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13 Feb 2007
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Motorcycle computers
I'm thinking of ditching the speedo and rev counter on the bike and fitting a motorcycle computer ,so far I have found 2 brands .
The TrailTech and the Acewell .
Has anyone any experience with either ?
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You can also check the models from Touratech. They are made more for Rally bikes but is good for touring. Bit more expensive.
Just think about replacing your analogue instruments first. Your eye will find the reading of an analogue readout much faster than a digital one which might be changing figures accelerating or decelerating making it even harder to read.
A split second more spend reading an instrument can be a mater of life and death. Why do you think top manufactures stick to analogue readouts even though most instruments these days have a digital input.
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I looked at all the high end digital gadgets
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computer for bike
I am using the Vapor model on few of my bikes and they are really great for the price , they do outside temp, water temp,mile or KM,2 stop clock ,time , and light,tehy work on thier own pwoer source or bike battery. I ride off road and road and they are pretty reliable.
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i wouldn't go for touratech imo models they tend to leak apperently
i would take an ico-vr instead those are the durable rally computers
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