2014 YAMAHA BOLT Complaints

COULD NOT SEE SPEEDO, SUN LIGHT GLARE ON SPEEDO LENS, UNABLE TO SEE HOW FAST I AM GOING.. NOT SO MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE BUT COME IN HANDY WHEN FOLLOWING STATE LAWS. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY ON THIS BIKE COMPLETELY WASHES OUT IN THE BRIGHT SUN MAKING IT HARD TO SEE THE SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING. WITH ADDITION IN NOT BEING ABLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER YOU HAVE ISSUES SEEING ANY INDICATOR LIGHT (BLINKER, FUEL LIGHT ETC..) THIS COMPLAINT COMES FROM ALL YAMAHA BOLT OWNERS. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY ON THIS BIKE COMPLETELY WASHES OUT IN THE BRIGHT SUN MAKING IT HARD TO SEE THE SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING. WITH ADDITION IN NOT BEING ABLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER YOU HAVE ISSUES SEEING ANY INDICATOR LIGHT (BLINKER, FUEL LIGHT ETC..) THIS COMPLAINT COMES FROM ALL YAMAHA BOLT OWNERS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER IS VERY DIFFICULT TO READ. REQUIRES TILTING MY HEAD UP OR DOWN AND/OR LEANING FORWARD OR BACK TO BE ABLE TO READ EVERY TIME, REGARDLESS OF SUN ORIENTATION. TURN SIGNALS AND THE ODOMETER HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THIS ISSUE REQUIRES THAT I TAKE MY EYES AND CONCENTRATION OFF OF DRIVING TO BE ABLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER. THE ISSUE IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN WEARING SUNGLASSES AS I ALWAYS DO WHEN RIDING. THIS IS MADE EVEN WORSE BY MY HELMET'S BUILT IN VISOR WHICH I USE OCCASIONALLY. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME I RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IS DANGEROUS AND DIFFICULT TO SEE IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS. THE READ OUT ON THE SPEEDOMETER IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WHEN RIDING WITH THE SUN BEHIND ME. IT IS DIFFICULT TO READ WITH THE SUN IN FRONT OF ME. THESE ARE AFTERNOON AND MORNING ISSUES. IT'S NOT BAD AT MID-DAY. ALSO, THE REFLECTION FROM THE SPEEDOMETER BEZEL TEMPORARILY "BLINDED" ME ONE DAY. BASICALLY I HAD STARED INTO THE SUN WHILE RIDING A MOTORCYCLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS. WHOEVER DESIGNED THIS THING SHOULD BE FIRED FROM YAMAHA. YAMAHA SHOULD CORRECT THESE FLAWS AND ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS BLINDED AND CRASHES. I'M NOT ASKING FOR A FANCY UPGRADE. JUST A SPEEDOMETER I CAN READ WHILE RIDING WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT BEING BLINDED. GUESS I'LL JUST KEEPING RIDING BY FEEL FOR NOW. *TR

PINCH BOLTS ON FRONT FORK HAVE LOOSENED (ONE WAS MISSING, ONE WAS 3/4 LOOSE). THE PINCH BOLTS ASSIST IN KEEPING THE FRONT AXLE IN LINE. CAUSED FRONT END WOBBLE. BIKE IS A LITTLE OVER ONE YEAR OLD. NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON THE FRONT END TO HAVE CAUSED THE BOLTS TO LOOSEN. THIS APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPENED THROUGH NORMAL RIDING. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY ON THIS BIKE COMPLETELY WASHES OUT IN THE BRIGHT SUN MAKING IT HARD TO ENSURE ADHERENCE TO SPEED LIMITS. THE USE OF POLARIZED SUNGLASSES OR LENSES MAKES THE VISIBILITY OF THIS DISPLAY EVEN MORE DIFFICULT. *TR

SMOKE COLORED SPEEDOMETER LENS TOO DARK IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT, ESPECIALLY WHEN WEARING POLARIZED SUNGLASSES. THIS CREATES A HAZARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO GAUGE SPEED DURING CITY OR HIGHWAY RIDING. *JS

IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE THE SPEEDOMETER DURING THE DAY. ESPECIALLY, WHEN THE SUN IS RISING OR SETTING. IF IT'S THE MIDDLE PART OF THE DAY IT BECOMES DIFFICULT ONCE I HAVE SUNGLASSES ON. *TR

SPEEDOMETER READOUT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE IN SUNLIGHT AND IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE IF WEARING POLARIZED SUNGLASSES. I HAVE TO TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD AND ADJUST MY VIEWING ANGLE TO DETERMINE HOW FAST I'M GOING, THIS PRACTICE FORCED ON ME BY THE DESIGN OF THE ELECTRONIC SPEEDOMETER IS VERY DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS. *TR