No TACH!!?!??
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That's weird. last thing i want to do is blow up the engine, not sure if just going by sound will cut it for me.
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I wouldn't worry about it, the factory has done this for years beginning with the XLX-61 in '83. This is a cost-lowering procedure, a customer can always buy a tach later if it is important to them. In stock form, the engine has a rev-limiter so you won't overrev it. I would bet money that a Street Tach Kit will be in the HD Accessories catalog very soon!
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It's not that bad, i mean for the price I kind of expected that to happen.
@Streettracker ; has a good point on the rev limited. Not sure %100 but it does cut fuel or timing one or the other to protect you from cooking the engine.
And yes just look out for a tach add on in the accessories
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oh really? heh thanks for the response. new to the harley scene had no clue this was standard ops
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I guess you can look at it as a good thing since it cleans up the overall look in that area. sometimes less is more.
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WHAT? My Heritage Softail Classic was $17,000, and it didn't come with a tachometer. I've been cheated!
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I think you will find there will be a digital tach/odometer/trip meter in the LCD section at the bottom of the gauge.
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that is true, just have to get a feel for it over time, still rather have the tach.some people ride for efficiency and use numerical shift points that cant be determined with just your ears
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You bought an old airhead, they saw you coming a mile away. Value? What's that?WHAT? My Heritage Softail Classic was $17,000, and it didn't come with a tachometer. I've been cheated!
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Yes, and they will sell you a new top clamp to fit the form of the new two guage cluster.
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On the contrary, I love an old airhead!You bought an old airhead, they saw you coming a mile away. Value? What's that?
Tach, do I need one? No.
I've put over 50,000 trouble free miles on this bike, and will probably put at least another 50,000 on it before I rebuild the top end.
So far, it's been a great value.
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Nope.
Harley riders who ride for efficiency? erhmmmsome people ride for efficiency and use numerical shift points that cant be determined with just your ears
do you have a harley?
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no.Harley riders who ride for efficiency? erhmmm
do you have a harley?
I've said many times that's why I'm here... I am the new market.
One of the reasons I bought a Sportster instead of a Victory was fuel mileage. With gas pushing $4 a gallon here in NY, efficiency is getting more important (especially when compared to the 12 mpg with my Studebaker truck). I don't personally short shift for mileage reasons, but I don't wind it out to redline either. No tach on my bike, but it doesn't bother me.Harley riders who ride for efficiency? erhmmm
do you have a harley?
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