Portable Tachs

Neither mine nor my wife's bikes have tachs. Is there a portable out there for use during maintenance? I'm sure some tuning issues would be easier with one than using my ear (which my wife claims are for decorative purposes only).

Is it possible to use/modify a portable tach that was for automotive 6/8 cyl engines, so that it would be fairly accurate or easy to interpret?

I had a real nice hand held mechanical tach once upon a time. My ex or her Jodi decided they needed it more than I did.

It had a shaft and multiple attachments to adapt to what ever you wanted to check. It even had a wheel that went on it that would calculate feet per second.

Ones like I had are out there but they are spendy. IIRC I got mine at a boat shop.

Interesting reply 2fast.....Jodi, huh? Sounds like you may have spent some time in "school".......you don't usually hear that term often.

I remember "Jodi", that was in the song the old drill sergeants used to sing while they had you marching in boot camp. Something like "ain't no use in going home, Jodi's got your gal and gone".

I think it was meant to make you forget about any girlfriend you had left behind. Not sure that it worked out that way though:drunk:

Speaking of tachs, 'anybody know if there's a connector already in place on most tachless newer bikes?

Tachs

Snap On has one that works well it has two and four stroke and one to twelve cylinder settings. It looks like a small transister radio with a antenna that picks up on the coil of the bike, battery operated. Dutch

Millitary. Jodi is used to refer to anyone stealing your woman while your away. I spent 10 years in the Navy.

I didn't know it was a "school" term but it makes sense that they would use it too.

Yeah 2fast, my buddy just got out of "school" a few months ago. I guess the terms are multi-purpose. (he had 3-5 but spent 2 years total, 1 at Southern State and 1 at Northeastern, oh well for him) (thats what you get for playing with weapons in public) :roflmao:

Yeah man... Snap-on has every tool imaginable. Expensive as all hell too... But if you work on vehicles for a living, they are tops!!!

the inductive pick up on my timing light works and I also use reflective pick up both work well like chuck said you can pick up a cheap one at harbor freight if'n ya just use it once in a while I use mine almost daily so yup it's a snappy

You guys might be surprised at how well some of the Harbor Freight stuff holds up. I was in a bind once and needed some swivel impact socketts quick. Got an $8.00 set at HF. That was some 20 years ago and I'm still using those socketts. Haven't had to use the Life time warrenty once. Not as sexxxy as my Snappy's but just as effective.