Does anybody have one that is on the dash? the esr gauge is nice but i don't wanna look down while i'm ridin to see the temp, has any got any idea? i'm on a tight budget to so somethin cheap would be nice

 

I just let my red warning light notify me of a problem. If it comes on then I would stop like I should and shut the motor off. Then I can look down at my ESR gauge to see if it actually is overheated. If the gauge reads the correct operating temp then I can assume it is lack of oil pressure.
Good luck, hope you find what you're looking for.
For your future info: Thermostat opens at 185, fan comes on at 203, red warning light shines at 239 degrees. On a real hot and nasty day, operating temps at slow speeds through tight trails can get up to 220 until you hit a straightaway and flow some air over her, so whatever you get needs a range of 0-250 degrees to really be of use. A lot of them only go to 220, which doesn't do a lot for you.

 

Trinity has a digital water temp for 69 bucks. It's about 3 inches by two and comes with the termocoupler.

Smitty

 

Here's some choices Guages the digitals are compact and might fit on the dash by the key leaving the tach space open for a tach, there's also the analog at the bottom of this page that splices into the upper radiator hose