The speedometer is unreadable in most daylight situations. The glass plate over the digital readout is too dark and reflective. All one can see during most day riding is glare or a black pane. It is almost impossible to tell what speed the motorcycle is going since the speedometer is unreadable. One cannot judge if they have slowed to required speeds in marked "reduced speed" areas such as construction and dangerous curves. One cannot know if they are entering traffic at a safe speed or exceeding the speed limits posted. Turn signal flasher is not visible in daylight, making it impossible for the drive to know if his turn signal is on or off. Warning lights are not visible in daylight, making it impossible for the driver to respond to any potential mechanical emergency shown by lights.
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Depending on the time of the day the position of the sun the speedometer becomes unreadable. Which has caused me to drive over the speed limit which has almost caused accidents. Also I have been fortunate enough not to have gotten arrested because of this issue, but often I have found myself speeding excessively when I couldn't see my speedometer due to sunlight. I only realized my speed when the sunlight was blocked. Moving my head and shifting my stance does not help the situation one bit. The product is defective and yamaha keeps putting it out. Consumers are buying the product because they are non the wiser. Please help stop the production of this speedometer before there is real injury.
2014 yamaha bolt r-spec (xv950r). The digital speedometer visibility is extremely poor during the daytime in almost all but perfect conditions and makes determining speed a major issue. At night it is visible due to it's back light and really is the only time it can be seen at all angles all the time.
Lcd speedometer/odometer is not visible (dark) when driving toward the sun. Unable to determine the speed and other lcd readings. This causes a distraction when trying to read the meter. The speedometer/odometer is only visible when sun is behind the rider or at night. It is my understanding that yamaha changed the speedometer/odometer on the 2015 model making it more visible.
The digital speedometer on this motorcycle is unreadable under certain lighting conditions. Angled sunlight (morning, evening when light is coming from the front of the vehicle) creates a condition where the speedometer readout is unreadable. The only method of measuring speed is by surrounding traffic. This creates a dangerous situation for motorcycle drivers, especially on expressways and urban environments where the speed limit changes by location.
Could not see speedo, sun light glare on speedo lens, unable to see how fast I am going.. Not so much a safety issue but come in handy when following state laws.
Smoke colored speedometer lens too dark in bright sunlight, especially when wearing polarized sunglasses. This creates a hazard when attempting to gauge speed during city or highway riding.
The digital speedometer on this motorcycle is unreadable under certain lighting conditions. Angled sunlight (morning, evening when light is coming from the front of the vehicle) creates a condition where the speedometer readout is unreadable. The only method of measuring speed is by surrounding traffic. This creates a dangerous situation for motorcycle drivers, especially on expressways and urban environments where the speed limit changes by location.
Unable to view speedometer display in certain daylight conditions.
During bright light conditions, the digital display speedometer becomes unreadable. This problem creates both a safety risk and possible legal issues for the operator as a result.
Speedometer turning black in the sun.
The speedometer is darn near impossible to read in certain daylight driving situations. This can be a safety hazard because of not knowing your speed and spending too much time looking down and not paying attention to the roadway.
I love the machine, however, at night, you cannot see the speedometer. It doesn't light up, and the numbers are hard to see. Which could be a safety concern not knowing how fast you are going, especially on a motorcycle.
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