200 MPH

[Questions]

Was riding in this morning and found myself wondering why BRP would waste real estate with a 200MPH speedo. Been to half that, but wondering if anybody has come close to topping it out...

 

[JayBros]

Change your units of measure and you'll get closer to 200.

 

[Bob Denman]

:agree:
But I like to think that it's done to "impress the ignorant"... nojoke
:shocked: 200 mph??? Wow!!! :shocked:
Just smile, and walk away...
(It actually works out to about A 125 MPH speedometer...)

 

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

i can't even reach 200 kph

 

[Deer Slayer]

Set Cruise to 130!

I program mine to kilometers just to see the analog move. Fun setting the cruise on 130!
:riding:

 

[Bob Denman]

It is fun, to watch those analogs dance around a bit! :thumbup:

 

[Chupaca]

There you have it....

It seems strange but they do it so as not to have to make two sets of guages...MPH and KPH... and you can also change the F° and C°....:thumbup:

 

[cuznjohn]

i set the land speed record for a spyder, don't know how fast, but i had to pee really bad at the time

 

[Ron2andia]

I love the need for speed but 200? Don't know if I have the underwear to back that up:roflblack:

 

[Deer Slayer]

Get real brave, program in in French or Spanish.
:roflblack:opcorn:

 

[billybovine]

Here you go topped out.

https://youtu.be/njz-L6rznd4

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: My palms are sweating...

But THAT's why the Gauge goes to 200! :2thumbs:
Thanks for the video! :clap:

 

[cuznjohn]

i would love to get on a no limit highway. i got my BMW up to 130 mph, but i was worried about state troopers

 

[ARtraveler]

Your gauge has two functions. Miles per hour and Kilometers per hour. If you are in a "metric" country, you toggle it to KPH. Approx 62 MPH is = to 100 KPH. 200 KPH will net you about 120 MPH which is over the top actual speed of the :spyder2:.

When I was in Canada I drove 150 for a short time. Now, that was exhilarating. :roflblack::roflblack:

As mentioned above, it also works great for impressing people. When they ask how fast, just point to the 200 mph speedo. Or, when taking a passenger for a first ride--toggle the speedo and take them on a nice ride over 100. :yikes:

 

[Deer Slayer]

R/W

I maxed my RS-S out to 200 on a runway. What a hoot!:riding:

 

[Bob Denman]

Rollie Free, taking the Black Shadow to 150 mph.

in 1948! :shocked:

 

[monkeyboymorton]

when taking a passenger for a first ride--toggle the speedo and take them on a nice ride over 100. :yikes:

Hehehe, I'm liking that one!! I must try that the next time my wife goes on the back........

 

[SteveP]

Almost

i set the land speed record for a spyder, don't know how fast, but i had to pee really bad at the time

I think I may have came close last night racing a really nasty Thunderstorm.... In Kilometres I was flying BUT .... I won't be approaching the 200 anytime soon

 

[PaladinLV]

Those were the units on sale when BRP designed the Spyder

AJ

Was riding in this morning and found myself wondering why BRP would waste real estate with a 200MPH speedo. Been to half that, but wondering if anybody has come close to topping it out...

 

[jcthorne]

Because the gauge was designed by a metric thinking company and the US Customary units (MPH) is a poorly executed afterthought. The correct design of a dual unit analog gauge is to have a dual scale ON the gauge and have the same relative position for both. This is the way EVERY automobile that has dual unit instrument clusters is designed.

What BRP has done makes the analog speedo next to useless when in the US Customary units mode.

The speedo, inaccurate clock and thermometer are among my admitedly minor pet peeves with the design. Its just that they have been WRONG since 2008 and BRP has no intention of fixing them.