Instrumentation - digital or analogue?

[scumdog]

Analogue every time - easier to read at a glance plus on a motorcycle analogue is easier to read when the sun is over your shoulder shining on the guages and your wearing sunnies. digital almost impossible to see quickly them - if at all!!

[Hillbilly]

To be fair, and as I didn't include it in the poll, here are some examples of Digital and Combo instruments.

1. Yamaha XT600X

2. Cagiva Xtra Raptor

3. Hyosung GT250R

4. Yamaha FZ-6S

5. Benelli Tornado RS

[Flyingpony]

Yea, I noticed that too. Says u have like 1/4 left, then it goes upto to 1/2 after you've been riding for a few mins

-Indy

That's right. Just after starting the engine, mine would indicate 1/2 tank and then move up to 3/4 tank. If I were to tank now, I'd get 6L of petrol in - that's approximately half-a-tank from top to reserve.

Interestingly, once you start getting in towards the empty (reserve) tank zone, the granularity of the display increases, why they not to it for the rest? :spudwhat:

I've never managed to hit reserve! Have always chickened out at about 400km even though I know there's at least 100km worth of fuel left over ... ... before she runs totally dry.

[Flyingpony]

Analogue every time - easier to read at a glance plus on a motorcycle analogue is easier to read when the sun is over your shoulder shining on the guages and your wearing sunnies. digital almost impossible to see quickly them - if at all!!

Analogue are very easy to read though I've not had any sun strike problems.

And, the trip meter won't get RESET if the battery were to be disconnected or didn't quite have enough juice to start the engine and therefore cause the ignition module to run through it's power on cycle.

With analogue you have to push the reset button which might be a problem if there are children around. "What's this do Daddy?" ... click ...

[pzkpfw]

I like my Z750S with it's digitally controlled analogue dials.

(Servo motors).

Fast and accurate but easy to read.

I just wish there was a "range" option for the speedo.

It's nice to see my bike can (in theory) go to X km/h but normally I'm between 0 to 100 so it's a pain that 100 km/h is just a quarter or so of the range of dial movement.

Wouldn't be hard (as it's all computer contolled) to have a button to switch the speedo from 0 - 150 range to 0 - 300 (or whatever).

Cheers,

[Motu]

I drive a heap of vehicles a day with all kinds of dashes,I don't really care.

I find it's hard to stick to a speed with a digital speedo,you can't ''hold'' 50kph,the numbers just tumble up and down,it doesn't matter if a needle goes up or down a point.For that reason I don't think you'll ever see a digital tacho,who's going to watch numbers tumble up to 12,479rpm....a digital tach will always be displayed as anologue.My NX Coupe has a digital dash,and like Sumdog says,it gets put out by sunlight....I have to block off the sun with my hand to read it,never happens with any anologue dashes.My DT230 has a digital dash....I don't mind the speedo as I don't look at it much and there is no tacho - but the multi function with twin trip meters and another display to find the odo a bit of a pain.I'm always pushing a wrong button and erassing my figures,not good on an adventure ride.Old guys shouldn't ride modern bikes I guess...

[Biff]

Gidital - it's easier to read at a glance IMO, especially if your bikes vibrating like a Welsh chicks knickers. (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=42684)

[Beemer]

The Goose would look a tad odd with a digital, although it does have an add-on - a digital watch without the strap as it has no clock!

[Street Gerbil]

Digital MFD (speedo, temp, fuel gauge, odo, etc.)
Analogue rev counter.
Got the same combination on my cage (not by choice) but managed to get used to it.

[scumdog]

The Goose would look a tad odd with a digital, although it does have an add-on - a digital watch without the strap as it has no clock!

Me too!
A $2 Shop item, sealed with silicone sealer and hot-glued to the steering head.l

[Grub]

Digital .....

It's all Nasty's fault, she had an FXR150. Now I've sold the car for $1 and have a bike.

The FXR's instrumentation is great .... like a fuel guage and everything. The graphics are easier to read than the CBR where I find the distraction of having to look down and left for the speedo is just too dangerous .... so I don't look at it

Brett

[Beemer]

Me too!
A $2 Shop item, sealed with silicone sealer and hot-glued to the steering head.l

My eyesight isn't as sharp as it was, so I paid $20 for one from K Mart with a really large digital display, and mine is on velcro - another bit of velcro glued to the top of the fork head and bob's your uncle! I can take it off when it rains (although it's waterproof), when the people hanging around look dodgy, or to change the battery. Works well too, the vibration hasn't affected it.

[Quartermile]

Digital .....

It's all Nasty's fault, she had an FXR150. Now I've sold the car for $1 and have a bike.

The FXR's instrumentation is great .... like a fuel guage and everything. The graphics are easier to read than the CBR where I find the distraction of having to look down and left for the speedo is just too dangerous .... so I don't look at it

Brett

I find the FXR's a pain in the ass to read the tacho on and like pony said the fuel gauge is out and so was the speedo on mine

[dawnrazor]

wheres the option for both, analogue rev counter, digital speedo blah blahblah

[JayRacer37]

I race a bike with a totally digital set-up - what a pain in the arse! At least it's got a shift-light, but you can't tell where in the rev's you actually are. The dash is the only thing in the Kawasaki I don't like.