Dash Doesn't Show Lower than 16 Deg F for Ambient Temp?

[FJR Flyer]

Its cold everywhere. Over the last couple years, my record low for riding in to work has been 16 deg F. Which, given the temps at the time, was assumed to be accurate.

This morning it was 7 deg at the house and they were reporting 3 deg in the city. It was 27 in the garage. Had a tarp over the bike and a 100W light bulb on the floor under it. The Shorai fired her up in about three cranks.

Anyway, the entire ride in, the temp on the dash showed no lower than 16 deg. I know it was in the single digits. Is this a know issue? Don't remember seeing anything about this before.

 

[Intech]

If that is the case then 16 may not be my lowest temp ridden in.

 

[ionbeam]

The owners manual states: ...display shows the ambient temperature from 16°F to 122°F in 1°F increments

Once again it looks like Yamaha has been short sighted in anticipating the way the FJR will be ridden. Ambient only displays down to 16º, cruise capped at 80 mph -- what were they smoking thinking

 

[FJR Flyer]

Ah, okay. Thanks! Guess it pays to actually read the manual sometimes. Thought I had seen posts of folks reporting lower temps and I assumed they saw them on the dash.

But 16 deg, really? Hope I never hit the upper limit.

 

[RossKean]

Just speculation here... I believe that the gauges for the Gen II bikes are fundamentally metric, based upon how we see temperature changes. When you are at a temperature where there is an exact (non-fractional) match between F and C (i.e. 20 °C = 68 °F), the F temperature will go from 68 to 70 or 68 to 66 with only a brief display of the in-between temperature (68 or 67). When you are at a temperature where there is a mid-fractional match, you tend to see a more logical (evenly spaced) temperature progression. The 16 °F temperature equates to ~-9 °C. I suspect that the metric display is limited to a minus sign and one digit so the US bikes inherited the display limitation of the metric cluster. Not sure about the maximum limit other than the fact that 122 °F equates to 50 °C. No idea if this is right. Doesn't matter to me because it is unlikely that I would be riding at either extreme.

 

[RaYzerman19]

I had asked that on another earlier thread I can't seem to find right now. Yes indeedy as I found, the metric display only goes to -9C........ the 2-digit limitation...... so now we find the US version is just a converted display. Anybody ridden over 99F that can verify there is a 3rd digit available on a US GenII?

 

[RossKean]

There is! But (according to the manual) only up to 122 °F.

 

[GeorgiaRoller]

The owners manual states: ...display shows the ambient temperature from 16°F to 122°F in 1°F increments

Yamaha doesn't realize there are complete maniac's that ride the FJR in sub 16 degree temps. Wow.

 

[RaYzerman19]

The owners manual states: ...display shows the ambient temperature from 16°F to 122°F in 1°F increments

Yamaha doesn't realize there are complete maniac's that ride the FJR in sub 16 degree temps. Wow.

But they do recognize that some ride in the mostly unrideable stuff over 95........ wow too.

 

[wfooshee]

Why would you want it to show less than 16 degrees???!??!?!?!

 

[ionbeam]

Why would you want it to show less than 16 degrees???!??!?!?!

You wouldn't know how miserably cold you were without the true temperature readout to show you. It also makes it possible to take 'I'm dumber than you' pictures as you leave home @ 0º F

 

[Ron13Feejer]

The owner's manual states the same for my Gen III (2013 model). So no changes.

"...display shows the ambient temperature from 16°F to 122°F in 1°F increments"

 

[RossKean]

I guess we will have to wait and see whether the 2014's fixed the ridiculous temperature display limitations along with the cruise max.

 

[RavFJR]

I had asked that on another earlier thread I can't seem to find right now. Yes indeedy as I found, the metric display only goes to -9C........ the 2-digit limitation...... so now we find the US version is just a converted display. Anybody ridden over 99F that can verify there is a 3rd digit available on a US GenII?

Yes... I've ridden in 110F and all 3 digits were there. However, I don't think I want to test the 122F number.

 

[Intech]

I have ridden with an indication of 16 for a low and 105 for a high. I have seen 122, though when it was parked in the sun on the 100+ days.

 

[El Toro Joe]

If that is the case then 16 may not be my lowest temp ridden in.

Bob...I guess that would aso be true for me.

 

[Intech]

I could go check it now. Still below 16 here. Don't know if the garage is that low though.

 

[El Toro Joe]

I could go check it now. Still below 16 here. Don't know if the garage is that low though.

You'll have to take it out for a ride...

 

[Intech]

I could go check it now. Still below 16 here. Don't know if the garage is that low though.

You'll have to take it out for a ride...

Have to get the new rear tire put on first.