just a thought

[arran66]

I was riding early morning yesterday and it was pitch black out

and I suddenly had a thought .....

I wish triumph would put some back lights on the hand controls

even just a very dim red light like on the electric window switch surrounds in your car

found myself pushing all the wrong switches and buttons on the switch gear

as I couldn't see a dam thing on the switch controls

but its all fairly new to me the bike and the switches but some dim lights would be a great help

just enough to aluminate the switches at night .......... just a thought????    

[Ernest T]

The Goldwing has them and they are useful.

[cropbiker]

It certainly would be a great improvement.... even when you have been riding it a while and are quite familiar with the switches it is easy to hit the wrong one in the dark...

[john348]

Easy to do with a couple of leds fixed to tank pointing across at switches.  Will try it when I get time.

[tomkat]

Excellent thought.  I've read this complaint in many reviews of the Trophy.  Maybe Triumph wil listen...

[BigD]

Originally Posted by john348

Easy to do with a couple of leds fixed to tank pointing across at switches.  Will try it when I get time.

Add a moment switch for the opposite hand...?

[w8d4it]

Some type of lighting would certainly be appreciated.  Especially on using the audio and cruise at night. 

[Wells]

It is a nice thought, but I would want it to be controllable with a dimmer (perhaps electronic) so that it doesn't have to be lit up if you don't want it. I experienced this a couple of nights ago, and thought it might be nice to have some back lighting, but I was still able to figure out the controls without being able to see them even after only riding the bike for 700 miles or so.