(03-15-2020, 03:14 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: a 200 mph speedo? World Fastest Indian lol

yes in comparison the 17 speedo looks rather busy.

(03-15-2020, 05:06 AM)pekingduck_imp Wrote: I like the 2013 gauges best, especially the green faces. Even though the stainless rims are not structurally needed, it reminds me of old Smiths gauges. But I have found the gear indicator increasingly useful.

(03-15-2020, 05:36 AM)VLJ_imp Wrote: I love the angled font on the '17. The smaller second row of KPH digits doesn't bother me in the least. Makes it easier to differentiate the speedo from the tach at a quick glance. Some of my VWs had tachs that read 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 x 100 rather than the usual 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 x 1000, which made the tach look just like the speedo.

Yep, I'm fine with the numbers and fonts on the '17. I just wish they'd kept the green face.

(03-15-2020, 05:58 AM)Guth_imp Wrote:

(03-15-2020, 03:14 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: a 200 mph speedo? World Fastest Indian lol

yes in comparison the 17 speedo looks rather busy.

To be fair, nowhere on the Indian speedometer do I see an indication of MPH. If that is the case, this clearly must have been part of Indian's "Dream (On) Package".

(03-15-2020, 05:06 AM)pekingduck_imp Wrote: I like the 2013 gauges best, especially the green faces. Even though the stainless rims are not structurally needed, it reminds me of old Smiths gauges. But I have found the gear indicator increasingly useful.

As do I, but I thought that Honda kept the green faces all this time. Is it not just a matter of a lack of lighting on the later model gauges?

(03-15-2020, 05:36 AM)VLJ_imp Wrote: I love the angled font on the '17. The smaller second row of KPH digits doesn't bother me in the least. Makes it easier to differentiate the speedo from the tach at a quick glance. Some of my VWs had tachs that read 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 x 100 rather than the usual 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 x 1000, which made the tach look just like the speedo.

Yep, I'm fine with the numbers and fonts on the '17. I just wish they'd kept the green face.

Has differentiating a speedometer from a tachometer in/on any sort of vehicle honestly been a problem for you?

Again, I thought the gauges were still green, but darker. Really not the case?

(03-15-2020, 05:25 AM)pekingduck_imp Wrote:

(03-15-2020, 05:22 AM)pdedse_imp Wrote: Pekingduck...what CB is that bottom speedometer from? That's exactly the look I'd have given it. Balanced. The '17ex feels like it always pulls to the left--now I now why...it's the extra weight of that speedo lettering compared to the tach lettering.

EDIT: wait, is that one them thar photo shopped photos?!?!

Yessiree. If only life were that easy. As kids believe.

(03-15-2020, 06:27 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote:

(03-15-2020, 05:58 AM)Guth_imp Wrote:

(03-15-2020, 03:14 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: a 200 mph speedo? World Fastest Indian lol

yes in comparison the 17 speedo looks rather busy.

To be fair, nowhere on the Indian speedometer do I see an indication of MPH. If that is the case, this clearly must have been part of Indian's "Dream (On) Package".

(03-15-2020, 05:06 AM)pekingduck_imp Wrote: I like the 2013 gauges best, especially the green faces. Even though the stainless rims are not structurally needed, it reminds me of old Smiths gauges. But I have found the gear indicator increasingly useful.

As do I, but I thought that Honda kept the green faces all this time. Is it not just a matter of a lack of lighting on the later model gauges?

(03-15-2020, 05:36 AM)VLJ_imp Wrote: I love the angled font on the '17. The smaller second row of KPH digits doesn't bother me in the least. Makes it easier to differentiate the speedo from the tach at a quick glance. Some of my VWs had tachs that read 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 x 100 rather than the usual 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 x 1000, which made the tach look just like the speedo.

Yep, I'm fine with the numbers and fonts on the '17. I just wish they'd kept the green face.

Has differentiating a speedometer from a tachometer in/on any sort of vehicle honestly been a problem for you?

Again, I thought the gauges were still green, but darker. Really not the case?

To be fair, nowhere on the Indian speedometer do I see an indication of MPH. If that is the case, this clearly must have been part of Indian's "Dream (On) Package".
Yea no indication, other than on most speedometer faces in mph, the 60 mph is at about 12 oclock or straight up as it is on the Honda faces. On the Indian face the 60 is also at about 12 oclock so I assumed it was a mph face.

(03-15-2020, 05:36 AM)VLJ_imp Wrote: I love the angled font on the '17. The smaller second row of KPH digits doesn't bother me in the least. Makes it easier to differentiate the speedo from the tach at a quick glance. Some of my VWs had tachs that read 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 x 100 rather than the usual 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 x 1000, which made the tach look just like the speedo.

Yep, I'm fine with the numbers and fonts on the '17. I just wish they'd kept the green face.

(03-15-2020, 05:58 AM)Guth_imp Wrote:

(03-15-2020, 03:14 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: a 200 mph speedo? World Fastest Indian lol

yes in comparison the 17 speedo looks rather busy.

To be fair, nowhere on the Indian speedometer do I see an indication of MPH. If that is the case, this clearly must have been part of Indian's "Dream (On) Package".

(03-15-2020, 05:06 AM)pekingduck_imp Wrote: I like the 2013 gauges best, especially the green faces. Even though the stainless rims are not structurally needed, it reminds me of old Smiths gauges. But I have found the gear indicator increasingly useful.

As do I, but I thought that Honda kept the green faces all this time. Is it not just a matter of a lack of lighting on the later model gauges?

(03-15-2020, 05:36 AM)VLJ_imp Wrote: I love the angled font on the '17. The smaller second row of KPH digits doesn't bother me in the least. Makes it easier to differentiate the speedo from the tach at a quick glance. Some of my VWs had tachs that read 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 x 100 rather than the usual 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 x 1000, which made the tach look just like the speedo.

Yep, I'm fine with the numbers and fonts on the '17. I just wish they'd kept the green face.

Has differentiating a speedometer from a tachometer in/on any sort of vehicle honestly been a problem for you?

Again, I thought the gauges were still green, but darker. Really not the case?

(03-15-2020, 05:25 AM)pekingduck_imp Wrote:

(03-15-2020, 05:22 AM)pdedse_imp Wrote: Pekingduck...what CB is that bottom speedometer from? That's exactly the look I'd have given it. Balanced. The '17ex feels like it always pulls to the left--now I now why...it's the extra weight of that speedo lettering compared to the tach lettering.

EDIT: wait, is that one them thar photo shopped photos?!?!

Yessiree. If only life were that easy. As kids believe.

(03-15-2020, 07:03 AM)QimmiQ_imp Wrote: Clearly the most practical response, is for the US to join the rest of the sensible world, like your wonderful neighbours in Canada (yes there is a "u" in that word), and switch to kilometres per hour. Then we could both dispense with those mph numbers cluttering up our interface. :-)

(03-15-2020, 07:07 AM)Guth_imp Wrote:

(03-15-2020, 07:03 AM)QimmiQ_imp Wrote: Clearly the most practical response, is for the US to join the rest of the sensible world, like your wonderful neighbours in Canada (yes there is a "u" in that word), and switch to kilometres per hour. Then we could both dispense with those mph numbers cluttering up our interface. :-)

I love analog gauges, and on a bike like the CB1100 I wouldn't have it any other way. But one of the true advantages of digital gauges is that with a touch of a button you can easily switch from MPH to KMH, and then back again. Rinse, wash and repeat.

By the way, my apologies QimmiQ. In an attempt to quote your post my comment was accidentally included into your post. So I restored your post, hence the cause for the "This post was last modified" note you now see in your post.

(03-15-2020, 07:03 AM)QimmiQ_imp Wrote: Clearly the most practical response, is for the US to join the rest of the sensible world, like your wonderful neighbours in Canada (yes there is a "u" in that word), and switch to kilometres per hour. Then we could both dispense with those mph numbers cluttering up our interface. :-)

(03-15-2020, 07:03 AM)QimmiQ_imp Wrote: Clearly the most practical response, is for the US to join the rest of the sensible world, like your wonderful neighbours in Canada (yes there is a "u" in that word), and switch to kilometres per hour. Then we could both dispense with those mph numbers cluttering up our interface. :-)