This may sound stupid and trivial, but almost all of the new model cruisers drive me nuts with their lack of a tachometer and the trendy placement of the speedometer on the gas tank.
My Vulcan is one such model. It’s distracting to have to look down at the tank to see my speed, and I just like having a tach.
I think the best thing is exactly what most of the older imports have - a speedometer and tachometer mounted in front of the handlebars where they’re easy to read.
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Im with you. I can’t stand a vehicle which does not have a tach, even automatics. Instead of cursing your problem, embrace the fact that there is not a current solution; if you have any type of mechanical abilites, now is your chace to design an aftermarket solution, market and sell it, and get-rich-quick.
My Stratoliner has a tach but I have to tell you, I can’t imagine looking other than for fun. I think you mentioned your Vulcan was a 500? I can tell you on a larger cruiser the tach is just not needed since they have so much torque. You end up developing a feel for your speed. Worse thing about the tank speedo is the reflection at night of the lights in your windshield when you have one.
You’re right. It’s not really needed, it’s just nice to have. I’ve always hated any cars that I had without tachs too. Just my mental thing I guess.