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Post by ellpee on Aug 23, 2013 10:09:27 GMT -6
First run after installing the tach. (Which, by the way, is a cheapo from China, a bit slow to respond to throttle changes but okay.) RPM in general are lower than I would have anticipated, about 3000 at 40 mph on the flat, and nothing over 4500 even on hills. Didn't take it up any of the really steep ones so far, though. I'm thinking, with my beginner's grasp of this whole subject, that if I want better hill-climbing performance I'll have to do some of the CVT mods discussed above, to give me more engine RPM under heavy load. Make sense?
Off subject, but while fiddling around installing the tach I discovered a shock absorber-like gizmo that should have been bolted to the steering column but was just dangling loose. I bolted it tightly before my ride, but can't say I noticed any particular difference. Probably supposed to dampen steering vibrations at higher speeds? Anyhow, certainly one more item to check during any do-it-yourself PDI.
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Post by alleyoop on Aug 23, 2013 11:15:30 GMT -6
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Post by rapidjim on Aug 23, 2013 14:31:57 GMT -6
The part you hooked up is the steering dampner
Jim
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Post by ellpee on Aug 23, 2013 15:22:45 GMT -6
Tach's a done deal for now, woulda/shoulda I suppose but it's okay for the present, certainly better than nothing, and only cost <$20. Sort of like adding a voltmeter to my Roketa when I was having charging issues, anything that tells you even roughly what's going on is a help. Watched the videos, was surprised to see a reading north of 9000 for an instant. Figured that gizmo probably had something to do with smoothing out steering vibrations. Honestly don't know if it was unbolted on arrival or vibrated loose some time in the first 500 miles; haven't had the front plastic off so far, only know what I can see from underneath or from peeking into the gas tank compartment, etc. Since My Favorite Dealer  didn't ask Ice Bear to do a PDI, can't very well blame it on IB. Really can't say I've noticed a lot of steering vibrations, but then most of my scooting has been <= 50 mph. Up here in the thin air, not likely I'll ever be running much faster than that, but still good to not have gizmos like that dangling loose. As I said somewhere -- I've got about three threads going now, gotta fix that -- it should work out that I hit 1000 miles around the time we head back for Tucson. At that point I'm gonna take the time to pull ALL the plastic and check EVERYTHING I possibly can before putting the Magnum into winter hibernation. Then when I come back next spring I can just refill all fluids, put the plastic back on, and get scootin'. |
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Post by alleyoop on Aug 23, 2013 18:12:17 GMT -6
Well I told you about the good tach on the second post of this thread even gave you the link so you coulda and shoulda listened. ;D
Alleyoop
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Post by ellpee on Aug 24, 2013 7:33:59 GMT -6
You did indeed. When I got around to ordering one I just Googled "Tachometer" and ordered the first one that popped up and looked simple enough to install. Actually, after watching the YouTube stuff, the lag on mine isn't much different, I'm just comparing it to an analog gauge, where the change is much more immediate and continuous. One down side is that it has an internal, non-replaceable battery, supposedly good for five years, after which it'll be a throwaway item and time to buy another one. But in five years who knows what shape the Magnum and I will be in.
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..BAD TO THE BONE..
