Road King Classic Tachometer
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Road Captain
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From: Arkansas
Road King Classic Tachometer
For those of you watching with baited breath on my handlebar swapping experience, i have the NAMZ wire extensions... and am STILL waiting on the actual bars and chrome housings and switch covers from Chicago Harley. (They may have great prices and are easy to deal with, but dang that 2 weeks takes FOR EVER.)
So anyway, the problem at hand is... the speedo on a king is totally unusable IMHO. I have to completely take my eyes off the road and what is going on to look down to see how fast I am going when I get to the small towns on the back roads of our great land. When I have a helmet on, it is MUCH WORSE.
So to fix the problem, I have been thinking about getting the tachometer to put up on the handlebars.
What do you guys think? And how hard is it to install? Does it look right on a king classic? Or is there a better solution?
I am taking the bike apart again, so now might be a great time to do it if I actually plan to.
Does anyone else think this way and what did you do to solve it?
Thanks in advance.
So anyway, the problem at hand is... the speedo on a king is totally unusable IMHO. I have to completely take my eyes off the road and what is going on to look down to see how fast I am going when I get to the small towns on the back roads of our great land. When I have a helmet on, it is MUCH WORSE.
So to fix the problem, I have been thinking about getting the tachometer to put up on the handlebars.
What do you guys think? And how hard is it to install? Does it look right on a king classic? Or is there a better solution?
I am taking the bike apart again, so now might be a great time to do it if I actually plan to.
Does anyone else think this way and what did you do to solve it?
Thanks in advance.
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Road Captain
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From: Arkansas
RE: Road King Classic Tachometer
Not to hijack my own thread, but I have another thought??? ...(and by the way, I already know 
that I really shouldn't drink this much caffein and sugar this early in the morning. [8D]It winds me up too much and then I fade away before lunch 
)
But, what if I did the whole, GPS thing... I think the setup and install would cost about the same. I would get speed displayed up where I could read it. I think most GPS systems give a ton of performance data... AND as an addedbonus, I might actuallydiscover where the heck I'm heading, besides off into the sunset?
Do they sell a center handlebar mount or does it HAVE to go to one side or the other?
Whadda ya think?
that I really shouldn't drink this much caffein and sugar this early in the morning. [8D]It winds me up too much and then I fade away before lunch )But, what if I did the whole, GPS thing... I think the setup and install would cost about the same. I would get speed displayed up where I could read it. I think most GPS systems give a ton of performance data... AND as an addedbonus, I might actuallydiscover where the heck I'm heading, besides off into the sunset?
Do they sell a center handlebar mount or does it HAVE to go to one side or the other?
Whadda ya think?
Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Columbus GA / Phenix City AL
RE: Road King Classic Tachometer
Your issue is with the speedo....how's a tach gonna help? I really don't think you'll find it much easier to see than the speedo on the dash.
I thought about getting an add-on tach for mine a while back, and started paying attention to various bikes that had them installed. I didn't see a single RK that looked right with the extra device installed on the bars. Just my own taste, I guess, but the RK needs a clean and mean handlebar area. It's one of the reasons I went with that model as opposed to a bike with a fairing. After having grown up building hot-rods, the thought of not having a tach bothered me for a while, but I got over it and just trust my ears.
I thought about getting an add-on tach for mine a while back, and started paying attention to various bikes that had them installed. I didn't see a single RK that looked right with the extra device installed on the bars. Just my own taste, I guess, but the RK needs a clean and mean handlebar area. It's one of the reasons I went with that model as opposed to a bike with a fairing. After having grown up building hot-rods, the thought of not having a tach bothered me for a while, but I got over it and just trust my ears.
Road Master
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From: so.jersey
RE: Road King Classic Tachometer
i went with the speedo-tach combo nostalgic style .
just an option as opposed to hanging something else on your handlebars
can't think of the part number but they are in the harley catalogue
just an option as opposed to hanging something else on your handlebars
can't think of the part number but they are in the harley catalogue
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Road Captain
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From: Arkansas
RE: Road King Classic Tachometer
ORIGINAL: mchildree
Your issue is with the speedo....how's a tach gonna help? I really don't think you'll find it much easier to see than the speedo on the dash.
I thought about getting an add-on tach for mine a while back, and started paying attention to various bikes that had them installed. I didn't see a single RK that looked right with the extra device installed on the bars. Just my own taste, I guess, but the RK needs a clean and mean handlebar area. It's one of the reasons I went with that model as opposed to a bike with a fairing. After having grown up building hot-rods, the thought of not having a tach bothered me for a while, but I got over it and just trust my ears.
Your issue is with the speedo....how's a tach gonna help? I really don't think you'll find it much easier to see than the speedo on the dash.
I thought about getting an add-on tach for mine a while back, and started paying attention to various bikes that had them installed. I didn't see a single RK that looked right with the extra device installed on the bars. Just my own taste, I guess, but the RK needs a clean and mean handlebar area. It's one of the reasons I went with that model as opposed to a bike with a fairing. After having grown up building hot-rods, the thought of not having a tach bothered me for a while, but I got over it and just trust my ears.
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Road Captain
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From: Arkansas
RE: Road King Classic Tachometer
ORIGINAL: pled55
i went with the speedo-tach combo nostalgic style .
just an option as opposed to hanging something else on your handlebars
can't think of the part number but they are in the harley catalogue
i went with the speedo-tach combo nostalgic style .
just an option as opposed to hanging something else on your handlebars
can't think of the part number but they are in the harley catalogue
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Road Master
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From: New York
RE: Road King Classic Tachometer
ORIGINAL: MustBBrent
Can you post a pic of this actually on a bike? The pic on the HD web site doesn't do it justice? Did you install it yourself? The service manual says it's pretty easy and you can get one from online dealers...
ORIGINAL: pled55
i went with the speedo-tach combo nostalgic style .
just an option as opposed to hanging something else on your handlebars
can't think of the part number but they are in the harley catalogue
i went with the speedo-tach combo nostalgic style .
just an option as opposed to hanging something else on your handlebars
can't think of the part number but they are in the harley catalogue
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Road Master
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From: so.jersey
RE: Road King Classic Tachometer
yes i did install it myself .just tape eveything so you don't scrath your tank,i don't know how to post pics but i'll try
it's not that bad ,you really just glance at it when shifting and when setting up pc or tuning device it comes in handy.
they now offer them in different colors.if you want to keep your true milage you have to get dealer to set it for you
it's not that bad ,you really just glance at it when shifting and when setting up pc or tuning device it comes in handy.
they now offer them in different colors.if you want to keep your true milage you have to get dealer to set it for you
Stage II
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: London, England
2003 FLHRCI with tach...
Yes indeedy, it does stick up and ruin the "clean look" a bit, but I LOVE MY TACH! I put one on my '03 FXD, then my '02 FLHRCI, and now the '03 FLHRCI. Gotta have that tach!
See my YouTube videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj4TGzAQUWQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRnDfo85we0
-LongJnSilver -
London, UK
See my YouTube videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj4TGzAQUWQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRnDfo85we0
-LongJnSilver -
London, UK