Yamaha Bolt Electrical problems by year

Speedometer can't be seen when traveling into the sun or any time the sun is at the wrong angle that it creates a non readable display, which happens to be almost any time the sun is out. This is a safety hazard not being able to read your speed as well as possibly causing speeding tickets. This issue needs to be addressed by the manufacture with a recall. Seriously issue.

Lcd speedometer virtually unreadable in daylight unless the sun is illuminating the face of the gauge. Heading toward the sun, the shadow thrown on the face of the gauge makes the speed read-out undecipherable. The entire gauge face appears uniformly black. Under uniform illumination, or when the sun is at the rider's back, the gauge is readable. Does not matter if vehicle is in motion or not, or whether in the city or on the highway, it all depends on the amount of outside illumination. At night the back-lighting of the gauge is sufficient to make the readout clearly visible but under bright daylight conditions, shadows obscure the gauge.

Bike speedometer has an issue where the speed display is way too dim to see in sunlight. In the right sunlight position, it is completely black and impossible to read without literally putting your head inches from it and looking at it far too long to try to make anything out. This is dangerous while in motion for obvious reasons. This happens on every ride for me at multiple points depending on where the sun is. Even when I can see the numbers, it's still too dim for just a quick glance. There must be some...

At certain times of the day the speedometer is next to impossible to read to to the sun shining on to it . It takes your eyes off the road and you sometimes have to use your hand to cover the speedometer to see the numbers with in itself is unsafe when riding a motorcycle which could cause a accident.

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....

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

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...

Speedometer is unreadable when the sun is at certain angles. *Tr

The speedometer becomes impossible to read when the sun is shining on it at certain angles, making it unclear to the rider what speed the bike is currently going. This is a danger to road safety, a possibility of getting a ticket, and a nuisance. Yamaha has been unhelpful and uncooperative when approached via email and telephone. The better business bureau was also an unsuccessful avenue to file a complaint. *Tr

Lcd speedometer/odometer is not visible (dark) when driving toward the sun. Unable to determine the speed and other lcd readings. This causes a distraction when trying to read the meter. The speedometer/odometer is only visible when sun is behind the rider or at night. It is my understanding that yamaha changed the speedometer/odometer on the 2015 model making it more visible. *Tr

In any condition other than nighttime or extremely overcast I cannot see the speed or any of the indicator lights on my yamaha bolt 2014 speedometer. *Tr

Can not view speedometer display in most daylight conditions. This creates a very unsafe condition requiring the rider to avert eyes from the road and focus on speedometer for 3-5 seconds. In some conditions it is impossible to read speedometer at all (polarized lenses on sunglasses). *Tr

Under normal daylight driving conditions, the lcd speedometer will black out completely when the sun shines at any angle other than directly on the cluster. I have nearly been in 3 accidents now because my attention has been focused (more than a momentary glance) on figuring out how fast I am going. The speedometer is so dark, in fact, I have given up worrying about how fast I'm going most times, which is still unsafe. *Tr

It is virtually impossible to read the speedometer on the 2014 model because yamaha tinted the glass on the lens too much. It can only be read if the sun is out and directly behind you, or at night when the backlight can be seen. This creates an extremely unsafe riding situation. Yamaha corrected the lens on the 2015 model, but nothing has been done to correct this dangerous issue on the 2014 models. *Tr