thepopularjock
Wizard
I think it's one of the most desirable upgrades for the FZ1. I primarily wanted this for the gear indicator. Why this is not standard equipment - I will never understand. There are several options on the market but I just didn't like those little add on units that you have to stick to the speedo. I know a lot of folks run those and that's fine, it's just not what I wanted. So if you are looking for an upgrade during the cold weather - I would recommend the Multi Gauge. Price is around $200. Here is what's involved.
For anyone who has not heard of the Gauge of Eternal Coolness" :
The unit can do the following :
Gear Indicator ( no more shifting to the non - existant 7th gear. . . lol)
Water temperature
Ambient Air temp.
Fuel
Voltage
Accelleration meter
1/4 miles time
Integrated Speedo healer (option)
US System or Metric (can be switched from one to the other by the push of a button)
:thewave:
Before and after:
Before:
After :
It's worth every penny. Quality construction and the designer is a real nice guy. I highly recommend this upgrade. In fact, I would recommend jumping on this because Christian (the inventor) stopped making them for a few years. THEY ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND USED. Quite simply - no one sells them. Well - I did see one or two in the classifieds but they were snatched up in a few minutes. Good luck with that approach.....I tried for 2 years.
There is some assembly required. I got stuck because Pat's Site has the older version detailed. LOL I sh*t a rock when I was soldering my wires and got down to the last 3 and they were different colors than the pictures. :eek5::eek5: So let me save you the trouble. Here are the updated plans.
http://cvieth.bplaced.net/Multi gauge V8 installation.pdf
This will also give you an idea of what you are getting into. However, the people who have done it rate this as not too bad. I would say a 4 out of 10 on the Do IT Yourself Scale. I had to buy a soldering iron (I prefered the 20 watt) and some 60/40 solder. I preferred the .062 diameter solder. It was just easier for me to work with.
Here are some pics of my assembly:
The way the gauge arrives:
Speedo disassembled:
One pointer. I love my Dremel and use it often so when I saw in the directions to use a hacksaw blade I thought these were just some old guys who used hacksaw blades. LOL Well I should have known that there was a reason. The Dremel will not cut all the way through during this step. So if you are a Dremel user like me - I recommend using your Dremel to cut through to the this point - then use the hacksaw blade to finish it off. I also used my Dremel to smooth out the cut and make sure it was level. Note: This is not a super important step but I just thought I would mention it.
Finally - I did have some help. Christian was really good about returning emails. Wolftamer also helped me out and pointed me in the right direction. Big thanks to those two. I also had some on site supervision:
OK - the rest of the info is in the plans or on Pat's Site and both of those guys explain better than I do so I won't repeat the info.
Pat's Site:
Pat's Motorcycle Page
Christian's Site:
index
Original thread on the other site:
Gear/Air/Water/Fuel / Battery / Speedohealer /Digital Speed Gauge all in one - UPDATE - FZ1OA Message Board
For anyone who has not heard of the Gauge of Eternal Coolness" :
The unit can do the following :
Gear Indicator ( no more shifting to the non - existant 7th gear. . . lol)
Water temperature
Ambient Air temp.
Fuel
Voltage
Accelleration meter
1/4 miles time
Integrated Speedo healer (option)
US System or Metric (can be switched from one to the other by the push of a button)
:thewave:
Before and after:
Before:
After :
It's worth every penny. Quality construction and the designer is a real nice guy. I highly recommend this upgrade. In fact, I would recommend jumping on this because Christian (the inventor) stopped making them for a few years. THEY ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND USED. Quite simply - no one sells them. Well - I did see one or two in the classifieds but they were snatched up in a few minutes. Good luck with that approach.....I tried for 2 years.
There is some assembly required. I got stuck because Pat's Site has the older version detailed. LOL I sh*t a rock when I was soldering my wires and got down to the last 3 and they were different colors than the pictures. :eek5::eek5: So let me save you the trouble. Here are the updated plans.
http://cvieth.bplaced.net/Multi gauge V8 installation.pdf
This will also give you an idea of what you are getting into. However, the people who have done it rate this as not too bad. I would say a 4 out of 10 on the Do IT Yourself Scale. I had to buy a soldering iron (I prefered the 20 watt) and some 60/40 solder. I preferred the .062 diameter solder. It was just easier for me to work with.
Here are some pics of my assembly:
The way the gauge arrives:
Speedo disassembled:
One pointer. I love my Dremel and use it often so when I saw in the directions to use a hacksaw blade I thought these were just some old guys who used hacksaw blades. LOL Well I should have known that there was a reason. The Dremel will not cut all the way through during this step. So if you are a Dremel user like me - I recommend using your Dremel to cut through to the this point - then use the hacksaw blade to finish it off. I also used my Dremel to smooth out the cut and make sure it was level. Note: This is not a super important step but I just thought I would mention it.
Finally - I did have some help. Christian was really good about returning emails. Wolftamer also helped me out and pointed me in the right direction. Big thanks to those two. I also had some on site supervision:
OK - the rest of the info is in the plans or on Pat's Site and both of those guys explain better than I do so I won't repeat the info.
Pat's Site:
Pat's Motorcycle Page
Christian's Site:
index
Original thread on the other site:
Gear/Air/Water/Fuel / Battery / Speedohealer /Digital Speed Gauge all in one - UPDATE - FZ1OA Message Board
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There was a neat gear indicator being made, but the guy stopped making it 
