I hear when you mount gauges you need to install some sort of rubber bushings so big bumps in the road don't rattle the gauge to death (literally). Just wondering, do most people mount them this way? Or do you just bolt it straight to the triple, frame or other surface directly with no padding? Who has actually broken gauges from hitting bumps in the road?
Mounting gauges for vibration
- Thread starter tbagginz
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mount them just like the ones you pulled off were mounted...its not necessarily hitting a bump that will break it its the constant vibration that is enhanced by the weight of the gauge especially if it only has single mounting point. it can screw with the internals of any analog speedometer/tachometer.
there should be a ton of stuff on your motorcycle that was mounted in the proper vibration dampening fashion. its basically a rubber grommet with a groove in the middle that seats into the hole, a steel tube that slides in the center of the rubber piece (same overall length), and a bolt with a nut and washer.
there should be a ton of stuff on your motorcycle that was mounted in the proper vibration dampening fashion. its basically a rubber grommet with a groove in the middle that seats into the hole, a steel tube that slides in the center of the rubber piece (same overall length), and a bolt with a nut and washer.
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I found rubber grommets that fit my gauge's mounting tabs and used that along with a washer on top and bottom. I left them just a hair loose so that the grommet was not completely compressed and still had a little give left.tbagginz said:
They can also be mounted on rubber mounting straps like a Scitsu or in a flat metal mount. Make the hole 1/4" larger than the gauges and put 1/4"-1/2" adhesive backed foam on top and make the hole in the foam 1/8" to 1/4" smaller than the gauge so the gauge is a tight fit in the foam and can't touch the metal. It will look like an all foam race bike fitting but at a fraction of the cost.
