They didn't really go the cheap route on much of anything else on these bikes, SO WHY DID THEY DO IT WITH ONE OF THE THINGS A RIDER IS CONSTANTLY MONITORING??? (Though in BMW's defense, ironically these were not really "cheap" instruments, nor was/is MotoMeter known for making junk either...)
Indeed, pipe up anyone with one of these knock offs - maybe if they work better we might get some insight into better dampening of the needles to vibration, for if yours is anything like the ones I've encountered, a "properly operating" unit still has all sorts of issues in that area. I've been inside of these and other meters like them (mechanic-electric) such as the automobile industry (used to use) and am unsure what sets these apart so far from others in the annoying "float about" category...
My thought? Make a faithful reproduction that is all electrical. Mount the sensors just as you would a cable and run the wires right into the pod. Not only bye-bye to the needles floating about, but it would then make light work of calibration; simple tiny small potentiometer adjustments on the rear of the units and with a short GPS ride, you'd finally have a unit that ALSO actually indicates your REAL ground speed... What a concept! They'd also work for ANY final drive ratio too and even be able to compensate for tire diameter variations (not like you really can put much of a selection of tire OD's under these bikes anyway, but you get the point; it would read as correctly as you were willing to make the adjustment(s).
Get your best man on that Garnet!
