Ducati Monster Forum

Can anyone recommend a digital gear indicator for a S2R1000?

The motogadget sure shift is a slick looking piece.  Check it out. http://motogadget.com/en/sureshift.html (http://motogadget.com/en/sureshift.html)

Can I get one that goes to 7? 

what?

Only if you have the transmission to match...

Spinal Tap - 11 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbVKWCpNFhY#normal)

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That's what I'm talkin' about.   [laugh]

Lol..."but this one has 11."

I guess I won't be getting a digital gear indicator. Was told by my dealer the S2R1000 doesn't have the transmission for it. 

"Why don't you just make 10 louder?"

Do you always believe the dealer?   [laugh]

You can get one.  It'll work.  Kinda a 2 man job to set some up though.  They typically pick up info from the tachometer lead.  It's a process of going through each gear to the shift point, while it's on a stand.  Sketchy.  Why not just count gears in your head as your shifting.  Then... when you try to shift into 7th (like I always do  :-\ ) you know your in 6th.

+1, I did this too.  ;D

Can't you just pick up the RPM and Speedo signal, and calculate the gear ratio from those?

Isn't that what the motogadget unit does?

yup. no mechanical lines/cables... figures it all out based on electronic signals from tacho and speedo.
pretty slick. not slick enough for $225... i'll just count, thanks.

I can't think of how many times I've tried to shift to 7th though. Sure would be nice. I think its built into the fuel motogadget gauges.

i would rather splurge on the motogadget mini with a trick bracket right above a nice dropped headlight. but then i'd have to get my immobilizer deactivated... which would lead to a DP reflash.... which would lead pods.... which would lead to a dyno tune & PC3.... which would lead to... well, an empty wallet. ;D

i was just coming to post this.....  [thumbsup]

You can also get the SP Electronics model.
http://www.spelectronics.it/index.php/frontend/english/products/24 (http://www.spelectronics.it/index.php/frontend/english/products/24)

they are more $$$ of course being Ey-talian but I have seen them work
and they have a plug'n'play Ducati harness.

I have ordered one by pzracing, probably won't be able to tell you how well it work until next year when weather gets warmer tho  :)
http://www.pzracing.it/webUK/index.php?page=shop.product_details&category_id=15&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=17&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 (http://www.pzracing.it/webUK/index.php?page=shop.product_details&category_id=15&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=17&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1)
FYI, I got a good price here (no affiliation)
http://forums.13x.com/showthread.php?t=219120 (http://forums.13x.com/showthread.php?t=219120)

Why do you need/want one?

I hardly ever look at the tach, or the speedo for that matter.
Typically just ride at a speed that want get me killed or noticed.
I keep the motors revs at a point where I am just coming into the meat of the torque curve so that at the twist of the wrist I'm off.... this will also have some immediate decompression braking if I find myself having to slow down. Generally about 3500-4000 rpm on the monster.

Sometimes for me, different road conditions affect my perception of speed (flat/straight vs. twisty). In certain cases, I may be riding by feel and be a bit surprised when I try to shift-up, based on feel, to find that I was already in 6th. Then I figure out I was going a bit fast  :-\. I guess looking at the speedo would cure that and a gear indicator wouldn't help...

I occasionally take the monster to the track and with the gear indicator it just gives a little assurance to be in the optimal gear.
Normally I keep track of my current gear pretty good but sometime after I get held by the slow traffic it messes up my reading.
With the gear indicator I can downshift at higher rpm more confidently without worry about locking up the rear.

Healtech also has one. I have one installed on my 696 it works great! http://www.healtech-electronics.com/ (http://www.healtech-electronics.com/)

Hey dude that's D-U-C-A-T-I!  Add another 2000 revs to your equation and you'll be riding too!  If you want to tool around at 3500 ride the hog.

Protune makes a digital gear indicator that includes a rev limiter light. The come with bike specific wiring harnesses.
Nick is putting together an group buy order for them. You can contact him at nick@motowheels.com

We fitted it on our 1098 project bike.
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/Motowheelscom/DSCN0556.jpg)

Here is a cheaper one: http://www.hardracing.com/digitalgearindicator.htm (http://www.hardracing.com/digitalgearindicator.htm)