No Backlit Controls

[Stu K]

so I took my first night ride and silly me discovered that the switch gear was not backlit. Fo some odd reason I assumed (ugh oh) that they would be...are the 17's the same?

[BrianM]

I have never owned a motorcycle with backlit switch gear.

[Stu K]

I haven't either, but for some reason I thought the RT was. Whats funny is that the buttons on the left side of the fairing are back lit in red...

[FlyingFinn]

The newer Multistrada 1200 has backlit control switches, but AFAIK that's the only bike with backlit switches.

It does look pretty nice at night and I didn't find it distracting at all.

[Stu K]

I would think it would be most useful especially with all the buttons and especially the wonder wheel....maybe a future addition.

[Norm 89]

When I started riding years ago, you were lucky if your headlight worked, now we worry about lighted switch gear

[Hank in WV]

If you're riding an RT, you're still lucky if the headlight works.

[Marty Hill]

If you're riding an RT, you're still lucky if the headlight works.

 

Odd, I never had any problems with my 3 RT's.

[Stu K]

Lolo...like everything...until you have it you didn't know you were missing it!

[Green RT]

When I started riding years ago, you were lucky if your headlight worked, now we worry about lighted switch gear

I had a car one time that had a bad electrical connection somewhere and every once in awhile all of the lights would go off. It was pretty exciting when that happened while driving on a winding mountain road at night.

Edited September 7, 2017 by Green RT

[Hank in WV]

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If you're riding an RT, you're still lucky if the headlight works.

 

Odd, I never had any problems with my 3 RT's.

 

 

I just put my 4th one in on my 2010.

[Paul De]

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If you're riding an RT, you're still lucky if the headlight works.

 

Odd, I never had any problems with my 3 RT's.

 

 

I just put my 4th one in on my 2010.

 

 

Just looked at your tag line and I would have guessed that with a 67 & 69 Triumphs in the corral you would think electrical problems were situation normal... Lucas Electrics founded by Joseph Lucas, the price of darkness

 

Seriously though, that isn't normal. Check for abnormal resistance/voltage

[Paul De]

The audio system controls are backlit on my '15 RT. They must of figured once your blasting tunes nothing else matters

[gordiet]

The audio system controls are backlit on my '15 RT. They must of figured once your blasting tunes nothing else matters

Not on my 15 RT.

GT

[Stu K]

only the buttons on the left side of the fairing are back lit. I was thinking the handlebar controls should be as well....

[Hank in WV]

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If you're riding an RT, you're still lucky if the headlight works.

 

Odd, I never had any problems with my 3 RT's.

 

 

I just put my 4th one in on my 2010.

 

 

Just looked at your tag line and I would have guessed that with a 67 & 69 Triumphs in the corral you would think electrical problems were situation normal... Lucas Electrics founded by Joseph Lucas, the price of darkness

 

Seriously though, that isn't normal. Check for abnormal resistance/voltage

 

 

My first bike was a 56 Triumph Thunderbird, so I'm pretty familiar with the Princ. I think the light switches were marked dim, flicker, and off. I'm sure you wouldn't see them at all at idle if they were back-lit.

[Paul De]

The audio system controls are backlit on my '15 RT. They must of figured once your blasting tunes nothing else matters

Not on my 15 RT.

GT

 

I checked again to be sure and the left side faring audio control buttons are definitely lit.

[Paul De]

so I took my first night ride and silly me discovered that the switch gear was not backlit. Fo some odd reason I assumed (ugh oh) that they would be...are the 17's the same?

 

 

I think I solved your problem. If there is no back lighting, then maybe front lighting will do!

 

[Stu K]

That will definitely solve the problem!

[Stu K]

The wonder wheel and handlebar controls are as well?

[Exportman]

Why would you want them backlit? you know where they are some you cant even see anyway ( headlight main/dip for example) I want to see the road ahead and possibly the speedo and fuel gauge everything else is just a distraction

[WBinDE]

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Why would you want them backlit? you know where they are some you cant even see anyway ( headlight main/dip for example) I want to see the road ahead and possibly the speedo and fuel gauge everything else is just a distraction

My feelings exactly. FWIW the Goldwing also has backlit switches, I had a 2010 and had miscellaneous lights on the left grip, right grip, tank center, left fairing, and right fairing. Mostly they were out of my sight line but still annoying.

[Stu K]

I would prefer them back lit just for the convenience . Maybe as I get used to the whole set up i'll feel different but, I just thought they would be. Kinda of like you didn't know you were missing it until you had it...