Why no voltage display ?

[Fireman73163]

Just got to thinking, the Trophy can display speed, fuel, temp, odometer, cruse setting, miles until empty, tire pressure, outside temp, ect......why didn't they include a simple digital voltage display or oil pressure display ? With all the technology this bike has, they might have fell just a little shy of a couple important readings.....Just my opinion.

[w8d4it]

I agree completely.  Especially on the oil pressure.  I like to drive my Corvette with the oil pressure displayed and wish I could do the same with the Trophy

[Saaz]

I have a voltmeter on the ST1100, and it is reassuring to glance at it sometimes to make sure things are ok.

[Verdun95]

Originally Posted by saaz

I have a voltmeter on the ST1100,

an aftermarket one I suppose? from memory on mine there were only the tank and the temp gauges in addition to the speedo and tacho

[john348]

Ever since I blew the main fuse on the Sprint and the first sign of problems was the guages going to zero when riding I put an after market guages on the Sprint and the Tiger. 

I have now bought a bluetooth OBD tester and am making a 'new' android sat nav that has gps for navigation, phone, music and bluetooth to the OBD sender and the first guage I have added is a volt meter.  The sat nav is waterproof and can pair to multiple headsets at once.  I am currently 'making' a holder that will fit into the Garmin holder so I can clip it in and out like the 660.  The only problem is that the power is a micro usb that I will have to wire in and clip in and out separately.  I cannot think of an easy way to connect it automatically.

I will then try and write an app that warns if the volts go low and anything else I can think of from the OBD.

The 'new' sat nav is a 5inch waterproof Android phone!!

[miss]

Originally Posted by john348

Ever since I blew the main fuse on the Sprint and the first sign of problems was the guages going to zero when riding I put an after market guages on the Sprint and the Tiger. 

I have now bought a bluetooth OBD tester and am making a 'new' android sat nav that has gps for navigation, phone, music and bluetooth to the OBD sender and the first guage I have added is a volt meter.  The sat nav is waterproof and can pair to multiple headsets at once.  I am currently 'making' a holder that will fit into the Garmin holder so I can clip it in and out like the 660.  The only problem is that the power is a micro usb that I will have to wire in and clip in and out separately.  I cannot think of an easy way to connect it automatically.

I will then try and write an app that warns if the volts go low and anything else I can think of from the OBD.

The 'new' sat nav is a 5inch waterproof Android phone!!

what model phone is it?  thanks

[cropbiker]

Hi John,

even though I detest Android as an Operating system, so counter intuitive, the capabilities of the device you are potentially building sounds tempting enough to make me put up with it!

I hope you crack the micro USB charging issue.... that would make it perfect!

[john348]

I am trying to power it off the Garmin cradle but cannot work it out at the moment.  I have some 12 to 5 volt little power supplies. The phone is a haier w910

John