LED Battery Gauge by Kuryakyn

I imagine it wouldn't take much to create a water resistant enclosure for "less than optimal" weather. I will probably come up with something to address this issue when I install mine.

Regards,

I also forgot to mention that the LED battery gauge by Kuryakyn is not water proof either!

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I installed a CAS volt meter about 2 years ago. It is not waterproof but I remove it when I park the bike and the sky is grey. I used a stereo headphone jack to make a quick disconnect.

I really like the oil temp gage. Now you've got me thinking again.

Riding at 47F you really can use the black ice warning feature.

Me too. I've always been an instrumentation freak. You should see the cab of my Dodge/Cummins truck.

47F You must live in AK

I really like the oil temp gage. Now you've got me thinking again.

Riding at 47F you really can use the black ice warning feature.

Got it. That's more info than I'd have expected, but probably how I'll do it. Thanks!

I just bought one of these, but now I have a question before I install it:

When you wired it up, did you wire it permenantly 'on'? I hate the idea of resetting the clock every time I start up, but also don't like the idea of draining my battery dead if I don't ride for a week. I would probably not worry so much if it was just the clock, but the LEDs worry me.

Just don't use the Orange wire then. The little battery symbol over the V symbol increases and decreases too.

In daylight with sunglasses on you can't see the Colored LED's anyhow so whether you use them or not is not important. That's all neato with the accent lighting to see the numbers at night. This uses no amperage and would run a year without being a problem....especially if you left a trickle charger hooked up in the off weeks. If I were going to store the bike a long time I would remove the battery anyhow so moot point. Certainly a month wouldn't be an issue.

You are right the clock is the only issue on a reboot situation. You will have difficulty finding a constantly hot wire you want to tap up front unless someone else has all ready done that for a radio or add on like mine which has a vetter faring with loads of wiring to tap. The windshield dash protects mine so flooding isn't an issue either. Otherwise you need a raincoat or you just found a new use for the boot you carry in your wallet:-D

The right phillips screw marked + at the bottom of my fuse block is fused and made the best place to pick up the constant juice for a reliable Voltage reading. The bottom two fuses on my 81 GS750 are constantly hot and the upper 3 are off the ignition switch. The left side of the fuses bypasses all the fuses so watch where you tap off for any new wires.

They give you at least 6ft of thin wires so you can run the pickups all the way to the fuse block if need be.

holy info center, batman!

WOW! That looks like the cockpit of a B-52! What sorta machine is that??

WAY COOL.
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[bonanzadave]

Works for me.

Just ordered one today ... thanks!

I cannot thank you enough for putting me onto the Digital volt meter.

I spent more time sorting out the wires to segregate the ignition on off than I did putting it on the bike. Ended up putting the orange wire with the light switch for close proximity.

Everything worked but the first one read 3.5 volts low so it tripped the low voltage alarm.

I talked to California Sport Touring.com and they replaced it with a RMA number in less than a week. The second one works perfectly.

I love this thing. It has a clock and tells me the temp in two places. And three other things....wow.

I cannot thank you enough for this tip. I'll never need a VOM hooked up again.

Doug

You're very welcome, Doug.

I'm glad that you find it as useful as I do.

No glue or bracket....it comes with velcro and just sticks on.
However I did buy some heavy duty velcro for added strength.

I did not wire into bucket...wires come down to bottom of triple tree where I have a quick disconnect. Than they go up under tank...one to ground...one to battery and one to "switched on" at fuse box.

EXCELLENTAMUNDO. Kinda wierd how you get it to 'stand up' like that... but it looks good. Muchasgracias. :-D

Thanks! the pic was great too. Two more questions:

did you wire it up inside the headlight bucket?
did you hand-make the bracket you attached it to, and if so, just glue it onto the shift indicator?

Great job.

No glue or bracket....it comes with velcro and just sticks on.
However I did buy some heavy duty velcro for added strength.

I did not wire into bucket...wires come down to bottom of triple tree where I have a quick disconnect. Than they go up under tank...one to ground...one to battery and one to "switched on" at fuse box.

Thanks! the pic was great too. Two more questions:

did you wire it up inside the headlight bucket?
did you hand-make the bracket you attached it to, and if so, just glue it onto the shift indicator?

Great job.

I just bought one of these, but now I have a question before I install it:

When you wired it up, did you wire it permenantly 'on'? I hate the idea of resetting the clock every time I start up, but also don't like the idea of draining my battery dead if I don't ride for a week. I would probably not worry so much if it was just the clock, but the LEDs worry me.

Experience comments appreciated.

Its only the LCD display that is on when bike is off..LEDs only come on when switched on by ignition. A week of not riding with this setup has not been a problem for me. I also have it wired with a quick disconnect for longer periods of storage or when I wash the bike.