Gear Indicator
One thing you see a lot of people asking for is a gear indicator for the ol’ 2Fiddy… And usually the response is something along the lines of “Learn your RPM’s!” or “Learn to Count!” etc.. etc.. I must admit I sorta agree that telling what gear your in on the 250 Is not that hard once you have a couple tics on the ODO..
But, this weekend I found myself searching for 7th a few times, and once or twice unsure if I was in 5th or 6th. What I realized is, once you get this bike over 60 the difference between 4+5 and 5+6 are pretty marginal, and I understand how people can easily guess wrong using the RPM method. (Also — With the RPM fluctuations when the cable heats up can further confuse a rider) Inexperience? Perhaps. But misleading? Defiantly.
So, I did some searching and found a neat gear indicator which appears to be a pretty simple install for the 250, and can help daily riders or racers alike. I don’t foresee myself adding one to my bike, but if you really, really, really need / want one here yah go!
Price: ~$90.00
Manufacture: Data Tool?
Purchase: Motosports.com
Outinthedark Said,
August 18, 2008 @ 12:18 pm
Searching for 7th?
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Mr. 2Fiddy Reply:
August 18th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Yeah — I was in 6th, but the RPM’s seemed high for the speed I was going, so thinking I was in 5th trying to up shift to 6th — When in reality — I was already in 6th, searching for 7th, which of course wasn’t there…
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Outinthedark Reply:
August 18th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
The way it was written I thought you were serious..!
Btw off topic but have you thought about registrations? I’d rather not “Add an Avatar” but rather have all my info in one place and not have to input it every time. Just a thought…you need bbs for stupid questions like this!
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DrRogg Reply:
August 19th, 2008 at 1:08 am
Disqus FTW
Terry Said,
August 19, 2008 @ 2:55 pm
Nice Find!
I am still debating on getting one of these.
This would come in handy in traffic, sometimes you just don’t remember what gear you are in and with everything going on it would be nice to have this.
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Matty E Said,
August 20, 2008 @ 5:57 am
I have the Acumen DG8 installed on mine. I don’t know if it’s because the gears are so close together but it has difficulty judging the gears. It misses 3 and 5 all the time, and sometimes jumps from 6 to 4 even though I’m cruising in 6th.
Found that when I was in learning mode it took a few goes to get the gear. The first few times it wouldn’t learn 6th at all. Even when it did learn I get the indictions above so might have to try it again..
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Julian Emmett Turner Said,
August 20, 2008 @ 9:09 am
I’ve always figured that the flaky tach would affect the indicator and that the indicator could therefore not be a solution for the flaky tach. I had no basis for thinking this though, considering that I don’t know how either works.
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DJAZ Said,
August 21, 2008 @ 1:51 am
Ha, 7th.
Sometimes I swear this is a 5 speed.
None the less, 6th is 1000rpm higher than the speed. 7000rpm = 60mph roughly.
If you can’t move up any higher you are in 6th. Everything else is down. simple. :0
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shizane101 Said,
August 22, 2008 @ 4:39 am
I completely agree with you on the 5th - 6th gear problem. Your RPMs don’t change much between 5 and 6 when you’re doing between 50 - 70. I’m constantly tyring to shift into “7th” as you put it, only to find I’m already in 6th. I used to have trouble with the other gears, but experience has changed that. However, I’m not sure I’ll ever get this one.
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Terry Said,
August 22, 2008 @ 9:17 am
My RPM’s
Morning:
60 MPH - 8,000 RPM
Afternoon:
70 MPH - 8,000 RPM
This would have come in handy the other day when my clutch pedal fell off while I was on the bike.
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Owen Reply:
September 2nd, 2008 at 5:17 am
??? i totally dont get this….
and i presume the clutch pedal is either the clutch lever or gear shift …. :S
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Terry Reply:
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:02 am
I meant my shift pedal -
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Owen Said,
September 2, 2008 @ 9:05 am
thought so…. not sure why ur bike does more revs in the afternoon than in the morning… that doesnt sounds right???
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Mr. 2Fiddy Reply:
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:18 am
Owen,
Some Ninja owners have noticed that as their tach cable heats up, the RPM’s change quite drastically. The Bike is not actually turning more RPM’s, Just the tach is saying that it is turning more RPM’s.
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Owen Reply:
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:11 am
ooo thats the clutch slipping i think!! interesting to note…
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Jay in Calgary Said,
October 15, 2008 @ 3:52 am
This for the 2008 Ninja 250 or the old model? Not much use for me but the wife may find it useful seeing how she’s a new rider. But how complicated is this to install? Has anyone actually installed one and can share what was involved?
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