2014 YAMAHA BOLT Complaints

IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT, I CAN NOT SEE THE SPEEDOMETER. IT IS A BLACK CIRCLE. DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER WHETHER THE SUN IS IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME. THIS IS A HAZARD AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THIS WILL CAUSE ME TO GET A SPEEDING TICKET OR, WORSE, GET INTO A CRASH BECAUSE I CAN NOT JUDGE MY SPEED.

CANNOT SEE IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT, DIGITAL DISPLAY DISAPPEARS. FAILURE TO SEE TRAVEL SPEED. WAS PULLED OVER FOR 68MPH IN A 60MPH IN THE AFTERNOON SUN. ONLY A WARNING... BUT NEXT TIME MAYBE NOT SO LUCKY....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 YAMAHA BOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DIGITAL ODOMETER WAS NOT VIEWABLE DURING THE DAYLIGHT DUE TO A GLARE. AS A RESULT, THE SPEED WAS NOT MONITORED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ODOMETER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO PROVIDE CURRENT SPEED IN DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS AND CREATES AN INABILITY TO KNOW YOUR CURRENT SPEED.

WHEN RIDING IN BRIGHT DAYLIGHT IT WAS HARD TO SEE MY DRIVING SPEED. I WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE ONE HAND FROM HANDLEBARS TO SHADE THE SPEEDOMETER TO BE ABLE TO SEE, GIVING ME LESS CONTROL. IT CAUSED ME TO BE UNABLE TO TELL HOW FAST I WAS GOING AND IF I WAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH POSTED SPEED LIMITS. UPDATED 09/17/15*LJ

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY MOTORCYCLE I NOTICED THAT WHEN IT IS BRIGHT OUTSIDE I CAN NOT READ MY SPEEDOMETER. THERE IS A BIG BLACK CIRCLE WITH NO WAY FOR ME TO SEE HOW FAST I AM GOING. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO LEAN FORWARD, CHANGE BODY POSITIONS AND COVER THE SPEEDOMETER WITH MY HAND TO SEE IT AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE EVEN FROM A FEW INCHES AWAY FROM IT. THIS POSES A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. TO MY KNOWLEDGE ALL VEHICLES ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A WORKING SPEEDOMETER AND THIS MOTORCYCLE'S SPEEDOMETER ONLY WORKS PART OF THE TIME. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE RIDING IN THE HILLS WHEN IT'S A BRIGHT DAY AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS CURVES THAT REQUIRE YOU TO SLOW DOWN FROM 45 OR 50 MPH TO LESS THAN 30 MPH TO SAFELY NAVIGATE THE CURVES. IT IS EXTREMELY EASY TO MISJUDGE YOUR SPEED FOR THESE CURVES BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE THE SPEEDOMETER. I HAVE CAME CLOSE TO CRASHING A COUPLE TIMES AND OTHER TIMES I ABOUT GOT RAN OVER BECAUSE I SLOWED DOWN TO MUCH. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.

WHILE RIDING THE YAMAHA BOLT DURING THE DAYTIME IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER DUE TO GLARE. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS DUE TO THE GLASS OVER THE LCD ITSELF, BUT UNLESS I TAKE MY EYES OFF OF THE ROAD AND COVER THE GLASS WITH MY HAND I CANNOT GET AN ACCURATE VIEW OF MY SPEED. THIS LEAVES ME VULNERABLE TO ACCIDENTS, SPEEDING TICKETS AND MANY OTHER SITUATIONS THAT ARE DUE TO THIS DISTRACTION. I HOPE YAMAHA WILL ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.

THE SPEEDOMETER IS UNREADABLE IN MOST DAYLIGHT SITUATIONS. THE GLASS PLATE OVER THE DIGITAL READOUT IS TOO DARK AND REFLECTIVE. ALL ONE CAN SEE DURING MOST DAY RIDING IS GLARE OR A BLACK PANE. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL WHAT SPEED THE MOTORCYCLE IS GOING SINCE THE SPEEDOMETER IS UNREADABLE. ONE CANNOT JUDGE IF THEY HAVE SLOWED TO REQUIRED SPEEDS IN MARKED "REDUCED SPEED" AREAS SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION AND DANGEROUS CURVES. ONE CANNOT KNOW IF THEY ARE ENTERING TRAFFIC AT A SAFE SPEED OR EXCEEDING THE SPEED LIMITS POSTED. TURN SIGNAL FLASHER IS NOT VISIBLE IN DAYLIGHT, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE DRIVE TO KNOW IF HIS TURN SIGNAL IS ON OR OFF. WARNING LIGHTS ARE NOT VISIBLE IN DAYLIGHT, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE DRIVER TO RESPOND TO ANY POTENTIAL MECHANICAL EMERGENCY SHOWN BY LIGHTS.

DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF THE DAY THE POSITION OF THE SUN THE SPEEDOMETER BECOMES UNREADABLE. WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO DRIVE OVER THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS. ALSO I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH NOT TO HAVE GOTTEN ARRESTED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT OFTEN I HAVE FOUND MYSELF SPEEDING EXCESSIVELY WHEN I COULDN'T SEE MY SPEEDOMETER DUE TO SUNLIGHT. I ONLY REALIZED MY SPEED WHEN THE SUNLIGHT WAS BLOCKED. MOVING MY HEAD AND SHIFTING MY STANCE DOES NOT HELP THE SITUATION ONE BIT. THE PRODUCT IS DEFECTIVE AND YAMAHA KEEPS PUTTING IT OUT. CONSUMERS ARE BUYING THE PRODUCT BECAUSE THEY ARE NON THE WISER. PLEASE HELP STOP THE PRODUCTION OF THIS SPEEDOMETER BEFORE THERE IS REAL INJURY.

2014 YAMAHA BOLT R-SPEC (XV950R). THE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER VISIBILITY IS EXTREMELY POOR DURING THE DAYTIME IN ALMOST ALL BUT PERFECT CONDITIONS AND MAKES DETERMINING SPEED A MAJOR ISSUE. AT NIGHT IT IS VISIBLE DUE TO IT'S BACK LIGHT AND REALLY IS THE ONLY TIME IT CAN BE SEEN AT ALL ANGLES ALL THE TIME.