Dakota Digital Tach
I went and bought me a Dakota Digital Tach for my Rune.:capwin:
Also had to purchase the SGI-14 adapter to convert the Rune's signal.
Thanks to Grizzly Bear Dan's instructions for wiring his Barons Tach with the only difference being the Dakota only had 3 wires.
I zip tied the SGI-14 under the speedometer housing to keep it away from any heat.
The wires from the SGI-14 are plenty long.
I sodered all connections and used liquid electrical tape to cover or goop the connections.
The switched connection at the data connector will only have power with the kill switch set so the bike will start.
I did not know that and at first could not figure out why I had no power to my volt meter from the data connector.
I mounted the tach under the chrome idiot light housing above the speedometer.
The tach came with a back that had an extension with 2 holes for mounting.
I cut the extension completely off the back of the tach, then made an L-bracket out of SS .030 shim.
I then drilled 4 offset holes(2 in each surface) in the L-bracket and bolted the bracket to the back of the tach.
Removed the chrome idiot light housing which will require removing the bars.
Centered the L-bracket on the housing and marked my holes.
Drilled 2 holes in the bottom of the housing and tapped the holes for 2 10/32 SS screws.
Tach works great and the numbers do not jump around as much as you think they would.
Very pricey though at $382 for every thing including shipping.
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