Ducati tech & MGP

In article ,
Brutus wrote:

>One of the features on my new Duc that I really don't cotton too is the
>digital instrument display.
>It is just hard to see some of the most basic information in certian
>daylight conditions, although
>I'm sure that it's just a poor implementation. Probably a weight/cost
>saving issue in the Ducati
>engineering and production departments decision making, after all we
>gotta keep the price down on
>this 15K bike.

From what I've seen of it, it's the same sort of display the Honda
VTR-1000 SP-1/2 (probably better known as the RC51 in the USA?) had.

I've ridden one when I was looking for a replacement for my 2003 Aprilia
RSV-1000R, and I found the dashboard to be horrible, and the rpm to be
almost impossible to read. This was confirmed by several reviews I read
about the bike, where this was one of the returning criticisms of the
bike. (It had other problems, but these had nothing to do with the dash
though.

I have no problems with turning all the info a dashboard can give you into
digital displays, as long as the rpms are clearly visible, and done using
a rotating needle. Perhaps things will change if/when it's possible to
include a high-contrast, high-resolution TFT-alike display in a
dashboard...

Regards,

Patrick.

On Oct 24, 10:34 am, Patrick Vervoorn
wrote:
> In article ,
>
> Brutus wrote:
> >One of the features on my new Duc that I really don't cotton too is the
> >digital instrument display.
> >It is just hard to see some of the most basic information in certian
> >daylight conditions, although
> >I'm sure that it's just a poor implementation. Probably a weight/cost
> >saving issue in the Ducati
> >engineering and production departments decision making, after all we
> >gotta keep the price down on
> >this 15K bike.
>
> From what I've seen of it, it's the same sort of display the Honda
> VTR-1000 SP-1/2 (probably better known as the RC51 in the USA?) had.
>
> I've ridden one when I was looking for a replacement for my 2003 Aprilia
> RSV-1000R, and I found the dashboard to be horrible, and the rpm to be
> almost impossible to read. This was confirmed by several reviews I read
> about the bike, where this was one of the returning criticisms of the
> bike. (It had other problems, but these had nothing to do with the dash
> though.
>
> I have no problems with turning all the info a dashboard can give you into
> digital displays, as long as the rpms are clearly visible, and done using
> a rotating needle. Perhaps things will change if/when it's possible to
> include a high-contrast, high-resolution TFT-alike display in a
> dashboard...
>
> Regards,
>
> Patrick.

I prefer a digital speedo, with an analog tach.

The triumph LCD dispaly on 06 and newer bikes is both easy to read,
and feature rich. Though the mpg readings seem to be a bit
optimistic... maybe they are not converting from imperial gallons...?