A few images floating around where people relocated the speedo to the center of the bars and it looks pretty neat. Anyone here try it? Thinking it will annoy me to have it off to the side and wondering what's required (new/custom bracket) or if the stock one can be moved. Any help from current owners would be appreciated.
Feel like this can/will become a pretty standard "mod". The whole "off to the side" thing looks kinda neat but I've ridden bikes with this configuration (recently, the Yamaha FZ09) and it gets annoying. If there is in fact a bracket required, we could ask someone like Guido from Shift Tech if he can make one and set up a group buy if enough people are interested.
Keep in mind the space you will need to add GPS and Camera, I have a Garmin Monterra GPS and a Garmin Virb on my bars, the the off set speedo works well for me. Just a thought
Great Idea! It was on my mind as soon as I saw the Scrambler in the flesh for the 1st time. I'm going through the motions of modifying it on my Red Icon currently and it works and looks very appealing when you change those retro Sissy bars to Protapers and risers to suit. A new brackets is required and the relocation of the harness is a must. Stay tuned I'm just about done. Cheers!
The biggest issue is the key is forward of the handlebars and center. You have to relocate the ignition switch if the speedo can be in the center and not be riding in front of your headlight. Riding the bike, I'm finding that I don't mind the gauges. I'm too busy looking out for cops and the next corner to burn around.
I was at the local dealer looking at the Icon today looking at how the speedo mounts. The bracket for the gauge is part of the upper handle bar clamp. The key switch mounts to a bracket bolted on the under side of the top fork clamp. Looks like to me to be pretty easy to make new brackets to relocate things. Once my icon is here I'll follow up on the relocation plan.
This is still high on my list of things to do. Does anyone know if there's anything available yet? And as stated before, moving the ignition barrel will be the trickiest bit.
Slightly off-topic, but where do you guys turn to for your fabrication needs? I'm just learning about what is actually possible, but have no idea where to turn to see if someone can make it a reality. You guys mentioned Shift Tech – are there any others?
Well here it is guys/girls. This is purely my design - not copied nor stealing any persons ideas. It took me a couple or 5 times to get it right and now I'm happy enough I can show it to the scrambler public. I have had interests from Ducati and small other bike shops around. I have been riding with it on for about 4-6 weeks through the hills, highways, scrub trials and the rough terrain. I find that it's perfectly placed visually very practical when off the beaten track or cruising the highways which I don't really spend alot of the time on. Durabilty wise it's a winner. Let me know if you wish to order one. Happy scrambling everyone!!
I've been trying to figure out how to mount a small1/4 fairing on the bike and this might make it possible. The headlight is set much farther back in the forks than a typical bike that none seem like they will work. This solves one part of the problem. With the gage back and down, the windshield will fit. But since the headlight is so far back, you'd have to cut a lot of the fairing away to get around the handlesbars and fit on the forks.
Have to find someone good at photoshop to work up some examples. Most likely just opt for a dart flyscreeen...
Nice option Phil.............;-) I think it will work with a dart screen now that you can run it all the way across just above the headlight using this speedo bracket.......as you know scramblers are personal and the options are endless. Let me know if you want one?
The Pastrana bars for me are great......they are lower and forward compared to the Icon bars but comfortable as well for long distant travelling which u need. I'am around 6ft tall so I didn't want to change to fat bars as I like to ride through dirt trails and this bar suits the best of both worlds.........!
SOLA, do you have any available? pm me your email please
thanks
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