Post by John on Jun 30, 2019 20:03:51 GMT 10
Hi all.
I thought I'd share with you a thread on my project to update the speedo on my 2016 Ranger. Why, I hear you ask? A couple of reasons. We have far too many speed cameras in Melbourne and so knowing the difference between 40 and 50 is pretty important. I find it difficult to see the white KPH numbers and line the needle up with the markings, taking into account parallax error. Takes my eyes off the road for too long, and I have to lean forward to read it properly. I also wanted a tacho, so that steered me away from GPS speedos (of which the installation would be far easier!).
I chose a relatively cheap unit from eBay
www.ebay.com.au/itm/Universal-Motorcycle-LCD-Digital-Speedometer-Odometer-Motor-Tachometer-Gauge-FK/223175309822?hash=item33f648f9fe:g:pf4AAOSwE-5btjBI
I got the idea from a Canadian list:
www.curdforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=4332
And also found these two youtube videos to help:
Wiring:
Set-up:
I chose it because it has a needle tacho but importantly a speedo that is a number to read. It has only one button on the back, which makes it easier to wire in and fill the tripmeter cable hole. I also wanted to move some of the warning lights from the dashboard and into the speedo.
(As an aside, my wife is wishing I'd bought a 2019 bike so I wouldn't have to tinker so much. For the same reason, I'm glad I didn't.)
So, what to do?
First, take off the face. Big breath.
Unscrewing the back releases the circuit board and demonstrates the "set" button".
I removed the button and cut the wires to it as long as possible. My plan is to wire this to a waterproof momentary button that will sit in the tripmeter cable hole.
www.jaycar.com.au/ip67-rated-dome-pushbutton-switch-black/p/SP0656
I also trimmed back all the wires I wasn't going to need, which was mainly the gear indicators. I'll post a list of the wires I kept and what I wired them up to at the end of the thread (ie: when it works).
Next problem is that the gauge body is a few mm too wide to fit into the standard Ural dashboard. I like the idea of being able to reverse all changes and so resist altering the Ural too much. Instead, I spent a "short" period of time sanding down the gauge body by a few mm with a sanding flap wheel. I'm just saying that I'm quite proud of this little effort. I also sealed the hole that previously had the button under it with some epoxy (the white circle on the back).
www.bunnings.com.au/craftright-3-piece-sanding-flap-wheel-set_p6310132
So what's next? Refit the circuit board and seal it with silicon. Install the magnetic speedo pickup. Provisionally wire up the unit, including to the coil, and test some ideas I have for the fuel guage.
I'll keep you posted.
John
I thought I'd share with you a thread on my project to update the speedo on my 2016 Ranger. Why, I hear you ask? A couple of reasons. We have far too many speed cameras in Melbourne and so knowing the difference between 40 and 50 is pretty important. I find it difficult to see the white KPH numbers and line the needle up with the markings, taking into account parallax error. Takes my eyes off the road for too long, and I have to lean forward to read it properly. I also wanted a tacho, so that steered me away from GPS speedos (of which the installation would be far easier!).
I chose a relatively cheap unit from eBay
www.ebay.com.au/itm/Universal-Motorcycle-LCD-Digital-Speedometer-Odometer-Motor-Tachometer-Gauge-FK/223175309822?hash=item33f648f9fe:g:pf4AAOSwE-5btjBI
I got the idea from a Canadian list:
www.curdforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=4332
And also found these two youtube videos to help:
Wiring:
Set-up:
I chose it because it has a needle tacho but importantly a speedo that is a number to read. It has only one button on the back, which makes it easier to wire in and fill the tripmeter cable hole. I also wanted to move some of the warning lights from the dashboard and into the speedo.
(As an aside, my wife is wishing I'd bought a 2019 bike so I wouldn't have to tinker so much. For the same reason, I'm glad I didn't.)
So, what to do?
First, take off the face. Big breath.
Unscrewing the back releases the circuit board and demonstrates the "set" button".
I removed the button and cut the wires to it as long as possible. My plan is to wire this to a waterproof momentary button that will sit in the tripmeter cable hole.
www.jaycar.com.au/ip67-rated-dome-pushbutton-switch-black/p/SP0656
I also trimmed back all the wires I wasn't going to need, which was mainly the gear indicators. I'll post a list of the wires I kept and what I wired them up to at the end of the thread (ie: when it works).
Next problem is that the gauge body is a few mm too wide to fit into the standard Ural dashboard. I like the idea of being able to reverse all changes and so resist altering the Ural too much. Instead, I spent a "short" period of time sanding down the gauge body by a few mm with a sanding flap wheel. I'm just saying that I'm quite proud of this little effort. I also sealed the hole that previously had the button under it with some epoxy (the white circle on the back).
www.bunnings.com.au/craftright-3-piece-sanding-flap-wheel-set_p6310132
So what's next? Refit the circuit board and seal it with silicon. Install the magnetic speedo pickup. Provisionally wire up the unit, including to the coil, and test some ideas I have for the fuel guage.
I'll keep you posted.
John