Sorry, too much information

[Huzo]

On the panel of my Norge, (like everyone else's), there's a plethora of information available at the flick of the switch above the turn indicator switch and of course you can delve into the diagnostics fairly deeply, although I'm not all that good at that. Once I've entered the code to cancel the service warning I'm about buggered and ready for a lie down. But anyway, does anyone agree that instantaneous l/100k or average, outside air temp, average speed over the last goodness knows what interval, and did I see lap times when RACING ????? As well as any other extraneous information that can be garnered from the computer, might be better replaced with a simple distance to empty function ? It's the only thing that I wish my Norge had that my old Triumph Sprint ST did. Also I agree with a previous poster that an electronic cruise control might be worth the investment. Oh and as for the Triumph, if the Norge had 120 odd HP and 108 Newton Metres of torque, I wouldn't break down crying but I've learned to live without that.

[canuguzzi]

The LCD is dismal. I can live without all the extras for lap times and such but decent contrast, a little larger and it would be really nice. That cut window design, like who came up with that? Make it a nice square or rectangular display, make the contrast better than barely enough and unreadable.

That Triumph? I had the 1200-4, a 2000 year model and what it could do with just 108 HP was amazing. Thing pulled like a locomotive right off idle. It easily ran a 21 tooth countershaft sprocket and could eat miles like nothing else. It did sound like a locomotive at idle too. Marvelous engine they put in that thing. The 96 (smaller fairing) I had was just a rocket.

In the British Racing green, anywhere it was parked it garnered lots of attention. As rare as seeing another Norge.

[Huzo]

Yeah Norgie, nice to chat again. Can't the Italians get it so right and then so wrong in the same breath ? For heavens sake, what would have been wrong with two separate gauges and a third circular one with Time, Distance to empty and whatever else but honestly, racing lap times ???? Jeeeez. Agree that it's a bit quaint and funny to see down in the bottom but strangely I guess that's Guzzi. Anyway if it wasn't for idiosyncrasies like this we'd have no reason to ring up for a chat ! Wouldn't that be sad. Might PM you later......  Good stuff.

[ITSec]

Well, I use a bunch of the information but only on rare occasions. Most of the time, the display sits on the dynamic MPG setting, since I like the feedback (even if not terribly accurate) on how hard the engine's working. Still, having the other readouts when I want them is appreciated.

Now, readability is a different question! 

[Huzo]

Yeah that's pretty much me too. Probably handy if you've learned how far you're going to go on a tank, but still distance to empty for me

[PJPR01]

Hey, at least it has a gas gauge, unlike the Griso...you just get the warning light!  I usually cycle thru to MPG and leave it there, and then maybe check Max Speed after the ride is over out of curiosity, but at least with MPG and a gas gauge you can do the mental math on how far you have to go...unless you're running the Canning Stock route, you're not likely to run out of gas anywhere.

The red illumination is cool at night, but visibility in the day time is not great admittedly...oh well, speed or RPM's and an occasional MPG are good enough.

[steelby]

The thing I hate the worst is that when the "service!" light comes on at the appropriate interval, it does not go off till you get the service done, which might be a week or two.  In the meantime, you get no readouts at all because the big "service! panic light comes on, stays on and never allows you to see so much as the temperature until the service is complete.  How annoying is that?!

[Arizona Wayne]

My `04 Aprilia Scarabeo 500GT scooter has a lap counter on it too.   It also has a volt meter that I've found to be inaccurate so I added a LCD 1 that reads 1+volt higher and I don't fret.

My Piaggio MP3s have a 'service' word that comes on when it first starts, but it goes off shortly so I just ignore it.  They don't have a voltmeter on them but installed 1 on the dash on the 400 since I take it on long trips.

My CX100 came w/an ampmeter on the dash and it comes in handy on trips.

[Huzo]

Yeah steelby, it's not hard to get rid of the small spanner (wrench) icon on the panel. Just enter the service code, I think it's 28315 and cycle through to service icon and delete. But incedentally, the dreaded red triangle should not appear when service is due, mine dorsn't. I'd have that checked.

[Nic in Western NYS]

When I lived in Massachusetts and didn't ride in the winter I'd forget how to use my B11's dash by springtime.  Happened 2 or 3 times sad to say - figured it out for good the year I sold it. That said, great great bike.

[Zoom Zoom]

The thing I hate the worst is that when the "service!" light comes on at the appropriate interval, it does not go off till you get the service done, which might be a week or two.  In the meantime, you get no readouts at all because the big "service! panic light comes on, stays on and never allows you to see so much as the temperature until the service is complete.  How annoying is that?!

Use the code to get into the dash and reset the service reminder. It comes on simply based on miles since last reset. It has no idea that the oil got changed or not. Also worth noting, you cannot reset it UNTIL it has appeared, meaning if you service the bike a few miles early, you need to reset it after it appears. I really don't recall on the '07 Norge I had, but is it not just a wrench that appears? That is all that shows up on my Stelvio or 1400 dash. If the great big SERVICE appears, something needs to be checked out. I don't recall the code for the Norge, but I'm sure many here can provide that if you need it.

John Henry 

[kirb]

The wrench will show up early for a few seconds (on the Stelvio) letting you know a service is soon to be due. It will stay solid after the mileage point has past.

The display does have a lot of info. Most of it is easy to find or ignore. Reading the above you can see that a lot of it is used in one way or another by many people. Navigating the menus takes a few minutes, but once you get it down the rest is easy.