Hey man - Great video. I just put one on my DR and have watched your video probably 10 times over the last several days. I am going to be making a video soon because I incorporated your ideas - and did some modifications of my own as well. Unfortunately, my video is going to be way too long. That all said once done, I am going to reference your video also, and put this link in my description once finished. I'll let you know when it's complete, and if you have the time - you may wish to see it as well. I'll stop there for now, but I am a little confused as to some of the computer set-up - as the instructions do NOT cover some of the settings you are supposed to "set".....
OBI- WAN Hello. I am glad, my video helped you. Good luck with your video. Waiting to see it. Have a nice trips with your DR! And “May the force be with you!”!
Great video! I have one question. I don't understand how exactly you alter the TrailTech harness based on the schematic at 0:53 and then the picture of the TrailTech wiring harness soldered to what I assume is the manufacturer's harness at 0:56. How exactly do you execute the schematic on 0:53? Does it involve clipping/soldering the black to the green wire on the harness that has the bulbs attached, or are you doing this in the second picture at 0:56, in which case, I don't see where this modification is being displayed. Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Hello Mark, I did not want to make changes to the bike wiring. So, all changes were done by harnesses that were plugged in stock connectors. To do so, I disconnected one of black wires, as you mentioned. Then, the disconnected wire was soldered to green pair, which is my GND wire. I’ve made additional harness to connect between Trail Tech connector and the bike connector. Hope, it helps you. Alexei
You can buy it from Trailtech. I bought all this kit from someone, who ordered all parts and sold DR before assemble. I think, he ordered directly from Trailtech.
With your wiring scheme, did you have an issue with the neutral bulb staying lit N and every higher gear than first? I followed your spec and my neutral light is only off in first gear and stays lit through the up shifting.
أمير حاج أمين תודה! אין סיבה שלא יתאים. זה די אוניברסלי. אבל אם אתה לא חייב להחליף נורות של הפנל, לא ממש ממליץ. לאחר חודש של התלהבות אשרתי רק את הספידומטר וחזרתי לנורות המקוריות.
Yes, you are right. It makes me not thinking of how equal is cooling of the disk by hub, how it resist stretching and deformation when it is heated, and offroad impact resistance. So i prefer the disk to be equally bolted.
Thank you. I am not sure about DRZ400. I think it is different. As for me, I disconnected this additional wiring and left only gauge it self sensors- speed,RPM and temperature. Didn’t like this additional panel.
@@aloshin ahh I see. I figured it out. It’ll work, but the newest version for my bike is the 952-119 an I have to buy the radiator screw sensor. I talked to customer service and they said that there all kind of universal. Thx for the vid bro, much appreciated.
G'day mate, do you have led indicators on your bike? I would like to copy what you have done but I don't know if I need a relay or resistors because I have LED's on my bike
Robert Hudson Hello, I run stock not LED indicators. This setup doesn’t damage stock wiring. You can prepare the harness like mine and check it easily and roll everything back, if something wrong. Also, if I am not mistaken, currently your blinker indicator shouldn’t work properly and my solution can fix this because separate led/lamp for each side. But electronic relay should be used anyway.
Hey i have klx 150 If I follow this method will it work? I'm very interested with the Speedometer This will be cool right? changed from conventional to digital
OPAL yezzz I am not familiar with KLX 150. So, for speed sensor I believe it should be the same. RPM sensor should also be not different. Dashboard lamps you should check with electric schematics of your motorcycle.
After couple of months, I rolled back to regular dash. So. All wiring part you can skip. So, as for me, all you need is speedometer it self and two or three sensors. Two: wheel speed sensor and engine rpm. And the third one is temperature which you can decide if you need it. The wheel sensor depends on which you have. Today they supply the one that is glued to front shock leg and that is easy. The engine rpm is also easy but requires tank disassemble. Temperature sensor cable was too short for DR in my case and I was not ready to assemble it under plug. So I extended the wire and connected it with extra nut to head connection bolt behind the cylinder between its nut and the new one. So, if you take it to a shop and it will be their first speedo, I think it can take them 2-3 hours. But without dash lights it should be easy for you yourself do it. And it will take you more time but much more fun 😁
RPM sensor installation is very easy. The sensor is just a wire acts like antenna. So, all you need is to wrap it around one of plug wires for 5-10 wraps and secure the wire with two cable ties to this wire. The place on wire doesn’t matter for functionality, but I moved mine more close to frame. So, the water after water crossing not effect reading. Good luck.
How come you had to modify this to make it work?? Wasn't it designed for a DR650? What was wrong with it - or is that in another video? Cheers Cam from NZ - I need one for my 2016 Africa Twin.
The Suzuki DR650 has mechanical speedometer and basic indicators. I got this kit new for half price. This kit is based on universal digital speedometer with peripheral parts for my bike. You can check on this gauge manufacturer site if they have kit for your bike.
I don’t understand the first question. What do you mean by “back-lit”? For the second question: Yes, I do like the Vapor, but not so sure about the signal lamps.
@@kentuckyjustice1408 Well ??? I got both of mine for free with the purchase of a bike? Had I not receive them with the bike I would not have bought one if my factory Speedo was working fine. But ... having used the Voyager (with the GPS) and the Vapor, I like them. The digital readout is easy to read, day and night, I hardly ever look at the stock Speedo anymore, and knowing what the engine temp is doing is handy, even the digital clock and temp read out are handy and I use them a lot. I would say YES, for the money they are nice and provide a lot of information at a glance. Yes you can hook up all the features on the Vapor or Voyager to your bike in about 3-4 hours. Personally I like the Voyager for a bit extra money for the GPS feature. You don't have to run the sensor to the front wheel and having the easy option to add your starting waypoint is nice because it will leave bread crumbs to get you back. I enter Lat & Lon to places from Google earth that I want to go or mark a spot if I want to come back to it later. There is no data base and it is not gamin like in ease of use. But for me a 60 year old guy I figured it out good enough to get home or find something. I hope that helped.
Not really understanding your question. RPM sensor is just a wire. You just make defined in manual number of loops and secure the wire with zip ties. Only plug for RPM is to Vapor.
Do you mean internal battery of the dashboard or main motorcycle battery? I replaced internal battery approximately once a year. No issues with main. The dashboard battery needed small support from piece of sponge between battery and cover. Known issue of this dashboard
If I was grading this for a collegiate corporate video course, I would send you back to redo it. Where's the human explaining what you are doing? The font color is barely readable against the video, and I am only 1:17 in. Ya lost me.
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Worked perfect !!! Thank you the diagram was confusing at first then I figured it out.
Glad it helped!
Excellent post thank you for sharing.
PS
Great music selection.
Hey man - Great video. I just put one on my DR and have watched your video probably 10 times over the last several days. I am going to be making a video soon because I incorporated your ideas - and did some modifications of my own as well. Unfortunately, my video is going to be way too long. That all said once done, I am going to reference your video also, and put this link in my description once finished. I'll let you know when it's complete, and if you have the time - you may wish to see it as well. I'll stop there for now, but I am a little confused as to some of the computer set-up - as the instructions do NOT cover some of the settings you are supposed to "set".....
OBI- WAN
Hello.
I am glad, my video helped you. Good luck with your video. Waiting to see it.
Have a nice trips with your DR!
And “May the force be with you!”!
Nice work
Great video! I have one question. I don't understand how exactly you alter the TrailTech harness based on the schematic at 0:53 and then the picture of the TrailTech wiring harness soldered to what I assume is the manufacturer's harness at 0:56. How exactly do you execute the schematic on 0:53? Does it involve clipping/soldering the black to the green wire on the harness that has the bulbs attached, or are you doing this in the second picture at 0:56, in which case, I don't see where this modification is being displayed. Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Hello Mark,
I did not want to make changes to the bike wiring. So, all changes were done by harnesses that were plugged in stock connectors. To do so, I disconnected one of black wires, as you mentioned. Then, the disconnected wire was soldered to green pair, which is my GND wire. I’ve made additional harness to connect between Trail Tech connector and the bike connector.
Hope, it helps you.
Alexei
Great vid! Where did you get the mounting bracket? Mine only came with handlebar mounts?
You can buy it from Trailtech. I bought all this kit from someone, who ordered all parts and sold DR before assemble. I think, he ordered directly from Trailtech.
With your wiring scheme, did you have an issue with the neutral bulb staying lit N and every higher gear than first? I followed your spec and my neutral light is only off in first gear and stays lit through the up shifting.
No. Only for neutral.
May be you did not disconnect the black wires and the neutral bulb gets ground from other place.
תקשיב אחי אתה פשוט תותח
יש לי די אר 350 שנת 98 זה יתאים גם לי
أمير حاج أمين
תודה!
אין סיבה שלא יתאים. זה די אוניברסלי. אבל אם אתה לא חייב להחליף נורות של הפנל, לא ממש ממליץ. לאחר חודש של התלהבות אשרתי רק את הספידומטר וחזרתי לנורות המקוריות.
The force acting on the rotor bolt is trying to shear it, not trying to pull it off the hub, but, whatever makes you sleep better.
Yes, you are right. It makes me not thinking of how equal is cooling of the disk by hub, how it resist stretching and deformation when it is heated, and offroad impact resistance. So i prefer the disk to be equally bolted.
¿Cual es el modelo?
Great vid man. Will that wire diagram work with a DRZ400SM? should be similar right?
Thank you. I am not sure about DRZ400. I think it is different. As for me, I disconnected this additional wiring and left only gauge it self sensors- speed,RPM and temperature. Didn’t like this additional panel.
@@aloshin ahh I see. I figured it out. It’ll work, but the newest version for my bike is the 952-119 an I have to buy the radiator screw sensor. I talked to customer service and they said that there all kind of universal.
Thx for the vid bro, much appreciated.
G'day mate, do you have led indicators on your bike? I would like to copy what you have done but I don't know if I need a relay or resistors because I have LED's on my bike
Robert Hudson
Hello,
I run stock not LED indicators. This setup doesn’t damage stock wiring. You can prepare the harness like mine and check it easily and roll everything back, if something wrong.
Also, if I am not mistaken, currently your blinker indicator shouldn’t work properly and my solution can fix this because separate led/lamp for each side. But electronic relay should be used anyway.
Thanks mate for the video and for getting back to me.
I like the Hebrew, LOL Video a-ok as well.
Hey i have klx 150 If I follow this method will it work? I'm very interested with the Speedometer This will be cool right? changed from conventional to digital
OPAL yezzz
I am not familiar with KLX 150. So, for speed sensor I believe it should be the same. RPM sensor should also be not different. Dashboard lamps you should check with electric schematics of your motorcycle.
@@aloshin Ah, thank you sir
Where to get the cap put in the place of the speedo cable? Thanks.
D B Friend of mine made it for me. There is a sketch in the video. All sizes are in millimeters.
@@aloshin Brilliant. This video is the best.
D B Thank You!
You think this has the same wire diagram as the DRZ400SM?
Ugh I want to do this, but also don’t at the same time😂. How long did installation take? I may take it to a shop to do it.
After couple of months, I rolled back to regular dash. So. All wiring part you can skip. So, as for me, all you need is speedometer it self and two or three sensors. Two: wheel speed sensor and engine rpm. And the third one is temperature which you can decide if you need it. The wheel sensor depends on which you have. Today they supply the one that is glued to front shock leg and that is easy. The engine rpm is also easy but requires tank disassemble. Temperature sensor cable was too short for DR in my case and I was not ready to assemble it under plug. So I extended the wire and connected it with extra nut to head connection bolt behind the cylinder between its nut and the new one.
So, if you take it to a shop and it will be their first speedo, I think it can take them 2-3 hours. But without dash lights it should be easy for you yourself do it. And it will take you more time but much more fun 😁
@@aloshin ; Great, thanks for the information!
Me gustaría saber cómo le instalo el sistema de revoluciónes. La verdad el tratado pero nada.
RPM sensor installation is very easy. The sensor is just a wire acts like antenna. So, all you need is to wrap it around one of plug wires for 5-10 wraps and secure the wire with two cable ties to this wire.
The place on wire doesn’t matter for functionality, but I moved mine more close to frame. So, the water after water crossing not effect reading. Good luck.
How come you had to modify this to make it work?? Wasn't it designed for a DR650? What was wrong with it - or is that in another video? Cheers Cam from NZ - I need one for my 2016 Africa Twin.
The Suzuki DR650 has mechanical speedometer and basic indicators. I got this kit new for half price. This kit is based on universal digital speedometer with peripheral parts for my bike. You can check on this gauge manufacturer site if they have kit for your bike.
@@aloshin The company responded - They don't have a specific unit for my bike. Thanks :)
This speedo doesn't provide a gear indicator?
No. It is not included in Trailtech functionality.
Two questions: 1) Is the TrailTech Vapor back-lit? 2) In the end, was it worth it? Thanks.
I don’t understand the first question. What do you mean by “back-lit”?
For the second question: Yes, I do like the Vapor, but not so sure about the signal lamps.
I have a Vapor on my DRZ250 and yes it is back lit so you can see it at night.
@@verbalwidget7267 Thanks for your response. Can you hook up and use all the options the Vapor Trail has to offer, and in the end, is it worth it?
@@kentuckyjustice1408 Well ??? I got both of mine for free with the purchase of a bike? Had I not receive them with the bike I would not have bought one if my factory Speedo was working fine.
But ... having used the Voyager (with the GPS) and the Vapor, I like them. The digital readout is easy to read, day and night, I hardly ever look at the stock Speedo anymore, and knowing what the engine temp is doing is handy, even the digital clock and temp read out are handy and I use them a lot. I would say YES, for the money they are nice and provide a lot of information at a glance. Yes you can hook up all the features on the Vapor or Voyager to your bike in about 3-4 hours. Personally I like the Voyager for a bit extra money for the GPS feature. You don't have to run the sensor to the front wheel and having the easy option to add your starting waypoint is nice because it will leave bread crumbs to get you back. I enter Lat & Lon to places from Google earth that I want to go or mark a spot if I want to come back to it later. There is no data base and it is not gamin like in ease of use. But for me a 60 year old guy I figured it out good enough to get home or find something. I hope that helped.
@@verbalwidget7267 Solid answer. Thank you, sir.👍
Can you fit in Honda xr650r
Maybe. I don’t think it should be a problem.
Awesome
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Rpm plug paint ?
Not really understanding your question. RPM sensor is just a wire. You just make defined in manual number of loops and secure the wire with zip ties. Only plug for RPM is to Vapor.
Anyone else having a parasite drain on battery?
Do you mean internal battery of the dashboard or main motorcycle battery? I replaced internal battery approximately once a year. No issues with main. The dashboard battery needed small support from piece of sponge between battery and cover. Known issue of this dashboard
Main motorcycle battery
Not a lot of detail cobber
No. Don't want anything.
My Stock DR is just fine.
No enseña un carajo mano tiene que ser paso a paso pa uno saber
If I was grading this for a collegiate corporate video course, I would send you back to redo it. Where's the human explaining what you are doing? The font color is barely readable against the video, and I am only 1:17 in. Ya lost me.