Sticky Forking

[FJ_Hooligan]

If it doesn't howl then I'll take it!

Although, that GPS unit rocks!  Very nice installation.

[Burns]

Well the new girl is on my truck in the drive-way.

I'm really thinking about putting her back on the road. Low miles and the damage isn't all that bad.

I'll do the math.

I'm thinkin' of a Kenny Roberts (Yamaha Bumble-Bee) paint-job. She'd be the mother of all RD350LC's!

But for now she will be giving a leg to her needy sister.

[ribbert]

Hooligan, did you see Tim's write up on his GPS speedo?
http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=3148.105

For those of you that didn't click on the link in Tim's original post about the speedo, he failed to mention some of the cool features. That little window at the bottom scrolls through odometer, trip meter, elevation, top speed achieved since last reset aaaaaand.... auto start quarter mile times. I fitted one to a vintage car not long back with a face that doesn't really look out of place at all.

I don't think Tim bringing this option to our attention got quite the reaction it deserved, this is a brilliant alternative for a speedo, either to replace a dead one or to simplify a wheel conversion.
Personally, I don't like after market digital dashboards on the FJ, or haven't seen one I like anyway and this looks terrific.
At $240 with all those features and such a close match to the original, I reckon it's good value.

Good onya Tim, neat installation too.

Noel

[Pat Conlon]

Yes, as typical, Tim's install is top notch...

However, Noel, it was your fellow countryman, Bozo who first brought the Speedhut GPS speedo mod to our attention last December.

Pat, this isn't a cheap solution, but I fitted a Speedhut GPS speedo to my FJ (after spending heaps of hours trying to get my standard inaccurate speedos to work correctly). I managed to fit the speedhut into the same area as my previous speedo, took some doing but it works well (no I don't work for speedhut). No speedo cable required.

The speedo is brilliant, front wheel size doesn't matter, also the Apps for iphones don't update 5 times a second. I am inclined to believe them because even accelerating hard the speedo shows no sign of jumping trying to correct like an iphone. To get a true reading on an APP you have to steady first before reading. Would I buy it again, YES. So far two riders I go out with have fitted these to their KZ900/KZ1000 but they had the Tacho matched and the facias have been tailored.

Pat, I haven't had it drop out yet even around the city, I haven't even noticed it dropping out while going through a tunnel (maybe they have some kind of repeaters??) but maybe I also wasn't paying attention to the speed at the time. I bought the 3.5 inch and because Oz has Kilometers I have 260KPH on mine (you can have any detail you want) plus you can add lettering - "FJ1200" or anything/colour you want. No need to calibrate, it is a GPS with a stepper motor for the dail. 

[FJ_Hooligan]

The GPS speedometer is a nice option.

Pat, with Tim's permission, can you separate his installation write up and copy it over to the FILES?

[Pat Conlon]

The GPS speedometer is a nice option.

Pat, with Tim's permission, can you separate his installation write up and copy it over to the FILES?

Done...good suggestion! Thank you....

Tim wants to send you his mech speedo, do you still want it?  If not, I'll take it.....but you have first dibbs.