moshe_levy Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Hello All- I noticed a 2004 R1150RT for sale in the classified here mentions the above, "installed in dash." So, seeing as how the Wunderlich thermometer I already have (thanks to previous owner) is as useless as tits on a bull (gives new meaning to "inaccurate") I'm curious about George's device. Did I just say that Anyway, details appreciated before I go shopping at Formotion.... -MKL Link to comment
E30TECH Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 I have one of George's units. It arrived superfast from the UK and is a perfect fit. George has a picture of it installed on his website. Link to comment
Redbrick Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 I have one of these $17.00 jobs that is stuck right to the dash...Checked it with ice water and indicated 31.9 degrees.....I think it is pretty acurate and the sensor bulb can be mounted right under the front of the fairing someplace so it gets air temp and not distorted by bike heat..And digital which makes it easy to read.. http://www.aerostich.com/aerosearch.php?restrict=Static&q=thermometer Cat. # 4268 Link to comment
moshe_levy Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 Details, please. What's the website? -MKL Link to comment
E30TECH Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 http://www.rtrider.co.uk Scroll to the end of the page Here is his profile..... EDIT The "George" unit is bike powered. I have it come on with the ignition. The aerostich unit mentioned above is powered by a button battery (and does not fit in the radio display). Link to comment
moshe_levy Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 Very, very interesting! Can I ask: What do you have to remove to get to the point where installation is possible? Left and front tupperware? If this is an easy install, I may go with it. Looks very integrated.... -MKL Link to comment
Mark K Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 A few more details.......... Link to comment
awagnon Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 I agree with Redbrick. I have the $ 17.00 Aerostich just stuck on my dash next to the RID. I have the temperature transducer under the front of the bike. Seems to be extremely accurate. Only problem is it quits working when it gets wet and starts again after it drys out. Maybe under the dash would keep it dry. Anyway, it works. Link to comment
NoHeat Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 I like this picture on his website: A good view of the bike without seats, side fairings, fuel tank, glovebox, nosepiece, and dashboard. The bike has no radio, apparently. There's a PIAA mount for 1100x's below the oil cooler. I can't figure out what that is sitting behind the oil cooler. Link to comment
Heck Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 About a month ago, I installed one of George’s temperature gauges on my RT. I was also doing a major rewiring of the farkles, adding driving lights, etc. so I had the bike apart for that anyway. The only additional that I had to do was taking the dash loose to be able to get to the mounting location of the temp gauge. I seemed to spend quite a bit of time looking for the right wire to tap for power for the temp gauge but once accomplished it all went together very well. Seems to be pretty accurate, as I ran the temp sensor out into the LH mirror away from the bike heat. Didn’t activate the audio ice warning as I figured I wouldn’t be able to hear it anyway, but the visual alarm works and actually will attract attention when it goes off. Minor negatives are: 1. Back lighting of the LCD display is a little dimmer than I would have liked, but still readable at night. 2. Much care must be taken when mounting with the glass slides, as the wrong or too much torque will crack the slide fairly easily. If you had access to plexiglas, it might be a little more durable..... I went through 4 slides before I finally figured out that if you put a couple together, the strength is better. Also there is a little protrusion on the inside of the dash that needs to be removed to keep things flat for the glass. Since I have installed it, there have been no problems in the last 4000 or so miles. I don’t anticipate any either- the installation came out clean and is very workable. Was well worth the effort. Good luck with it- Link to comment
moshe_levy Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 Ouch! Big teardown required.... Well, for now I will go shopping at Formotion. Used to have a nice set of their gauges on my Sportster http://www.mklsportster.com/xlgauges.htm and was very satisfied. I'm sure they have a high quality stick on or mountable type of thermometer that would look at home on the dash. Next teardown, I'll get George's unit in there... -MKL Link to comment
Ken H. Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Don't let the photo John (NoHeat) posted scare you. There is no where near that much disassembly required to install something in the dash. Its removal is very straight forward. Basically just after removing the mirrors, just start removing screws until it falls off! Link to comment
E30TECH Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Don't let the photo John (NoHeat) posted scare you. There is no where near that much disassembly required to install something in the dash. Its removal is very straight forward. Basically just after removing the mirrors, just start removing screws until it falls off! What Ken said. I had the left tupperware off anyway. It really is not that much work, but I did it as part of another project. The integrated look was what I wanted. Link to comment
NoHeat Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Don't let the photo John (NoHeat) posted scare you. There is no where near that much disassembly required to install something in the dash. Sorry, didn't mean to imply that photo showed how to install something behind the dash. I should have marked my post as OT - it was just a photo I found to be interesting, on the same site where George sells his temp gauge. Link to comment
Mike O Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 ...The aerostich unit mentioned above is powered by a button battery (and does not fit in the radio display). Well, not quite. What I didn't care for on the 'George' unit was that the display was difficult for ME to read. I went with the larger Aerostitch unit and since you already have to take the dash off to mount either, a small bit of dremel tooling allowed the Aerostitch to fit just fine. It's recessed flat against the dash and can be removed for battery replacement (which I haven't need to do in 2 years) (The green switch is for my Hella FF-50 lights) I would STRONGLY encourage anyone using an after-market thermometer to use one with an external sensor (mine is mounted BEHIND the antenna post out of the air stream). The ones that just stick somewhere in the dash area or on the steering post are wildly inaccurate since they sense heat coming from the oil cooler and engine. Mike O Link to comment
MCDenny Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 The $17 Aerostitch unit works great. Double sided tape the top edge of the digital readout to the bottom of the dash. The temp sensor is inside the air intake snorkle; gives the true temp as long as the engine is running. Link to comment
g_nuse Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 I have installed George's temp gauges in both of my RT's. I find that the hours I spend glancing at them while riding only adds to the sense of accomplishment and it is such a clean installation....and at $30, what cheap entertainment. IMHO, YMMV Link to comment
E30TECH Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 I have installed George's temp gauges in both of my RT's. I find that the hours I spend glancing at them while riding only adds to the sense of accomplishment and it is such a clean installation....and at $30, what cheap entertainment. IMHO, YMMV So I am normal! I told her I wasn't the only one Link to comment
ShovelStrokeEd Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Never one to denigrate the purchase of farkles for farkles sake but, sweating = hot, shivering = cold, neither = fine by me, is all the temperature information I need. Link to comment
Ghostdad Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Never one to denigrate the purchase of farkles for farkles sake but, sweating = hot, shivering = cold, neither = fine by me, is all the temperature information I need. +1 Link to comment
Paul Mihalka Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Never one to denigrate the purchase of farkles for farkles sake but, sweating = hot, shivering = cold, neither = fine by me, is all the temperature information I need. In general that is true, but on my early morning rides I can hit temperature changes up and down of 10 degrees or more. when that that spread is between 28 and 38 I like to know about it. I use a JC Whitney unit that runs the temp gauge with a battery but lights up at night if connected to 12v power. Link to comment
KBoxerBoy Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 The $17 Aerostitch unit works great. Double sided tape the top edge of the digital readout to the bottom of the dash. The temp sensor is inside the air intake snorkle; gives the true temp as long as the engine is running. Guys, where do I get this temp unit? Thanks Link to comment
IXLR8 Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 The $17 Aerostitch unit works great. Double sided tape the top edge of the digital readout to the bottom of the dash. The temp sensor is inside the air intake snorkle; gives the true temp as long as the engine is running. Guys, where do I get this temp unit? Thanks At Aerostich.com Link to comment
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