02-11-2018, 01:15 PM
(02-11-2018, 11:35 AM)Guth_imp Wrote:(02-11-2018, 07:41 AM)Capo_imp Wrote:(02-11-2018, 02:44 AM)Ulvetanna_imp Wrote:Serious. Absolutely true, I couldn't believe my eyes at first; "Those needles are jiggling?" There's no way needles in a modern electronic gage jiggle, they're damped and well-controlled. The Street Cup's bounce like the old-school gages. Not hard to program. It's funny.(02-10-2018, 04:25 PM)Guth_imp Wrote: You guys can't be serious about the Triumph gauges, really?Serious. Absolutely true, I couldn't believe my eyes at first; "Those needles are jiggling?" There's no way needles in a modern electronic gage jiggle, they're damped and well-controlled. The Street Cup's bounce like the old-school gages. Not hard to program. It's funny.
The CB was purposely designed to have an uneven, lumpy idle and off idle engine ‘character’ so it would be more like the old ones. Bouncy needles are a piece of cake compared to that.
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It's interesting that you would bring this up Capo as I was reminded of this very thing when I read about Triumph's gauges. I have to say that that I simply don't appreciate these marketing driven decisions. Such things must drive engineers absolutely bonkers. Whether it's Honda trying to develop "character" into their otherwise wonderful modern air-cooled inline four cylinder engine or Triumph trying to cause their gauges to vibrate or their fuel injection to look like carbs or claiming the cylinder fins on their water cooled bikes to be purposeful (Kawasaki can now also be included with this group), it's all rather sad in my book. Honestly, I find it all to be a bunch of marketing-driven BS. None of these things needed to be done, but manufacturers must feel that these things are needed as a way to get old, nostalgic guys to part ways with their money. Maybe they're right, but I personally could do without any of these things and would have much more respect for these companies if they'd just skip this sort of nonsense.
Honestly, I find it all to be a bunch of marketing-driven BS. None of these things needed to be done, but manufacturers must feel that these things are needed as a way to get old, nostalgic guys to part ways with their money. Maybe they're right, but I personally could do without any of these things and would have much more respect for these companies if they'd just skip this sort of nonsense.
It is Marketing- driven, but I don’t think it’s BS. If you think about it, every element of the modern retro bike is marketing- driven. There are certainly no performance benefits to dual shocks, air cooling, 550 lbs of bike in a steel cradle frame, etc. I find much of what you listed as innocuous, and ties these bikes back to their forebears.
Bouncy needles are kinda stupid,though.
Regarding the ECU flash update on the Bonnie/ Thrux, it’s not a recall but they definitely want owners to do it. I have not had the stalling but will get it done in spring.
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