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Old Jun 20, 2007 | 11:42 PM
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i want to get a really basic small tach for the sportster. anyone have a source for any deals?
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 12:41 AM
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Plenty of options. Do you have the HD accessories catalog? If not, most of it can also be found at http://www.harley-davidson.com
 
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 12:48 AM
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Try speedway instrument.com. They make a digital small enough to fit on the front master cylinder.

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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 12:53 AM
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HD makes a 2" Mini Tach that has the same face as the stock speedo. It blends together as a set when it's all mounted up. It's still not small when it's in the can and mounted but it looks pretty good.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 01:08 AM
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anybody have pics?
 
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 07:47 AM
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Here's the link for Speedway if you want a digital tach. http://www.speedwayinstrument.com/Products.html
 
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 09:16 AM
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I put the Harley black 1 one my ride.It works great.http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_US

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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 10:50 AM
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I have the speedway instrument one. Works great
easy to install
 
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This is the smallest one I found and one of the less expensive.
I put it on my bike works like a dream easy to install and I showed up at my door in 2 days.
Excellent Tach
Check out the link
http://www.speedwayinstrument.com/Products.html
 
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Old Jun 28, 2007 | 03:40 PM
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I purchased one of Speedway Instruments' tachs when they first came out with it. they have since provided the chrome-cased version which I just received and it really looks sharp. But unless you point it out to people, or turn it on, no one even notices it there -- blends in very nicely.

Now if you're just local cruising or bar-hopping then it's a nice to have, though I was managing quite well without it. But I spend last week charging around the twisties of western North Carolina (Deals Gap, Cherohala Skyway, Blue Ridge Parkway, etc) and it was a godsend. Having that very visible tach to have the right RPM to pull out of corners in the right gear was really, really handy. Sure, I could have done it without a tach, but it depending on the sound of the engine wasn't all that practical. That thing was worth every penny spent.. Yeah, I like it!!
 
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