Does the wire that goes into the hour meter get somehow spliced when its pushed into the meter ? or does the wire just go inside uncut and gets a signal via induction ?
Oklahoma ADV Hey OKADV,Most bikes that have twin plugs are that way because of emissions issues back in the era when the EPA started cracking down on manufactures to lower emissions. It was cheaper for the manufacture to add another plug and have it fire a split second after the first to burn any residual fuel rather than to completely redesign their engines to meet EPA guidelines. Modern fuel injection has basically made twin plugs obsolete. As far as how to hook up an hour meter to a twin-plugged bike, just wrap the pick-up wire around just one of the plug wires. It should work just fine like that. Keep us posted.
Thomas Superty Hey Thomas,No way to set the meter to 5, and there is no way to reset them either, usually. The easy part for you is that the bike only has 5 hours on it, and that's pretty easy to remember. Hope this helps you.Thanks for watching our videos and for the comment. You remembered to subscribe, right?
Sure, put the hour meter on another engine you don't care to log hours on. Maybe your car? Log 5 hours on the meter and then put it on your bike. No sweat!
Wouldn't it make more sense to mount this electronic device in a place that is not vulnerable to water from washing the bike, not to mention mud splatter from the track? ... Like under the seat? (I will only need to see the read-out periodically). If you do want to mount it where you showed, how about first wrapping it in a clear plastic bag for some protection? Just some thoughts. Thank you for posting ... excellent video.
+MrDirtBikess MrDB,You lost me. You have an hour meter, got it. It has a wire or not? What's the brand? Model?There are so many ways to build a hour meter, and you'll find them with one wire, two wires, and even no wire versions exist. Usually they're attached to, or at least near the spark plug wire. Keep us posted and we'll direct you as best as we can.Thanks for watching our videos and the question. You remembered to subscribe, right?
+BikeBandit it's a genuine Yamaha dirt bike hour metre its brand new I opened it to put on my old bike but it never ended up getting put on it came with wire 2 screws and the hour metre it set I some how managed to find the screws the hour metre but Not the wire so I need to buy Some and I don't know what type to buy that's were I need the help . Of course I've subscribed I've been subscribed for years mate this is the best dirt bike Chanel around any issues I have income straight to your videos
+MrDirtBikess That is something that I don't know, as the gauge of the wire is not listed in any of my resources. Two choices would either to reach out directly to Yamaha, or just buy a new one. Now, if I had to guess, I'd guess that wire to be 16 gauge.
+MrDirtBikess Remember that wire gauge numbering is backwards...i.e. a 14g is thicker than a 16g.Go too thick and it might not clear the port on the side of the housing. Going too thin would be worse though, as too much power going through too thin a wire leads to heat. That can possibly fry your HM, or worst case scenario, set fire to the bike. Remember that the routing of that wire to the spark plug wire gets very close to the gas tank, and gasoline and uncontrolled spark is not a good combo. Try reaching out to Yamaha and see what they say. Dead end? Take a look at the BikeMaster HM. For $32, it's got 2 resettable modes, a total hour meter, and is actually backlit. Might be the best route to go.
i dont get it, if you have a used bike, and you put a meter on it, does the meter start from 0 or does it actually start how many hours your bike has been used?
ColeGartner Hey there CG,Most hour meters don't have reset buttons, as they are sealed, and thus waterproof. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching our videos and the question. You remembered to subscribe, right?
ColeGartner Hey CG,Thanks for subscribing to our channel. We try to make our videos both educational and fun, and we try to address topics for riders of all types of machines. Sometimes it'll be how-to plug a tubeless tire, and the next week it'll be how-to pack for a road trip. Back to the hour meter topic for s second, since hour meters aren't re-settable, they are usually left on the bike even when the bike is sold. They're only about $30 which is easily to recoup. It also shows the buyer of your bike that you value and care about maintenance.Thanks again for your business and support. Ride safe.
can you add any more shake or out of focus to the video... I only threw up into my mouth and not a full projectile vomit. Good info though... just gotta watch with your eyes closed!
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Your a life saver. The instructions on the back just weren't cutting it and you made this so easy. Thanks a million!
People asking about 2-stroke, just wrap the wire around the sparkplug rubber
culan001 thank you
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Does the wire that goes into the hour meter get somehow spliced when its pushed into the meter ? or does the wire just go inside uncut and gets a signal via induction ?
STEVE!!!! Didn’t expect to see younger Mathes on here lol
Thanks Steve, nice one!
it works in all motorcycles, you just had to wrap the included pick up wire around the spark plug
Quick question, does the hour metre record minutes/hours when the bikes engine is on but idling or only when u give it power and Ur moving ?
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yes it should show how many hours u have been riding total so you can do your repairs at the right moment.
good vid bro. Thanks
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how much does an average hour meter cost?
so is there a battery inside ? and can you reset it ? does it save the hours if battery is empty ? thx
will this work on a 2 stroke
does anything change if you have multipe spark plugs on a single cylinder?
Oklahoma ADV Hey OKADV,Most bikes that have twin plugs are that way because of emissions issues back in the era when the EPA started cracking down on manufactures to lower emissions. It was cheaper for the manufacture to add another plug and have it fire a split second after the first to burn any residual fuel rather than to completely redesign their engines to meet EPA guidelines. Modern fuel injection has basically made twin plugs obsolete. As far as how to hook up an hour meter to a twin-plugged bike, just wrap the pick-up wire around just one of the plug wires. It should work just fine like that. Keep us posted.
@ruckfules181 does the used bike still have electrical pulses going throught the sparkplug cap? If not then no.
Hello, How would this work on a used bike with only about 5 hours total on the bike? Is there anyway to set it already to 5?
Thomas Superty Hey Thomas,No way to set the meter to 5, and there is no way to reset them either, usually. The easy part for you is that the bike only has 5 hours on it, and that's pretty easy to remember. Hope this helps you.Thanks for watching our videos and for the comment. You remembered to subscribe, right?
Sure, put the hour meter on another engine you don't care to log hours on. Maybe your car? Log 5 hours on the meter and then put it on your bike. No sweat!
can you put an hour meter on a used bike?
I’m getting an hour meter. Installing it is stupid easy per this video. Not sure how he comment section is flooded with perplexed people.
not good enough around the spark.. or the input on the meter
Wouldn't it make more sense to mount this electronic device in a place that is not vulnerable to water from washing the bike, not to mention mud splatter from the track? ... Like under the seat? (I will only need to see the read-out periodically). If you do want to mount it where you showed, how about first wrapping it in a clear plastic bag for some protection? Just some thoughts. Thank you for posting ... excellent video.
its water proof, i have the same on my bikes doesnt matter if it gets muddy or soaked with the pressure washer
which is faulty? the cable or the object itself?
That seems like it could malfunction where it attaches to the meter
it starts upon install.
i have a hour metre but no wire for it as its one i had hanging around is there a certain type of electrical wire i need to buy
+MrDirtBikess MrDB,You lost me. You have an hour meter, got it. It has a wire or not? What's the brand? Model?There are so many ways to build a hour meter, and you'll find them with one wire, two wires, and even no wire versions exist. Usually they're attached to, or at least near the spark plug wire. Keep us posted and we'll direct you as best as we can.Thanks for watching our videos and the question. You remembered to subscribe, right?
+BikeBandit it's a genuine Yamaha dirt bike hour metre its brand new I opened it to put on my old bike but it never ended up getting put on it came with wire 2 screws and the hour metre it set I some how managed to find the screws the hour metre but Not the wire so I need to buy Some and I don't know what type to buy that's were I need the help . Of course I've subscribed I've been subscribed for years mate this is the best dirt bike Chanel around any issues I have income straight to your videos
+MrDirtBikess That is something that I don't know, as the gauge of the wire is not listed in any of my resources. Two choices would either to reach out directly to Yamaha, or just buy a new one. Now, if I had to guess, I'd guess that wire to be 16 gauge.
+BikeBandit thanks mate appreciate it. Does it matter if I buy the wrong gauge wire
+MrDirtBikess Remember that wire gauge numbering is backwards...i.e. a 14g is thicker than a 16g.Go too thick and it might not clear the port on the side of the housing. Going too thin would be worse though, as too much power going through too thin a wire leads to heat. That can possibly fry your HM, or worst case scenario, set fire to the bike. Remember that the routing of that wire to the spark plug wire gets very close to the gas tank, and gasoline and uncontrolled spark is not a good combo. Try reaching out to Yamaha and see what they say. Dead end? Take a look at the BikeMaster HM. For $32, it's got 2 resettable modes, a total hour meter, and is actually backlit. Might be the best route to go.
Watching a video showing only your hands... frustursting
How do I reset it?
are these hour meter universal?
my meter is always restarting, is it faulty?
@ruckfules181 of course
Could barely see due to poor camera angle, camera moving & big hands.
not sure i'd say hour meter.
just add 3 hours to what ever the meter says
If you aint mixing gas you aint auling ass
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i dont get it, if you have a used bike, and you put a meter on it, does the meter start from 0 or does it actually start how many hours your bike has been used?
Lololol, it starts from zero lol
from 3:48 to 4:12 you cant see what he is doing.
HOW DO YOU RESET THE HR METER NO ONE EVER SAYS THAT LOL!
ColeGartner Hey there CG,Most hour meters don't have reset buttons, as they are sealed, and thus waterproof. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching our videos and the question. You remembered to subscribe, right?
Thanks for the response I will now!
ColeGartner Hey CG,Thanks for subscribing to our channel. We try to make our videos both educational and fun, and we try to address topics for riders of all types of machines. Sometimes it'll be how-to plug a tubeless tire, and the next week it'll be how-to pack for a road trip. Back to the hour meter topic for s second, since hour meters aren't re-settable, they are usually left on the bike even when the bike is sold. They're only about $30 which is easily to recoup. It also shows the buyer of your bike that you value and care about maintenance.Thanks again for your business and support. Ride safe.
is there anyway to reset the meter?
Tyson Fidek hey those hardline meter are not resettable, saw it in a video of them. Maybe there are some that you can reset. Good lucks there
hey hey hey if you aint on two wheels you aint living ! #quads suck
what so hard about wrapping a coil around a spark plug, nothing to see, its common sense.
the guy filming this is awful.
can you add any more shake or out of focus to the video... I only threw up into my mouth and not a full projectile vomit.
Good info though... just gotta watch with your eyes closed!