handkphil Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 This one will probably win the "Dumb Question of The Day" award. Are the needles on the gauges supposed to "cycle" upon turning the key to the "On" position? I have many bikes. My 2000 VFR does not get ridden, other than a couple of times per year. This year when I broke it out for the first time, I noticed that the needles on the gauges did not "cycle" to the right, and back to their resting position, when I first turned the key to the "On" position. Am I mis-remembering that my bike did this in the past, or am I confusing my VFR's start-up routine with one of my other bikes? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Philois1984 Posted September 23, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted September 23, 2020 Hi Handkphil, I am sure they should, certainly on the eighth gen they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Grum Posted September 23, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted September 23, 2020 Yes the 8gen Tacho does a sweep at switch on. But the 6gen does Not. So perhaps the 5th gen doesn't as well. 5gen owners come on own up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted September 23, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted September 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Grum said: Yes the 8gen Tacho does a sweep at switch on. But the 6gen does Not. So perhaps the 5th gen doesn't as well. 5gen owners come on own up! On a 5G, no. I am curious if there's a purpose to it. I can see in the aviation industry or some other application where function is crucial - wanting to demonstrate that the gauge has full range of motion capability or for calibration (to the extent aviation even uses analog gauges any longer) - or is it because "they can" and it looks cool . . . which it does. Anyone have any intel on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Marvelicious Posted September 24, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted September 24, 2020 It's part of the startup diagnostic. I'm betting you're right... It is probably a holdover from the aviation industry. They have all the cool gauges first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Grum Posted September 24, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted September 24, 2020 The 8gen Instrument Panel power on self test is an excellent function. It shows you that all LCD segments are functional and the Tacho is capable of full scale deflection, its a great feature should you suspect a problem with any part of the panel or its inputs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Terry Posted September 24, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted September 24, 2020 I was sure my 5G did the swingy needles thing, so I checked my video clips (from the day I first got my bike). I can confirm no needle action present, but the LCD does work through all segments on start up. https://youtu.be/l5L-vm6fmk8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handkphil Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 Thanks, my LCD goes through a brief routine, but I'm getting no needle sweep. I must have been remembering my '16 Burgman from last season, when I was remembering the needles on the speedo and tach performing their little pre-start dance. Good to know nothing's gone wrong with my 5th Gen VFR... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Ranger77 Posted October 20, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted October 20, 2020 5th gens dont cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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