Hour meter

[guy53]

I'm thinking about installing an hour meter on my Sherco ST 2015, can someone give me is experience?

Guy 

[heffergm]

What do you need to know? It takes about 38 seconds. Just find a good place to mount the meter, trim the wire to length, keeping in mind you need to wrap it around the spark plug/HT lead about 5 or 6 times (see the instructions on the meter). Some electrical tape around the wire finishes the job.

[2stroke4stroke]

I've had two (inexpensive) - neither lasted long enough to be of any practical use.

I'm not convinced time alone means much on a trials bike.  i prefer to look back on what events I have done and assess how they may have, for instance, affected the oil.  Two hours putting round a field doing sections is not the same as two hours spent blasting over the moors.

Edited December 5, 2018 by 2stroke4stroke

[al_orange]

4 hours ago, 2stroke4stroke said:

I've had two (inexpensive) - neither lasted long enough to be of any practical use.

I'm not convinced time alone means much on a trials bike.  i prefer to look back on what events I have done and assess how they may have, for instance, affected the oil.  Two hours putting round a field doing sections is not the same as two hours spent blasting over the moors.

True.. but you need to know you've done two hours in the first place. 

[guy53]

heffergm, seem's like you tired or use one, do you find it useful ?

[heffergm]

Yes, I have one on all my bikes. I use it to keep track of oil change intervals and more generally other major maintenance like fork oil and linkage. 

[2stroke4stroke]

10 hours ago, al_orange said:

True.. but you need to know you've done two hours in the first place. 

Indeed, my written log (which never stops working) tell me what I have been doing so I can work out near enough.

[breagh]

5 hours round the Scott or 5 hours at a club Trial?

[guy53]

heffergm, that's the info I was looking for. Of course the pretend off all the sellers will tell you it work wonder, I like the user input. Thank you

Guy 

[mcman56]

Beta 4t engine maintenance schedule is based on hours so it is very useful.

[jonnyc21]

I use mine in the same way heffergm.  Works great and makes it easy for me to keep tabs on when I should be doing things like oil change, barrings, etc.  

[section swept]

£6.00 Asda look for the cycle accessories display Bell products cycle computer, does speed, distance and a few other techie things and has a memory. Its small, light and comes complete with all fixings. You may need to make a mounting for the sensor a fairly easy thing to do, waterproof too!?