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Are you insterested into buying a kit?

 
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buzzz90
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Postby buzzz90 » Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:58 pm

Anything new ?
Has anyone mounted his kit ?
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Postby mikek_7 » Sat Jun 14, 2014 5:58 am

Short answer is - not yet.
I'm just waiting for a new set of dial faces to arrive so I can do the whole lot together. Trouble is that I'm off touring on it in Europe is a couple of weeks, so it might have to wait until I get back.



buzzz90 wrote:Anything new ?
Has anyone mounted his kit ?
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Postby tanneman » Sat Jun 14, 2014 1:14 pm

At the BMW Club track day an 11S owner asked me about the gear indicator. I pointed him in this direction. Don't know if the guy is a member on here.
'Let me check my concernometer.'
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Postby metropolis2k » Sat Jun 14, 2014 1:54 pm

tanneman wrote:At the BMW Club track day an 11S owner asked me about the gear indicator. I pointed him in this direction. Don't know if the guy is a member on here.


Which guy was that? The instructor on the yellow one or the guy on the dark grey one? Emilio told me later that you had it installed, I wish I'd have checked it out now!
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Postby tanneman » Sat Jun 14, 2014 4:34 pm

The guy on the dark grey one with the aftermarket screen.
'Let me check my concernometer.'
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Postby McBoxer » Mon Jun 16, 2014 7:31 pm

mikek_7 wrote:........I'm just waiting for a new set of dial faces to arrive so I can do the whole lot together........

Is it white dial faces you're fitting? I wanted to do that but had problems sourcing the faces with MPH markings. If you have a source I'd appreciate a heads up.......
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Postby mikek_7 » Mon Jun 16, 2014 9:06 pm

No, I've done my own black faces but with white lettering rather than yellow

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No KPH marking, just simple, classic aviator style.

I'll try reversing the colours and see what it looks like.

edit ...
a bit like this ...
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I had them made up in Germany http://www.heiler-tachodesign.de/ They were quick and efficient, cost £70 (say it quick), but better than £150+ I was quoted from a well-known UK firm!


McBoxer wrote:Is it white dial faces you're fitting? I wanted to do that but had problems sourcing the faces with MPH markings. If you have a source I'd appreciate a heads up.......
Apologies for the hijack :oops:
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Jeroen1969
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Can I still buy a kit? (the one without cockpit mod)

Postby Jeroen1969 » Tue May 05, 2015 7:56 pm

Dear Buzzz90. I've been fooling around with a generic Gear Indicator for my wife's R1150R, it works with a magnet and two Hall sensors. It is not as reliable as your solution, so I would love to buy the €37-ish kit. So, what do I do next???
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Postby buzzz90 » Sun May 10, 2015 6:26 am

I'm sorry, but there is no more kit available.
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Postby roadburner » Sat Jun 13, 2015 1:37 am

PLease let me know if you're thinking of making another batch of these.
never thought that i'd need one years ago, but having had one on my K1200r and speed triple you get used to having it.
great work by the way
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Postby buzzz90 » Mon Jun 15, 2015 7:09 pm

No new kit planned until I buy another S...
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Postby SimonThun » Tue Jul 07, 2015 5:25 pm

Do you still put these together? I would very much like to buy a full package.

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Postby buzzz90 » Sun Dec 20, 2020 4:50 pm

buzzz90 wrote:No new kit planned until I buy another S...

Hum well, the situation has evolved very recently (yesterday)...

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Re: DIY gear indicator

Postby buzzz90 » Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:08 am

I use my holidays free time to work on the next version of this module.
This one should be able to manage ambient light. The base concept is done. Now I need to build a prototype...

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Re: DIY gear indicator

Postby dave the german » Mon Dec 28, 2020 5:28 pm

Work in the man shed - this is what holidays are for!!!
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