1999 Victory V92c Gauge View.Jpeg
1999 Victory V92C Motorcycle Test
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Victory compressed many functions into its single instrument face. The mini tach set in the speedometer face is reminiscent of those of bikes from the 1960s, though the needle fluctuates at high speeds. Warning lights are bright and take the form of icons--a gas pump for low fuel, left and right arrows for turn signals, a headlight shell for high beam, an oil can for oil pressure--making them easy to interpret. The LCD window offers much more than just the usual odometer and tripmeter functions. A button on the front of the right handlebar switch allows you to toggle through those functions plus a clock, an instrument backlight control, a control for the brightness of the high-beam-indicator light, fuel quantity, and voltage. A "check engine" message also flashes when the engine is not running or a problem is detected. The button on the front of the left handlebar switch allows you to adjust or reset the function displayed. You can change to metric units, reset the tripmeter or clock, or turn the instrument lighting and high-beam indicator down when riding on a dark road. The fuel indicator says "full" until the first gallon is gone, then shows remaining fuel to the tenth (as measured by a float in the tank) until you are on your last gallon. Then a "low fuel" message is displayed and the gas-pump icon light flashes. Although the LCD is hard to read when the sun is directly overhead, the instruments are placed where they are easy to take in without looking away from the road. We rate this as the best instrumentation on any cruiser to date. View Related Article
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