Sniper Predator
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This is my prototype, I will remake all items with my mill when I return home from Kuwait. I can only post 10 photos for now, but when I figure out how to post them all I will put the entire tutorial on this site.
Again, this is not a complete tutorial until I can post more photos or figure out how to do it. Mainly posting this so everyone knows it is possible and a great way to make the Gen 1 become a little more updated. I had a Honda V65 Magna before I got my 85 V-Max and loved the digital read outs it had and wanted the gear indicator, etc. that it had and this Dakota Digital Speedometer does this for you.
The last photo is the one with the entire speedometer working. This tutorial allows you to use your original male/female plug-ins when you remove the speedometer dome anytime you work on your bike. That was always important to me, to always keep as much as modular and original so I could work on my bike and it does not feel like I was working on an entirely new bike. This way everything plugs in like the original parts do.
Last note, the Dakota Digital chrome housing will not show when I put my glass cover over the dome piece. The glass will be painted to just cover up the chrome lip on the Dakota Ditital chrome housing so it only shows the digital numbers and data on the panel.
The Dakota Digital Model you need to get is the MCV-7300. Here is the website I used: MCV-7000 Series Speedometer/ Tachometer
All MCV-7000 Series gauges include the following features:
Again, this is not a complete tutorial until I can post more photos or figure out how to do it. Mainly posting this so everyone knows it is possible and a great way to make the Gen 1 become a little more updated. I had a Honda V65 Magna before I got my 85 V-Max and loved the digital read outs it had and wanted the gear indicator, etc. that it had and this Dakota Digital Speedometer does this for you.
The last photo is the one with the entire speedometer working. This tutorial allows you to use your original male/female plug-ins when you remove the speedometer dome anytime you work on your bike. That was always important to me, to always keep as much as modular and original so I could work on my bike and it does not feel like I was working on an entirely new bike. This way everything plugs in like the original parts do.
Last note, the Dakota Digital chrome housing will not show when I put my glass cover over the dome piece. The glass will be painted to just cover up the chrome lip on the Dakota Ditital chrome housing so it only shows the digital numbers and data on the panel.
The Dakota Digital Model you need to get is the MCV-7300. Here is the website I used: MCV-7000 Series Speedometer/ Tachometer
All MCV-7000 Series gauges include the following features:
- 0-199 MPH or KM/H Speedometer
- 0-8,000 RPM Bar Graph Tachometer with 0-16,000 numeric readout
- Oil Pressure Gauge, (sender included)
- Voltmeter
- Fuel Level Gauge, (bike must be equipped with a stock sender)
- Gear Position Readout
- Clock
- Million Mile Odometer with Dual Trip Meters and Countdown Service Meter
- Turn Signal, High Beam, Neutral, Low Oil, Low Fuel, Low Voltage, Service Engine/Wait to Start Indicators
- Performance Displays such as 0-60 MPH/KM/H Timer, 1/4 Mile Time and Speed, High Speed and RPM Recall
- Positive Locking Connectors for all Wires
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