Tachometer choice and installation.

[umpire3]

Ok, so I'm confused again. I have two wires that require power. I assume one (probably the blue) is for the light and the other (red) powers the tach. My instructions say connect both the blue and red (in fact, they are tied together in a single connector) to power. Then I have a black for ground and a green that goes to the coils. Is this similar to yours? Did you connect both powers to the plug in the headlight or just the tach light? Thanks

Just the tach +12v (red in my case) is attached to the plug with the black wire on the other side.  The wire for the light (blue on yours?, white on mine) is attached to the low beam on the head light.

[highwayman]

Not to hijack a thread but...if your into something a bit smaller here is a pic of my digital tach... http://www.roadstarraider.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=11467

[umpire3]

Highway,

Post the link to your tach.

[t84a]

http://www.speedwayinstruments.com/products/microtach.html

[highwayman]

http://www.speedwayinstruments.com/products/microtach.html

Yup...thats it. What do yall think of my prompt reply?  Sorry...I forgot I posted on this thread.

[Bearster18]

any whole bike pics with the tach installed?

[t84a]

Can't do a whole bike but here's the Cobra

[wolfraider]

Here is mine. It's a Cobra too, but with a custom plate.

[bikertrsh]

http://www.speedwayinstruments.com/products/microtach.html

Can I assume that the Raider is a "single-fire" ignition?

[Deyv]

if memory serves the Raider is Dual fire...

[bikertrsh]

if memory serves the Raider is Dual fire...

That's what I thought, but the tach referred to on this link says Metrics have single-fire ignition and offer no Metric dual-fire option.

http://www.speedwayinstruments.com/products/microtach.html

[umpire3]

Single fire.  See page 296 in J&P Cycles catalog.