to use a combo tach-speedo.
The other option is to use a combo tach-speedo.
Last edited by ColdCase; Nov 24, 2009 at 06:40 AM.
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I hate to be a fly in the ointment,but what use is a tch on a harley? ,Also whne will you have time to look at the tach before shifting? I hate to be crass and to each his / her own but i don't see the point.
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On a more serious note, I would like to have a tach so I can see exactly what I'm doing, make sure I'm in the right gear and what not. It comes especially handy when you get comfortable enough to start revving the engine a little higher, you don't have to look at it every time but it helps with figuring out the "correct feel" for when to shift. This is my first bike but in all the manual cars I've had that's how I used a tach.
The speedo/tach combo is very cool but I was hoping for something cheaper...
Last edited by Lou E; May 6, 2010 at 02:34 PM.
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If you think you're being crass, maybe you should have phrased your question differently.