| The SPA tachometer/speedometer can be purchased from SPA Technique.
There web address is: https://www.spatechnique.com/
The product comes from the UK, and can be purchased
from Indianapolis. Patrick at SPA was very helpful with product
application. Technical assistance, however, is slow but
rarely needed.
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I purchased the SPA for the main purpose of moving the
tach to a position that can be seen when deep in Vboost territory.
Bonuses include a three stage shift light, maximum speed recall, maximum
RPM recall, standing 1/4 mile timer, xxx to xxx acceleration timer,
odometer, trip meter, speedometer, selectable units and fits into
the stock housing with some modifications.
There are a few disadvantages which consist of
possible water damage if douched, tach arm obstructs the view of the
digital speed indication when in the 2K-5K range, and while it has many
features, the software is somewhat cumbersome for quick
recording.
One other points to consider is if it is used to
replace a stock speedo, the title will forever say "not actual
mileage".
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The SPA comes with one push button switch that is used
to access all of its functions. A place was needed to mount the
switch, so a bracket was fabricated from a piece of stainless
steel.
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| In order to access the SPAs functions, you must hold
the supplied switch closed while applying power to the unit. This
made it extremely inconvenient to turn the bike off and back on to start
recording a new 1/4 mile time, or acceleration time. |
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button switch was added to pass the power to SPA. Hold both
buttons down and release the red one. Within a few seconds you are
in setup/record mode while the bike is still running. |
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| Here are a few pictures of the installation. |
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This picture on the left shows the bezel that has
had the crimped lip ground down. If you look at the pictures
above it is barely noticeable. This picture shows the detail of
what the ground bezel ends up looking like. |
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Here's how the Hall effect sensor was mounted. An
"L" bracket with a metric lock nut to hold in on the OEM
speedometer drive. The magnet was attached using epoxy. |
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