200mph?

[Highwayman2013]

As far as I am concerned, its a design defect from a canadian company that considers us sales as an afterthought.

The analog speedometer is nearly useless on these bikes for the US. The scale should have been dual numbered using the appropriate scale with the primary digits shown for the country of sale. IE just like every other international OEM does. Look at the speed on your car. MPH in large numbers, secondary scale for KPH as well. The labels are opposite when sold elsewhere in the world. How much could it possibly save BRP to stock two different speedo face plates to cover the world wide sales? Its just a printed plastic disk. They have a number of other parts that are different in different parts of the world. So, to save BRP less than a buck, you get a speedo that is next to worthless where you ride 99% of the time.....

I voiced this opinion at the owner's event and they claimed no one else had complained. At the time I told them the owners were too busy complaining about getting burned on the 2013 RTs.

Worked great for my wife when we were in Canada. I had to use the Garmin which switches over automatically to kph because the secondary numbers on my speedo were too small.

 

[ARtraveler]

Its funny that parking lot gaukers usually notice the speedometer right away. It adds to the Mystery.:yikes:

I have also had fun with the lookers. When asked how fast will the :spyder2: go, I just point to the speedometer. Usually, I don't have to say anything else. :roflblack::roflblack:

 

[Bob Denman]

I do the exact same thing... :2thumbs:

 

[Ronbo]

200 KPH

Folks, someone was looking over my Spyder today and asked how fast it goes "since the speedometer goes to 200 mph". I never really noticed the top reading on the speedo. Anyone know why they picked such a ridiculous top speed on the speedo? I don't think any of these models could do 200mph fired out of a cannon, so........:hun:

200KPH = V1...ROTATE!

RON

 

[Cruzr Joe]

When ask, I just say, "Well, I've never had it that fast!" :yikes::yikes::yikes:

:roflblack::roflblack:, I have said the same thing and get some strange looks, :roflblack::roflblack:

Cruzr Joe

 

[CanAmChris]

It's fun to point to the 200 on the speedo. People get big eyes and say 'damn' a lot. I always say that the fastest I have had it is 116 on the turnpike and I figured If I went any faster I would either get a massive speeding ticket or end up a red streak on the asphalt.