Cockpit de-clutter

[Singlecrack]

Just a quick question ...
How many of you have got rid of the idiot lights/non-essential switches/indicators etc

I just want a speedo and basic lights ...nice clean look

 

[danker16]

just got rid of the lights, i want my tach

 

[Flugtechnik]

This is mine. Speedo, Turn indicator and Neutral light. I tried going without a turn indicator but I kept leaving them on. Only problem I have with this setup is that the trip meter reset knob tends to block my view of the neutral light.

 

[hillsy]

You can get the same type of speedo with warning lights:


http://www.shop.modernmotorcyclecompany.com.au/products/speedo-60mm-with-warning-lights-black-face-140kph


They're not bad things to have - especially if you need to get your bike inspected or get it looked over by a cranky policeman. As well as for their function.

 

[Flugtechnik]

Yep, even cleaner. That one in my pic was given to me and it is hard to turn down free.

I highly recommend those three things as a minimum.

 

[Dingo]

If you want to go without a light for the turn signals you could always get a flasher with a buzzer, they're kind of annoying but at least you'll have a warning you left them on.

 

[warpedworm]

I got this off of a Yamaha, simple with speedo/turn/neutral/bright and not very big.
Going to put a toggle switch for the ignition between the triple & Speedo in the round area.

 

[Titan performance]

I binned all the OEM instruments, and the mount and started again. Small 60mm clocks fixed on a polished stainless mounting, with just 2 idiot lights. Green for neutral, and blue for high beam. They are very bright LED's. In fact I went a stage further, and created my own top yoke too....

 

[Ribo]

I'm doing this right now as you can see in my build thread...the stock MC is only on there so I could move it.. new bates headlight on order...hardest thing is the wiring... note the speedo has all the lights you need.

This is an XJ650 '81 - tach is 5:1 and speedo is 2240rpm at 60mph

* Edit the mounting is also not that simple - you'll find a disclaimer on all speedo's and tachs that tell you to mount these on some kind of vibration dampener - i.e. rubber.. this makes them difficult to get rigid on the single mounting hole. Some folks have fabricated fancy new brackets for this but I just put together some bolt/washer/split washer assembly that seems to work - we'll see what happens when I get it back on the road.