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Post by 90GTVert on Feb 3, 2017 9:06:41 GMT -5
The Vapor is backlit. It has a battery, but all of mine are wired to 12V from the scooter. They can even run on AC.
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Post by ThaiGyro on Feb 4, 2017 22:15:06 GMT -5
I have not seen anyone suggest Koso North America here. It is a Taiwan Corporation that makes a lot of innovative products, including a wide variety of indicators and accessories. Though I also have had great reliability with Trail Tech...they are much more expensive in that there is little variation of offerings. Koso has low end, mid range and very high end products, including OEM stuff for some Hondas, Harley's and maybe more. To Trail Tech's credit, they are now doing Can Am stuff. I discovered a Koso speedometer transmitter that actually screws into the cable port on nearly any OEM bike...programmable for wheel size. To me, that beats the very clunky Trail Tech setup. Try this: kosonorthamerica.com/Looks like they have a slim indicator for $50, but setup for liquid, the cylinder head kit is $20, plugs into same harness. They also have adapters for oil plug...take a look.
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Post by scooternub on May 18, 2021 13:02:46 GMT -5
I still have my first Trail Tech tach. Not sure exactly how old it is, but it owes me nothing for the $25-30 I paid for it. 1 old temp gauge that still works. 3 Vapors that I really like. My biggest complaint is with the under plug CHT senders. I have more issues than I think I should with them. EDIT : Looking back at vids, my first TTO tach is now 6 years old and still working, though it's been off of full time duty for the last year since I got a Vapor on that scoot. Maybe battery life is worse on some types of TTO gauges or I'm just lucky. For the CHT sensors, what problems arised?
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Post by 90GTVert on May 18, 2021 14:23:05 GMT -5
For the CHT sensors, what problems arised? They would stop working. The wiring at the sensor didn't seem durable enough. I've had my current sensor for quite a while though. From what I've seen, if I leave too much slack in the wire it will blow around too much and I think that ends them over time. Too little slack and the wires are tugged on when the suspension moves. Mine is used on a naked scoot though, so it may not be such a problem with a little wind block in front of the wires. I could be mistaken and something else is different now, but all that I have done for the one that has lasted is to be careful about how much slack I leave.
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Post by scooternub on May 18, 2021 15:25:55 GMT -5
For the CHT sensors, what problems arised? They would stop working. The wiring at the sensor didn't seem durable enough. I've had my current sensor for quite a while though. From what I've seen, if I leave too much slack in the wire it will blow around too much and I think that ends them over time. Too little slack and the wires are tugged on when the suspension moves. Mine is used on a naked scoot though, so it may not be such a problem with a little wind block in front of the wires. I could be mistaken and something else is different now, but all that I have done for the one that has lasted is to be careful about how much slack I leave. Sounds not good, I'll have to be careful. Thanks!
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