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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: WoodRat
Jsgregg, don't buy the ES model just for the digital display. You can add a nice handlebar-mounted GPS which will provide you with much more data and features than the stock digital display on the Rancher ES. See photos of how I did it Here, and there is a recent discussion on this forum about GPS Units Here.</end quote></div>
I would definitly like a gps, but what I had in mind was a display that will keep track of the hours, milage, etc. Any advice there?
Jsgregg, don't buy the ES model just for the digital display. You can add a nice handlebar-mounted GPS which will provide you with much more data and features than the stock digital display on the Rancher ES. See photos of how I did it Here, and there is a recent discussion on this forum about GPS Units Here.</end quote></div>
I would definitly like a gps, but what I had in mind was a display that will keep track of the hours, milage, etc. Any advice there?
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All you need is an hour meter to keep your machine properly maintained, as per the owner's manual. Mine is a Honda hour meter which I bought from the dealer for $40, and it also shows engine rpm when running. As a unit separate from the GPS, you can tuck away the hour meter in a place less likely to be damaged by tree limbs and crashes than the GPS, which is normally on the handlebar and vulnerable to this kind of damage. Your speed, miles elapsed, compass, location, track line, etc. are all GPS functions. Even so, you may not need to use the GPS every time you ride, I don't always use mine, but whether I do or not, the hour meter remains connected. Again, see my photos.
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No, I was going yesterday but I got a late start due to work. Then it started raining in the evening. I am going tomorrow morning. Hope to pick it up and give a few hours of test ride in the evening. Then watch the UFC pay per view! I will update you guys when I get back Saturday.
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