The gauges at night.

[Hiram E. Varona_imp]

I was riding home last night when I noticed something I had never noticed before. The gauges (RPM & TACH) on the CB1100 are almost aqua in color in the daytime. The odometer is a clear color with the numbers in bold black. At night the odometer turns into a blue hue and the gauges go dark. What will I notice next!

 

[jerrycon_imp]

Keep on noticing, Hiram. I was riding mine the other day and accidentally found a flasher button. All these years, I've been manually fast switching my headlight switch from low to high repeatedly in order to warn cars of my approach. When did they come out with this wonderful flasher button? Nice to know about even if I didn't get the memo originally...

 

[Lord Popgun]

Jerry,
Some guys have installed a little module that hooks up with that flasher switch. When you pull up to your house, you flash the headlight twice quickly and the module transmits to your garage and opens the garage door.

Ok, that's assuming you have an electric garage door opener...

Ridem posted pics on this a while back and demo'd it for me. Was cool.

 

[lash_imp]

link please ? I tried searching ridem but nothing came up..

 

[Lord Popgun]

I'll have to do some looking around. His user name is ridem32. He doesn't post anymore.

 

[emptysea]

I think that Ridem removed his posts related to the headlight/door opener mod. In the thread I thought contained the instructions, he replaced all his posts with "CB1100".

 

[Setchman_imp]

Hey popgun, I'll save you some time since I was curious about this too. Here's the thread:

http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2779

The device is called flash2pass but I'm sensing that there's not many around anymore since I can only find them on eBay and the company itself has them on backorder.

Here's their link:

http://www.f2ptechnologies.com/

 

[Lord Popgun]

Thanks Setchman. It did work good though. Ridem showed it to me when I was at his house. And the module was small and mounted in the headlight shell.

ES, Ridem had a disagreement with board management. That's all I'm saying about it.

 

[the Ferret]

 

[Lord Popgun]

Is it just me or do you need some fuel in that thing? Maybe that's why the tach is on zero...

 

[the Ferret]

I noticed that too popgun. I took that photo months ago after coming in from a night ride. Even with just the ignition on, you'd think the fuel bars would show up. I will check that later.

 

[lash_imp]

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Found the flash2pass not far from where I live and in stock. With the dollar difference, you guys should be all over this.

 

[Lord Popgun]

I'd get one, but my garage door doesn't have an electric opener. Just a guy opener

 

[JustPassinThru_imp]

The flash feature has been on higher-end bikes for many years; and many other Hondas.

My Suzuki Burgman 650 has it. Both my BMWs had it. My Yamaha Turkey-Whistle doesn't have it.

It's like a Mac computer - you just have to find the hidden features.

 

[jimgl3_imp]

I have a 2014 and my gauges look like the photo. But I keep reading posts (I guess about 2013 models) that say the gauges are back lit green! I want green back lit gauges! Any idea how to get them?

 

[rbike_imp]

You got me thinking. I have not had my bike out at night yet. I did not know what the gauges were going to look like. Here is a 2013 for comparison. Each has their +x and -s. It seems as we get older everything comes downs to a trade off. Nothing is perfect, we all must compromise at some point, but I am still partial to the 2013 (probably because it is what I have), except for 5th gear - argh, soon to change.

I covered the headlight in the second image to reduce backlight off door for more accurate night view. Yes, it is 6am (haven't adjusted for dst). What else is there to do at that time besides the forum - lol. My tank is always FULL.

FYI, the old way of red lights at night is 100% wrong. The research is not the color that affects night vision, it is the intensity. More commonly, aircraft back lighting is a blue white color. Actual white light is the best if the intensity (brightness) is lowered.

 

[Riko_imp]

i wonder whats the cause of some bikes having red or white needles in the EX type bikes

 

[the Ferret]

my deluxe has red/white needles. I suspect the std has the orange needles. If those are both US gauge faces they are both 14's according to the 120 mph speedos.

 

[jimgl3_imp]

is there a way to change back lighting color? i want green

 

[Olyrider]

is there a way to change back lighting color? i want green

Yes there is. Modmygauges.com

Shane, the owner, is a Boeing cockpit electrician by day, and does this at home. A wonderful young man who is a perfectionist. He changed the backlighting on my ST1300 about a month ago. His turnaround is a few days, and the difference is amazing!! I had an invisible-to-me orange LED cluster. Now it is green and blue. I got to pick the colors. I think it was $60.

Ignore the "Am I at a Rave?" Website. He caters to the 'Busa crowd, and that's what they want. :banana::banana:

I'm taking him my 2013 CB1100 cluster in a week or so. I'm going to change the backlighting, but I also want to get rid of the high school calculator look between the gauges.