'Undertaker Motorcycle trailer' ?

[Tmall]

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

Sorry, I meant analogue as in mechanical, instead of electronic. My 2001 Duc still had a front wheel drive speedo, as do a lot of cruisers and other "non-sport" bikes.

In terms of what's more commonly used today, my guess would be electronic. In terms of how many bikes on the street still have the front wheel drive units, I'm sure the number would have to outweigh the newer stuff by far.

JC

That we can definitely agree on. I wonder if it's because they already have ecu to control fuel and the like? It'd likely be a simple step to throw a speed algorithm in the programming, and voila, the computer tells your speed.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Tmall

That we can definitely agree on. I wonder if it's because they already have ecu to control fuel and the like? It'd likely be a simple step to throw a speed algorithm in the programming, and voila, the computer tells your speed.

Kinda like your car. It used to piss me off that they didn't have gear indicators on bike well after they were taking the speed from the drive. If the computer knows what gear you are in, why not tell you? Shit my '81 Seca 750 had a gear indicator, a gas gauge and self canceling signals (I think), I know I had 80s bikes with those features anyway!(GS450, GS750,Maxim, Maxim X, Seca 750, V-Max) When I traded in my '88 V-Max for my '95 FZR1000, I was like, "Hey where are all the goodies?!?"

[Homeslice]

My SV650 had one of those front-wheel speed sensors, and it was a piece of shit. It was a ghey little plastic bearing that needed to be replaced twice.

[RedRider2k2]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

If the computer knows what gear you are in, why not tell you?

I dont even think the computer knows. Your speed is measured by the rotation of the transmission output shaft. The same way an ABS computer reads A/C sine waves from wheel speed sensors.

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by Tmall

That we can definitely agree on. I wonder if it's because they already have ecu to control fuel and the like? It'd likely be a simple step to throw a speed algorithm in the programming, and voila, the computer tells your speed.

Yeah, that's no doubt part of it. Other reasons would be "bells and whistles", less maintenance, and to a certain degree, at least on sport-bikes, some weight savings.

Personally, I dislike digital dash components. They're too difficult to read in static light conditions, and they have a lot a crap like gear position indicators, I just don't need or want. Then again, I never look at my speedo unless I see a cop.

JC