Trailtech Vapor knockoff.
 

I ran across the link to this item in another thread and thought for less than fifteen bucks, how could I lose? I have been wanting to purchase a Trailtech Vapor for some time but can't justify the outrageous price of one. Should have it in a few days and will keep you guys posted.

http://cgi.ebay.com/HD-LCD-Bicycle-C...17000054187735

Someone else bought one but has not posted any feedback on it. Cant wait to hear a review myself.

X2. Looking forward to your thoughts on it.

Finally came in the mail. Have not had a chance to hook it up yet, but will be doing so soon.

The fit and finish of the unit seems pretty decent. I was afraid it was going to weigh .003 ounces and have the buttons falling off directly out of the package. So far so good. Will update as soon as possible.

Yeah that was me - I bought this got had it - but not a chance to play with it. Maybe someone else has more time. I was dissapointed on how cheaply made it is, but for 15 bucks if it serves any purpose then maybe well spent. Digital Display is difficult to see in my opinion, Don't think it does MPH at all. May serve as a good fluid change reminder. I'll post more of my 2 cents when I get a chance to play.

Andrew :idea:

Hey it's time for an update! How's the unit working for you?

X2; it's been over two months. ;) We are waiting with 'bated breath! :D

Spud :)

Sorry about the hold up. I completely forgot about the thing. As soon as I tried installing it, I gave up. The instructions are worthless. I prefer even Chinglish over Chinese.

Good to know. At least it was an inexpensive lesson. :wink:

That's unfortunate, but you often get what you pay for. YOu may feel that the Vapor is outrageously priced, but mine has 15,000 miles of all weather riding on it. It was outside all winter (3 times now) without issue. It has been submerged, as well as frequent rain and hail riding. It handles our 110*f days all summer. It did cost $110, but I've gotten every penny out of it...and I extracted those pennies painfully.

http://www.duncandesignsstudio.com/L...nkatgs7525.JPG

Also, when you post a link, it would be considerate if you would post it like so

Text describing your link.

It will shorten it to a sensible length so that those of us not surfing the forum on our 64" wide screen televisions set at 52855 x 19488 resolution can see the forum without having to scroll to read simple sentences like you're having to do with this one.

Thanks for that tip. Some of us are not so computer savvy.

X2. Never considered the impact of how a link is presented.

Thanks for the update, Brian. :)

Spud :)

Actually I thought it was very fairly priced.

It is my opinion that, considering what I have gotten out of my
Trailtech Vapor, that the price was phenomenal...especially when
I look at it's features vs. what I would have gotten with a
$500~1500 Acewell or Motec etc setup. On top of that, Trailtech
is PROUD of their product. Customer support is great and they'll
honor their warranty without hassle.

I will have to agree with makenzie71 well worth the money.

From what I can tell the knock off from ebay lacks in 2 important areas that are the most important to motorized vehicles. A tach and engine temps. I paid the 110 bucks each for the 2 we have 1 on a Gio 125 cc dirt bike and one on a Gio T1 quad. A little more tricky mounting the speed sensor on the quad, had to drill out and tap the rear sprocket to hold the magnet bolt and make a bracket for the sensor but worked out great.

Would recomend the Vapor to anyone looking for a dash system. A ton cheaper than Acewell or Motec and can be moved to a new ride when required.

tossing my 2 cents in on this, first off itsmade to look like a Vector guage, not the vapor, second as mentioned, not having the temp info or tach are 2 big no nos in my book... then again i got the hookup from a bud that had a vapor and a vectorsitting that he no longer needed and got both with the mounts and wiring for $140 for the pair... i finished the install of the vapor on my kawasaki ke100, and have the other one waiting forthe china bike i am gonna pick up....wellwaiting on the bars ofmy old kawasaki f11 that i never finished the install on....LOL but i love the vapor on my ke...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9hzZIN4bHA

I very much like and appreciate the Vapor I put on my YZF. I got it on sale from a tip from Spud and paid something like $85 shipped!

Good installation there. I have always liked the KE100.

its actually the trailtech dash kit, and the stock bar mount to put it in the stock location...

and come monday iwill be riding my ke100 in our memorial day parade....LOL

I really like the Trail Tech Vapor computer I recently installed on my 2004 Honda CRF250X. :tup:

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/q...ps6f01deff.jpg

I love my vapor too, and the indicator dash really completes the install nicely if you are using your bike on the road, as you see in my vid i have my signals, neutral, and high beam indicators on there, it has other options like a temp light or low fuel if your bike is already wired for that stuff...

Thanks for posting the nice video. Your KE100 looks good! :)

Thanks! I just recently finished installing bark busters on it as well as mounting the keyswitch and installing a UNI pod filter...

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps9d1dea66.jpg

I think the KE100 was the last of the street legal 2 smokes.

yessir it was....and mine is the last year they were made (2001) the only ones newer than this are KTMs, because all the KTM bikes come with motorcycle titles, not offroad...not sure how they get to do that....LOL

I have two trail tech computers and will be adding one to my buggy soon. My vapor works perfectly but my vector will reset itself occasionally, Im guessing its just a bad battery connection havent investigated since the factory setting work fine for what i use it for.

Up to about 6/7 years ago we could get the DT230 & RMZ250 2 strokes road legal...
now it's only KTM / Husaburg / Husky / Gas Gas in some models