tiny gauge on 850

[paulharris]

the 850 looks awesome overall, but whats up with the tiny gauge that sits flat on the dash? this will be covered in snow all day it appears. and you certainly would not be able to see it if you sit. maybe just don't bother looking at it at all and just ride? seems like thats what the engineers had in mind

 

[cheater35]

Here is a picture of it I took on my new summit. Yeah it's small but lots of nice options it has. I don't think I will be paying much attention to it anyway.

 

[PaulAnd]

What options might those be?
because it does look kinda cheap compared to the old 1
So data logging?
data graphing?

 

[glmtnapex]

We demanded a light-weight machine to keep up with Polaris and their 'flickability', so Skidoo had to start somewhere! That big gauge was an easy target!

 

[ntm_08]

Nice to see that they improved the backlight from the prototype. Looks miles better now.

 

[buckshot]

It would be good if mounted to the bars....

 

[chalkwild]

Does it have an altimeter, temperature, and how many trip meters?

 

[cheater35]

Has trip A and B. Without manual in front of me I can't tell you everything but I know it tells actual engine temp. Top speed, top rpm, if you clear trip B it automatically clears avg. economy. Etc. etc. I will post a pic of manual where it states all different options given. I know it does altitude.

 

[SidewaysInto3rd]

Who the hell cares ... gauges are caked in snow all day anyway


if yours aren't you are doing it wrong

 

[T3summit]

X2

 

[MountainJunkie]

I don't mind the current gauge but I would have taken up to another 1.5 lbs for something a little fancier personally

 

[Devilmanak]

I hate it also. But everything seems to be there, it just takes less buttons to work it. Whatever. The only time I really look at it is when I take pictures of it to prove miles when I sell it.

 

[HeavyBrewster]

Umm. Mountain sleds don't really need a big guage for speed/rpm. Thumb down all the way. Never really have time to look at my speed anyway. What is really a nice feature is max rpm tracking.