I have gotten along just fine with the bar temp and stock scratchers through a low-snow season. I would look at the degree display when I got up to 4 bars, and every time it was no issue, and never went over 4 bars. Riding with a bunch of Polarises, the Skidoo shined on temp control while the Poos had to pile snow on the tunnel, etc.
However, Donbrown brings up a pet peeve of mine-- the sequence and allowed parameters on the dual gauge. I would like to find out if anyone has managed to reprogram the gauge. I would like RPM and mileage displayed at the same time and to skip the flipping of MPH and RPM- it doesn't help me to see MPH/RPM and then the useful one-- RPM/MPh- ; Donbrown wants RPM and temperature. Any jailbreak?
To go one further, I haven't found a tenth of a mile odometer display. That would be really nice when trying to locate intersections and landmarks. Any one help with that?
You know for the FEW dollars they could allow a programmable screen.
Most manufacturers want to keep the software proprietory thinking it keeps sledders go back to the dealer. I'm 100's of miles from the nearest dealer!
BUT think of the aftermarket products SKIDOO could sell if they opened up letting riders manage whats on the screen.