Found a nifty little voltmeter/therm.

[Guzzistajohn]

Plugs right into your DC power outlet.

Only problem, centigrade  (I'll have to convert)

Available on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/RioRand-Universal-Cell-Phone-Thermometer-Temperature/dp/B00MGA1KK6/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1437087469&sr=1-1&keywords=3+in+1+volt+meter

[oldbike54]

 Just keep the C side reading between 13 and 32 , you'll be fine  Pretty cool little gee gaw , is their a chrome version for the pirate crowd 

  Dusty

[Guzzistajohn]

No, it hasn't hit the "cruiser" market yet.

[Guzzistajohn]

Take C* double it and add 30 = F*...close!

:-)

Thanks Mike, That's easy enough! Tim found this after his Strada Colorado voltage episode.

[T in NC]

Did you over look this, or is it just a case of Guzzi frugality?

http://www.amazon.com/DROK-Temperature-Multimeter-Motorcycle-Thermometer/dp/B00SXZDKTW/ref=pd_sim_sbs_229_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=1P7HQE3JE8RSR2Q7SPP0

[kirby1923]

Now all he needs is some jumpers and he has it covered, its a dandy gismo BTW, I like it.
My thermometer is my comfort level ha!

mike

[kevdog3019]

Yes, I've always found temp gauges on bikes pointless as there's not much it's going to tell you that you already don't know. I'll look at the outside temp on my phone app before I leave the house to see what to expect that day but the bikes gauge doesn't know any more than I know once underway. Volts is good to know I agree.

[Guzzistajohn]

I'm not really concerned about the temp. either. If I have time and the desire to ride, I'll just go. There are times when knowing the battery is hot and charging is good to know. Like in Cripple creek a few weeks ago. Or is there a dumb phone app for that?

[Lannis]

I'm not really concerned about the temp. either. If I have time and the desire to ride, I'll just go. There are times when knowing the battery is hot and charging is good to know. Like in Cripple creek a few weeks ago. Or is there a dumb phone app for that?

It can be good to know if the temperature is dropping to ice temperatures.    Below 36F and you can get icing from evaporative cooling, and below 32F, well, any time.    You can't always tell "subjectively" what the temperature really is without a thermometer ....  I like the one on the Stelvio, and I'll probably get one of these dealies for the Norton ....

Lannis

[charlie b]

Yep, if you have a temp ga that is anywhere near accurate.  I am another that likes to know when it is below freezing.

Handy little thing.  I probably would buy one if I had not already rigged a voltmeter for the bike (it was only $4.95).

[kevdog3019]

It can be good to know if the temperature is dropping to ice temperatures.    Below 36F and you can get icing from evaporative cooling, and below 32F, well, any time.    You can't always tell "subjectively" what the temperature really is without a thermometer ....  I like the one on the Stelvio, and I'll probably get one of these dealies for the Norton ....

Lannis

True dat is. I don't ride much below 50. I take the cage at those temps. 32 is not fathomable.

[oldbike54]

True dat is. I don't ride much below 50. I take the cage at those temps. 32 is not fathomable.

 So ... you ride about 10 days a year there in Northern Iowa 

  Dusty

[canuguzzi]

If it could compensate for wind chill factor that would be something. Add a pitot tube and you're all set. The LCDs have a temp reading I found to be pretty accurate until you stop and then engine heat starts adjusting it.

Seems handy though. It is easy to forget that bridges and elevated roads ice up before it reaches 32 degrees F.

[Lannis]

If it could compensate for wind chill factor that would be something. Add a pitot tube and you're all set. The LCDs have a temp reading I found to be pretty accurate until you stop and then engine heat starts adjusting it.

Seems handy though. It is easy to forget that bridges and elevated roads ice up before it reaches 32 degrees F.

That's why the little snowflake appears on the late-model Guzzi dashes at 37F ....

[kevdog3019]

So ... you ride about 10 days a year there in Northern Iowa 

  Dusty

A few more than 10 because the lakes keep us warm. 
My temp gauge tells me into the 40's is too cold. Dressing in thermals takes the fun out of it.

[canuguzzi]

That's why the little snowflake appears on the late-model Guzzi dashes at 37F ....

I'd pay real money if it would show a rain drop.

[Spuddy]

JOHN:

But does it tell how long to smoke meats in the green egg?

Spud

[lrutt]

Like a person wouldn't know it's getting damned cold when your riding and it gets down in the 30's.

but then I don't have fairings, electric gear, hand grip warmers etc. 40 is about my limit.

[StuCorpe]

A quick way to convert (the answer is close, not exact) is to multiply C*2 then add 30.  Or from F to C subtract 30 and divide by 2.  Like I said it is only close not exact but very easy to do in your head.

[Lannis]

Like a person wouldn't know it's getting damned cold when your riding and it gets down in the 30's.

but then I don't have fairings, electric gear, hand grip warmers etc. 40 is about my limit.

I don't have any electric wear or grip warmers either, but you can't always tell whether the temperature is 38 or 31 once you're out in it, hence the utility of a thermometer .....

Lannis