Trail Tech Vapor

Thorgram · 04-11-2011, 07:55 PM

Has anyone installed one of these on a Lifan GY5? The first thing I'm having an issue with is the sensor to detect mileage. It says to put the provided sensor magnet on the front rotor, which makes sense, except on my bike the front brake covers the entire rotor.

The one I bought was tagged for Honda XRs.

http://www.trailtech.net/75-402.html

I figured everything else I've been buying worked using that configuration. Any suggestions or experience out there?

FastDoc · 04-11-2011, 07:59 PM

We'll get it to work no worries. Post some pics.

JTCAndrew · 04-11-2011, 08:11 PM

I was going to get one of these for my "q" complete with the dashboard KIT (Built in Turn Signal Idicators, Shift indicator - Nutral Light, HiBeam etc.....) Instaed I decided to keep the OEM Dash and I added this: Well not yet it's on the way:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...=STRK:MEWNX:IT

It has a FEW Features my stock dash does not. I will do a Install Thread when it arrives.

defianetley get some pictures going. The TrailTech website has a COMPLETE Accessorie area with tons of various parts for these computer kits. You may simply need another sensor type to make it work.

Thorgram · 04-11-2011, 08:28 PM

I was all set to put up some pictures of my front rotor etc and Photobucket is down for maintenance. :(

In other news, I have just discovered that I may have broken my garage door by using it as a bike hoist yesterday!!!!

:x 8O

:roll: :evil:

Yes, all those faces!!!!

JTCAndrew · 04-11-2011, 09:26 PM

WTF - That suks.....Harbor Freight has some nice Bike / ATV Jacks for 89 bucks! Maybe even cheaper if you can find a coupon. I think i'm gonna buy one, I SOLD My Craftsman to my buddy for his Harley when I was in Between Bikes. He really needed it so I let it go for $50 it was like NEW! Now I have to go buy a new one......Guess thats what I get for helping out.....Dang it! LMAO

SpudRider · 04-12-2011, 03:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JTCAndrew

WTF - That suks.....Harbor Freight has some nice Bike / ATV Jacks for 89 bucks! Maybe even cheaper if you can find a coupon. I think i'm gonna buy one, I SOLD My Craftsman to my buddy for his Harley when I was in Between Bikes. He really needed it so I let it go for $50 it was like NEW! Now I have to go buy a new one......Guess thats what I get for helping out.....Dang it! LMAO

I hate to say it; "no good deed goes unpunished." :roll:

Spud

SpudRider · 04-12-2011, 03:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thorgram

I was all set to put up some pictures of my front rotor etc and Photobucket is down for maintenance. :(

In other news, I have just discovered that I may have broken my garage door by using it as a bike hoist yesterday!!!!

:x 8O

:roll: :evil:

Yes, all those faces!!!!

I'm sorry to hear about your garage door; I don't think I can help you with that problem. :( However, if you can post some photographs of the brake rotor on you front wheel, I'm sure we can help you get your speed sensor installed.

Spud

mizke · 04-12-2011, 04:41 AM

odds are youtube will have some videos for the install of this

daddy469 · 04-12-2011, 08:51 AM

Trailtech is supposed to have stellar tech support as well if you wanted to take a look http://www.trailtech.net/tech_support_computers.html
Or
tech_support@trailtech.net

daddy 8)

Barnone · 04-12-2011, 09:00 AM

Andrew,
There are 20% off coupons for HF in Cycle World along with lot of other magazines. I always carry one in my wallet. I've seen some coupons taken at HF that were photo copies.

BTW, I have a center stand on the way from China for my Qlink XF200. I'll start a new thread when it arrives.

Thorgram · 04-12-2011, 09:09 PM

The good news: I fixed my garage door.
More the good news: My clutch tool came today.
The BAD news: Fixing the door took so long that I have no energy to do any bike work.
More the BAD news: I hit my head while fixing the door and it's not as pretty anymore.

Weldangrind · 04-12-2011, 09:44 PM

The door isn't as pretty? Don't worry, you can paint it.

Glad that the clutch tool arrived.

Thorgram · 05-02-2011, 02:32 PM

I had a thought on all this. (took long enough) Has anyone had any experience changing out the front rotor on a gy200? I was thinking of changing it to an XR one since that's what the sensor was designed for but the ones I've seen look different than mine, mine has 4 bolts holding it and XR's have more and they mount differently. The ones I've seen anyway. I'm limited to what I can search on my work computer. :roll:

david3921 · 05-02-2011, 04:28 PM

Do you have inverted forks? Most are having a hard time figuring out how to mount the sending unit solidly. Here's how I installed a bicycle speedo on my bike. I got some rare earth magnets from Radio Shack and put them in the allen head bolt heads. It took two to get them flush with the bolt head;

Then I drilled some holes in the fork guard so that could zip tie the sending unit to it. The bottom of my fork guard is attached with two machine screws so it's pretty solid. You can just see the tops of the screws heads below. I found that I had to cut a small piece of wood to make a wedge shape to align the sender to the magnet.

I think that the bolt head has worn a slot in the sender so I know I'm getting good contact. I didn't notice how rusty the magnets are getting before I took these pictures. I will have to take them out (only held by the attraction to the bolt and each other), clean, and maybe coat them with some clear poly or enamel.

Thorgram · 05-02-2011, 04:55 PM

Yes, I have inverted forks. Although your pictures are a better example than the instructions I got, it's given me a few ideas. Thanks!

04-11-2011, 07:55 PM	#1
Thorgram Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 145	Trail Tech Vapor Has anyone installed one of these on a Lifan GY5? The first thing I'm having an issue with is the sensor to detect mileage. It says to put the provided sensor magnet on the front rotor, which makes sense, except on my bike the front brake covers the entire rotor. The one I bought was tagged for Honda XRs. http://www.trailtech.net/75-402.html I figured everything else I've been buying worked using that configuration. Any suggestions or experience out there?
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04-11-2011, 07:59 PM	#2
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	We'll get it to work no worries. Post some pics. __________________ Happy to serve.
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04-11-2011, 08:11 PM	#3
JTCAndrew Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Jamestown, PA Posts: 589	I was going to get one of these for my "q" complete with the dashboard KIT (Built in Turn Signal Idicators, Shift indicator - Nutral Light, HiBeam etc.....) Instaed I decided to keep the OEM Dash and I added this: Well not yet it's on the way: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...=STRK:MEWNX:IT It has a FEW Features my stock dash does not. I will do a Install Thread when it arrives. defianetley get some pictures going. The TrailTech website has a COMPLETE Accessorie area with tons of various parts for these computer kits. You may simply need another sensor type to make it work. __________________ Andrew - Jamestown, PA 16134 YouTube Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/Jtcomp2009#p/u 2009 Qlink XF200 Supermoto 1982 Honda CM200 Bobber - SOLD 2003 JEEP Liberty SPORT = 3" Lift 2002 Chevy Trailblazer LTZ - Family Cruiser
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04-11-2011, 09:26 PM	#5
JTCAndrew Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Jamestown, PA Posts: 589	WTF - That suks.....Harbor Freight has some nice Bike / ATV Jacks for 89 bucks! Maybe even cheaper if you can find a coupon. I think i'm gonna buy one, I SOLD My Craftsman to my buddy for his Harley when I was in Between Bikes. He really needed it so I let it go for $50 it was like NEW! Now I have to go buy a new one......Guess thats what I get for helping out.....Dang it! LMAO __________________ Andrew - Jamestown, PA 16134 YouTube Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/Jtcomp2009#p/u 2009 Qlink XF200 Supermoto 1982 Honda CM200 Bobber - SOLD 2003 JEEP Liberty SPORT = 3" Lift 2002 Chevy Trailblazer LTZ - Family Cruiser
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04-12-2011, 04:41 AM	#8
mizke Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: austin, tx Posts: 1,452	odds are youtube will have some videos for the install of this __________________ 200cc beast replica,carsoli cdi,performance coil,fmf powercore 2,uni air filter,hour/tach meter,jetted mikuni carb,msr bars,moose racing grips,yz250f clutch perch,D.I.D chain
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04-11-2011, 08:28 PM	#4
Thorgram Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 145	I was all set to put up some pictures of my front rotor etc and Photobucket is down for maintenance. :( In other news, I have just discovered that I may have broken my garage door by using it as a bike hoist yesterday!!!! :x 8O :roll: :evil: Yes, all those faces!!!!
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04-12-2011, 08:51 AM	#9
daddy469 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 293	Trailtech is supposed to have stellar tech support as well if you wanted to take a look http://www.trailtech.net/tech_support_computers.html Or tech_support@trailtech.net daddy 8) __________________ The Great Eye is ever watchful
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04-12-2011, 09:00 AM	#10
Barnone Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,354	Andrew, There are 20% off coupons for HF in Cycle World along with lot of other magazines. I always carry one in my wallet. I've seen some coupons taken at HF that were photo copies. BTW, I have a center stand on the way from China for my Qlink XF200. I'll start a new thread when it arrives.
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04-12-2011, 09:09 PM	#11
Thorgram Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 145	The good news: I fixed my garage door. More the good news: My clutch tool came today. The BAD news: Fixing the door took so long that I have no energy to do any bike work. More the BAD news: I hit my head while fixing the door and it's not as pretty anymore.
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04-12-2011, 09:44 PM	#12
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	The door isn't as pretty? Don't worry, you can paint it. Glad that the clutch tool arrived. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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05-02-2011, 02:32 PM	#13
Thorgram Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 145	I had a thought on all this. (took long enough) Has anyone had any experience changing out the front rotor on a gy200? I was thinking of changing it to an XR one since that's what the sensor was designed for but the ones I've seen look different than mine, mine has 4 bolts holding it and XR's have more and they mount differently. The ones I've seen anyway. I'm limited to what I can search on my work computer. :roll:
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05-02-2011, 04:28 PM	#14
david3921 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,035	Do you have inverted forks? Most are having a hard time figuring out how to mount the sending unit solidly. Here's how I installed a bicycle speedo on my bike. I got some rare earth magnets from Radio Shack and put them in the allen head bolt heads. It took two to get them flush with the bolt head; Then I drilled some holes in the fork guard so that could zip tie the sending unit to it. The bottom of my fork guard is attached with two machine screws so it's pretty solid. You can just see the tops of the screws heads below. I found that I had to cut a small piece of wood to make a wedge shape to align the sender to the magnet. I think that the bolt head has worn a slot in the sender so I know I'm getting good contact. I didn't notice how rusty the magnets are getting before I took these pictures. I will have to take them out (only held by the attraction to the bolt and each other), clean, and maybe coat them with some clear poly or enamel.
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05-02-2011, 04:55 PM	#15
Thorgram Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 145	Yes, I have inverted forks. Although your pictures are a better example than the instructions I got, it's given me a few ideas. Thanks!
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