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beastie
03-18-2005, 09:12 AM
I don't know if anything can be done about the intensity of the dash lights, but even on a normal day the indicators are hard to read. On a really bright day, especially with sunglasses, I can't read anything except maybe the bars on the gas guage.

Is it just my eyes or is this common to all. I know there are 3 settings, but the brighest is not bright enough.

Any answers? Or am I just :BDH:

don auSTin :04biker:
Kennedy
03-18-2005, 10:46 AM
Before I bought my bike this was one of the common problems that I read about. Have also read some where that if your sun glasses are polerized because of how the dash works you can not see any thing. Sorry I can't give you any more of a tech answer but am sure others will be along with more on this.
beastie
03-18-2005, 12:28 PM
Boy that's a no-no. I put some polarized sunglasses on one morning when there was a chill in the air. I pulled out facing the sun and had such a rainbow effect in my windshield I could not see where I was going. :eek:
I changed to regular (non-polarized) sunglasses and the vision (of the rainbow) was gone. Wow!
Hewhois
03-18-2005, 04:19 PM
When wearing sunglasses and with my dark smoke helmet visor on, every now and then, if the sun angle is just right, I can't see the LED display. But not often at all, maybe 5% of the time at most.

Wonder if they upped the intensity on '05s?
basco
03-18-2005, 06:08 PM
When wearing sunglasses and with my dark smoke helmet visor on, every now and then, if the sun angle is just right, I can't see the LED display. But not often at all, maybe 5% of the time at most.

Wonder if they upped the intensity on '05s?

I usually did not have a problem with the 03 and the 05 is just as bright. Maybe something is wrong with the dash.
CruisingDog
03-19-2005, 02:02 AM
I would guess that the angle at which you lok at the dash would be a factor (ie how tall you are).

The other issue is your lattitude. I'll let you figure that out....
AgSTreak
03-19-2005, 06:20 AM
Usually the display is easy to read on my '03. At some light angles it can become difficult. Are you using perscription sunglasses? I can't read the display except under the best conditions without lenses having a diopter of 2 (encroaching age :( ). I use stick on half lenses in my sunglasses.- john
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