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Title: I have a question on my tach-M900 Post by: lwszabo on May 25, 2009, 01:02:22 PM my 95 Monster 900 has a tach on it...it is the one that is sort of half moon looking, and is over the warning lights. It has led lights to show the RPM's and is in a carbon fiber surronding. I am guessing it some sort of DP part. I would post a picture but that sems like a pain in the a$$ to ge tthem to post here...sorry!!! ;D I was told it is rarwe and very wanted!! is this true, and how much did they cost new????
Title: Re: I have a question on my tach-M900 Post by: Howie on May 25, 2009, 01:34:52 PM DP part Yes
Rare? Yes. Wanted? IMO, no. Cost new? I don't remember, but it wasn't cheap. Title: Re: I have a question on my tach-M900 Post by: ducpainter on May 25, 2009, 01:58:45 PM This doesn't belong in General....
sorry. ;D Title: Re: I have a question on my tach-M900 Post by: Porsche Monkey on May 25, 2009, 02:14:06 PM DP part Yes Rare? Yes. Wanted? IMO, no. Cost new? I don't remember, but it wasn't cheap. Inaccurate? YES Fixed Title: Re: I have a question on my tach-M900 Post by: lwszabo on May 25, 2009, 02:36:48 PM How inaccurate..it seems to be right on/ What did they cost new???????????/ ;D
Title: Re: I have a question on my tach-M900 Post by: drew.bradshaw on May 25, 2009, 06:37:42 PM i have this on my m750, but the clear is bubbling and flaking away in spots. the plan is to take it off one of these rainy days and get it refinished.
pics for [bacon] (http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/2871/05122009002.jpg) Title: Re: I have a question on my tach-M900 Post by: erkishhorde on May 25, 2009, 10:30:57 PM Huh... never seen that before. Interesting.
Title: Re: I have a question on my tach-M900 Post by: drew.bradshaw on May 26, 2009, 05:29:15 PM wow must be more rare then i imagined. another nice touch is that when i throw my kickstand up the led's go from 0-10,000 and down again. im pretty sure that's one of the many details that sold me on the bike. [evil]
Title: Re: I have a question on my tach-M900 Post by: Drunken Monkey on May 26, 2009, 07:22:35 PM wow must be more rare then i imagined. another nice touch is that when i throw my kickstand up the led's go from 0-10,000 and down again. im pretty sure that's one of the many details that sold me on the bike. [evil] That's... odd. I know on the 2001 models the tach signal came in through the wire that used to be used for the kickstand warning light. Maybe you've got a short and/or crossed signal. Then again, if you like the effect, why worry about it :) Title: Re: I have a question on my tach-M900 Post by: junior varsity on May 27, 2009, 06:19:35 AM They were not all that rare - they used to be for sale at several vendors, but I was told that the LED's had a habit of going out on them and that they were pretty inaccurate, and that I was better off with the other DP part, the analog tach for our generation of monsters.
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_4iYlZ1m8UEM/SbwCXEaDecI/AAAAAAAAC1w/xQ_3uCk_Gt4/s400/IMG_1089.jpg) Title: Re: I have a question on my tach-M900 Post by: Spike on May 27, 2009, 05:47:50 PM I got a RoadRacing tach from Spareshack back in the day, paid about $250. I think that the DP tach cost about the same.
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f3/kt13guam/Monster007.jpg) Title: Re: I have a question on my tach-M900 Post by: drew.bradshaw on May 27, 2009, 06:15:19 PM both of those looks sharp, but i have mixed feeling about the white and black faces on the speedo and tach. but hey, it is what it is, and it looks better with a tach for sure. the digi led's are difficult to see with a glance on a sunny day as well, but at night it's [evil] i really like my digi tach, but i like the symmetry of the dual round gauges and the arrangement of the idiot lights more. the square setup has caused me some clearance issue and just looks like more of an after thought. the effect of the led's going from 0-10,000 is a start-up sequence. i'd be very impressed if it was a coincidence of a short or a cross signal ;)
side note: spike are those side blinkers in your seat cowl [thumbsup] or just a reflection? Title: Re: I have a question on my tach-M900 Post by: Howie on May 27, 2009, 07:34:01 PM They were not all that rare - they used to be for sale at several vendors, but I was told that the LED's had a habit of going out on them and that they were pretty inaccurate, and that I was better off with the other DP part, the analog tach for our generation of monsters. True, they were not rare, but they are now. Working specimens are even more rare. Title: Re: I have a question on my tach-M900 Post by: Spike on May 28, 2009, 04:43:09 AM Just a reflection. I have an LED taillight with integrated signals so I could get rid of the indicators.
Title: Re: I have a question on my tach-M900 Post by: j.davis on June 15, 2009, 10:30:11 AM mine.
(http://i39.tinypic.com/15f3ott.jpg) Title: Re: I have a question on my tach-M900 Post by: canuckduceh! on June 19, 2009, 12:54:52 PM I have the DP tach kit as well and it has unfortunately stopped working. Does anyone have any experience with troubleshooting issues on these?
I've traced the wrigin back and check the fuse. Oddly the wiring for this seems to be somewhat of a closed loop. Can't quite figure this one out ??? Thanks all! Andy Title: Re: I have a question on my tach-M900 Post by: Serenitynow on August 27, 2009, 09:33:46 PM I bought one of these but never installed it on my '97 M750 Monster. Could anyone tell me anything about how it's wired to the bike///where the connection points are? THANKS!!!!
Title: Re: I have a question on my tach-M900 Post by: euroglenn on September 05, 2009, 05:49:15 PM I have one of these also, it usually just puts on a random light show. I opened it up as far as i could, but found out you can't really repair them. Also, you can't see the lights during the day.
Can you still buy the analog tach for the older generation? If so where? Title: Re: I have a question on my tach-M900 Post by: drew.bradshaw on September 12, 2009, 05:25:15 PM I bought one of these but never installed it on my '97 M750 Monster. Could anyone tell me anything about how it's wired to the bike///where the connection points are? THANKS!!!! flat tire today ment to got to some other business on the bike and i remembered this thread. my tach has 3 wires (bundled together) coming from the unit: red is the 12 volt green is negative blue is the electric signal. these wires match up to the same color wires coming from a green plug in a lil box on the left hand (clutch) side of the bike just in front of the battery towards the front of the bike. the wires coming up from the bottom of the photo are the wires that lead back to the tach. (http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7201/26533517.jpg) top of the photo is towards the front of the bike. hope that helps, pm me if you need more info or a better pic |