[JS5owner]

About a month ago I crashed Muley trying to ascend a dry wash... the way she fell she landed on the left front part of the bike and it took out my stock speedo. (I bailed in mid-air and landed in a fetal position on the ground. Thank God for helmets! Slight bruising on my left side...)



Well, that caused me to want to "re-engineer" my instrumentation area. So here is what I did. I created a new shelf that would hold a new Trail Tech Vapor with the "dashboard" bezel. I put this on the left side. Next to it I have a blue LED lighted switch that turns on / off my high beams along with a red LED indicator that my high beam switch is on. Next to this I have a red LED switch that turns on power to my (now) hard wired Garmin GPS (60csx and 205w) and a 12vdc lighter socket.



I'm quite pleased with the results and I must say that the Trail Tech Vapor is really cool. I love all the data points that it collects and displays.



Here are some pictures:

 

[admiral]

That dashboard looks pretty cool. I might do something like that with the stock instrumentation. Nice idea!

 

[Stromper]

2 gps's ?



My Oregon does both trails and roads your hand held does not?



Nice job though good luck, try not to loop her with your

new pretty kit

 

[ronnydog]

Good to see your mod, clean setup. When we all going on a ride ???? You are the Best TW Desert magnet/Director/Host/Ride Engineer/Trail Buster. Build it and they will come.....I've seen it.





Ronnydog

 

[JS5owner]

2 gps's ?



My Oregon does both trails and roads your hand held does not?



Nice job though good luck, try not to loop her with your

new pretty kit

The 60csx does not do streets very well. I like to be told where to turn and the 205w does that! <grin> Plus I love data collecting.

 

[JS5owner]

Good to see your mod, clean setup. When we all going on a ride ???? You are the Best TW Desert magnet/Director/Host/Ride Engineer/Trail Buster. Build it and they will come.....I've seen it.





Ronnydog

Awe shucks! I've been riding my Victory Vision all over the place. I acquired her in April and have almost 8.5k (s)miles.



Adam and I have taken a few local trails including getting ourselves into places that we shouldn't have! <grin>

 

[Gerry]

JS5, good to see you back and providing further inspiration. Dash looks great! Gerry

 

[Hoogie514]

I like your mount for the Garmin 60CSx, I have one as well that I want to mount this spring. thanks for the pics, do you love that Vopor over the stock analog?

 

[JS5owner]

I like your mount for the Garmin 60CSx, I have one as well that I want to mount this spring. thanks for the pics, do you love that Vopor over the stock analog?

I do. I like all the data points that it collects and the fact that it has a tach and run time counter. It does take a bit of time to familiarize oneself with which buttons to press to see things, but that learning is part of my "geek" enjoyment.

 

[Gerry]

I do. I like all the data points that it collects and the fact that it has a tach and run time counter. It does take a bit of time to familiarize oneself with which buttons to press to see things, but that learning is part of my "geek" enjoyment.

I really admire your 'complete geekiness'. I am nerd, with only a bit of geekiness. I seem to lack the perseverance and memory needed to understand and retain pertinent 'techno gadget' operation



Fortunately, my Spot rescue beacon requires only the touch of a single button once turned on. While using my gps (3), I generally look at the screen the device presents me with. If I get a screen the presents me with tide tables, I know I need to start pushing buttons. Once that button pushing stage is reached, I frequently get a screen that provides me a nicely detailed topographical region in another state. My latest push was to upgrade my 'communications system'. I worked to aquire an amateur radio license and purchased a very nice 'full featured' 2 meter radio. On every ride to the middle of no-where, I am still able to pickup and listen clearly so someone. Seems in 'Ham land' folks in the know frequently use "repeaters" to kick up the operating range of their sets. I have yet to master the technique required to connect with someone using a repeater. The use of my Vapor instrument panel is much the same. I have made 'cheat sheets' for all, but still, operation of my techno gadgets is labored and inefficient. My helmet is off to you Geeky folks.......... Gerry



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[joedirt1970]

Does the Garmin play dvds too, or can you use netflix on that...?

 

[JS5owner]

Does the Garmin play dvds too, or can you use netflix on that...?

How did you know... <grin> Plus, it blends a great drink too! Happy New Year!