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How legible is your scooter's dash?
« on: November 25, 2022, 07:01:59 PM »
I've only owned these 4 scooters.....
Each of my rides start in the dark, before sunrise. Thus - my scoot's dash gets a lot of attention.
 I've found the least legible dash to be the small speedo on my LIKE200i. It is not that big a deal to me - because, by now, I pretty much know what 30mph feels like out in the boonies :)
The 100 MPH speedo - is..... well, you don't need anything past @66mph unless your belt snapped and you're riding her down an Olympic ski jump.



Clear and pleasant blue lighting on the Liberty 150i. (gas pump emblem pops on when I'm into the reserve, red light blinks for a day or two to alert that coded key is necessary) Some claim 70 on this scooter. 63ish is more truthful.



HONDA NSS300 Forza - at "key on"! Clear, and my favorite.



Burgman 400 nice, but many mornings I'd rather not know how cold I am!



Your fav dash?

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Re: How legible is your scooter's dash?
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2022, 07:52:06 PM »
While you can toggle the B400 display to “hide” the temp, I concur that the Forza dash is great. It is my favorite and I’ve looked at multiple Vespa, Piaggio, Kymco, Suzuki, and Honda scooters.

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Re: How legible is your scooter's dash?
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2022, 10:34:29 PM »
The Honda ADV 150 was terrible in sunlight good at night. No problems with the Downtown, day or night.

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Re: How legible is your scooter's dash?
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2022, 02:53:31 AM »
Only thing difficult to read on my Kymco 500 is small items like the clock in certain light.

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Re: How legible is your scooter's dash?
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2022, 04:33:02 AM »
The Downtown 300 and Downtown 350i are simple and excellent, however the 300's handlebars block the view to the lower dash and does not have voltage or temperature.
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Re: How legible is your scooter's dash?
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2022, 11:19:29 AM »
My X-Town is fairly rudimentary black on white backlit lcd display but it’s the most legible motorcycle dash I’ve yet come across!
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Re: How legible is your scooter's dash?
« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2022, 04:13:00 PM »
my favorite dash?....easy!...my 80's retro Japanese spaceship!
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Re: How legible is your scooter's dash?
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2022, 04:38:43 PM »
shadows cast from leafless trees combined with a low angle of the sun, equals a strobe, and becomes distracting.

I do my best, just to not have my epilepsy kick in.  I can see the tach side, and the speedo side, but the noodoe screen in the center is not always readable
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