Gear Indicator

[i porter]

Has anyone fitted one of those mechanical gear indicators to there dash. Does it work and is it easy to fit.

[Harv748]

Yes...and Kind of!

It depends on the year of your bike. My early 1995 916 is one of the few models that prove a little tricky to wire up. Its missing a piece of the circuitry required to activate the neutral side of the indicator. Without this you can't program it.

I got around it by installing an extra 3 pin relay, which sits behind the nosecone, that now gives me the required input. This was done with the aid of the technicians at Digitool who where very helpful.

I think if your bike is 1996 or later, you should be OK, and if so then they are very easy to fit.

[i porter]

Thanks. Mine is a 996R 2001 model. Ill give it a go.