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Usless / unnecessary bike tech
- Thread starter spitRR
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The car you mean?
... which is locked in the trunk!
Isn't autolock more about crash protection than about defense from carjackers?
Trials
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Autolock cost me 80$ to have it turned off on a Mazda 3
money well spent.
Electronic traction control at least on that vehicle <- worse then useless, thankfully that same car had an off switch for it, couldn't make it up the ice covered anything with it on.
Differential lock is suppose to help you, not just give up and make terrible mechanical noises.
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money well spent.
Electronic traction control at least on that vehicle <- worse then useless, thankfully that same car had an off switch for it, couldn't make it up the ice covered anything with it on.
Differential lock is suppose to help you, not just give up and make terrible mechanical noises.
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Face
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2018 Kawi Versys 1000 had basic ABS, Traction Control and a useless power mode thing. MSRP was $15.4k, now discounted to $14.6k. I picked up a 2017 demo with 900 kms for $12k in the Spring. https://www.kawasaki.ca/product/versys-1000-abs-lt/2018
2019 has pretty much the same engine but now has all the bells and whistles. Ride by wire, cornering ABS, cornering lights, cruise control, Semi-Active suspension ... etc for $19.8k!
https://www.kawasaki.ca/product/versys-1000-abs-lt-se
The tech is nice, but I don't think its worth adding a 1/4 to 1/3 increase in cost? Especially when the BMW S1000XR is 60 lbs lighter, has 50 hp more, and is around the same price similarly equipped. What were you thinking Kawi?
2019 has pretty much the same engine but now has all the bells and whistles. Ride by wire, cornering ABS, cornering lights, cruise control, Semi-Active suspension ... etc for $19.8k!
https://www.kawasaki.ca/product/versys-1000-abs-lt-se
The tech is nice, but I don't think its worth adding a 1/4 to 1/3 increase in cost? Especially when the BMW S1000XR is 60 lbs lighter, has 50 hp more, and is around the same price similarly equipped. What were you thinking Kawi?
Technology must be cheap to add to a bikes instrument panel.My "new to me" Ducati has a bunch of functions that i can't imagine ever using.Some are common sense,odometer...ok.trip counter...ok,average speed...wtf!,current fuel consumption...who cares? Average fuel consumption...more who cares? Remaining range...ummm,trip counter? Fuel trip counter....Do i really need to know when i'm going to be walking?
My gps is the same.Why do i need to know my max speed?Average speed?Time in motion?Etc Etc. Ok,max speed is cool.
My gps is the same.Why do i need to know my max speed?Average speed?Time in motion?Etc Etc. Ok,max speed is cool.
I have an "old to me" Ducati that will occasionally, for seemingly no reason, show a warning light on the dash that according to the owner's manual means " Outer lighting ON "
Cool.
I like the dash in my old GS.
It has a tach. A BIG HONKIN tach.
That is all.
Nary a bell, switch, warning light or speedo. Just a 5 1/4" tach.
Cool.
I like the dash in my old GS.
It has a tach. A BIG HONKIN tach.
That is all.
Nary a bell, switch, warning light or speedo. Just a 5 1/4" tach.
Underdog
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Underdog
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I have never (in 100,000 km) used the "lap timer" function on my 2004 ZX10R. Even if it were a track bike ... it relies on you pushing a button at a certain spot to indicate the completion of each lap. If I'm riding on a track, I've got a whole lot more on my mind than that!
But ... even better is the "eco" mode indicator on the digital dash of a Kawasaki H2. Point #1, if that light is on, you're doing it wrong. Point #2, that is on a bike that will pass everything except a gas station.
Yes,forgot about that one.My Hypermotard had a laptimer too.Useless!
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Spied Again: Ducati Multistrada V4
Spy shots of the Ducati Multistrada V4 show the clearest views yet of the forthcoming 2021 model.
www.cycleworld.com
Thoughts?
On a side note...v4 multistrada? I'd be tempted to swap the XR for one pending reviews..
Cup Holders & Radio+Speakers+Loud Pipes on a bike. I have nothing against them, just don't understand them. Just waiting to see an ashtray next or a vape holder for the hipsters...
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