It Can't Be This Easy, Or Cheap

[FJ1100mjk]

I don't care about it this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorcycle-Digital-Gear-Indicator-Green-LED-Display-Shift-Level-Sensor-US-/231567808880?fits=Model%3AFJ1200&hash=item35ea845970&vxp=mtr I just keep grabbing gears until they're all gone.

Who'll be the first to attempt its install, for such a low price of admission?

[copper]

I wonder if because it uses a magnet mounted to the shifter moving past the sensor that if you do not fully engage a gear it will read an inaccurate gear reading since it only appears to indicate by the magnet moving past the sensors.

[FJ1100mjk]

Hall-effect:

http://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/electromagnetism/hall-effect.html

[red]

I wonder if because it uses a magnet mounted to the shifter moving past the sensor that if you do not fully engage a gear it will read an inaccurate gear reading since it only appears to indicate by the magnet moving past the sensors.

Copper,

I was reading about that unit, or one much like it.  The text I saw said that it zeroes itself, every time the Neutral light comes on.  So even if it "misses" a shift now and then, it will correct itself once you hit Neutral again.  For an all-external install, with nothing in the transmission, I'd guess it's fairly reliable.

Cheers,
Red

[simi_ed]

I bought one, so far it is just another thing on my "to-do" list ...

[Paul1965]

I picked up a similar one from Amazon only with a red LED, just haven't gotten to installing it yet.

Oldktmdude has one installed and has pics of what it looks like:

http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=11657.15