Speedometer
WARNING
Travel at speeds appropriate for road and conditions and never travel faster than posted speed limit. Excessive speed can cause loss of vehicle control, which could result in death or serious injury. (00008a)
The speedometer registers miles per hour (U.S. models) or kilometers per hour (international models) of forward speed. The speedometer also provides the following selectable functions:
The speedometer has a single display window for the above functions.
  1. See Figure 3. Pressing the function switch (on back of speedometer) with the ignition switch in any position will activate the odometer reading and time. Time and mileage or kilometers may be checked without unlocking ignition switch. Press and release function switch (on back of speedometer) once to view odometer. Press and release button again to display time.
  2. To check mileage on trip odometers, the ignition switch must be in the ACC or IGNITION position. Press and release the function switch (on back of speedometer) until the desired trip odometer reading is displayed. An A or B in the upper left of the display window identifies trip odometers.
  3. To reset or zero trip odometers, have desired (A or B) odometer in display window. Press function switch (on back of speedometer) and hold button for 2-3 seconds. The trip odometer will be reset to zero.
  4. Repeat the previous step if you wish to zero both trip odometers.
Setting Clock
  1. Turn the ignition switch to ACC or IGNITION.
  2. See Figure 3. Press and release function switch (on back of speedometer) until time (hour and minutes) is displayed. Press and hold the function switch for five seconds or until 12HR begins to blink in the speedometer display window. Release the button.
  3. Press and release the function switch (on back of speedometer) once to advance to a blinking 24HR military style time display. Each time you press and release the button, the display will switch between 12HR and 24HR.
  4. When the desired time style is displayed, press and hold the function switch (on back of speedometer) for five seconds. The display will switch to the time display with the hours blinking.
  5. Press and release the button repeatedly to advance the hours. Each time you press and release the button, the display will advance one hour.
    6. NOTE
    No AM or PM time setting is required. When the correct hour is reached, press and hold function switch to advance to minute setting.
  6. When the correct hour is displayed, press and hold the button for five seconds. The minutes display will start blinking.
  7. Press and release the button repeatedly to advance the minutes display. Each time you press and release the button, the display will advance one minute.
  8. When the correct minutes are displayed, press and hold the button for five seconds. The minutes display will stop blinking, indicating that the clock has been set.
  9. Turn the ignition switch OFF.
Tachometer
NOTICE
See OPERATING RECOMMENDATIONS section. Do not operate the engine above maximum safe RPM as shown under OPERATION (red zone on tachometer). Lower the RPM by upshifting to a higher gear or reducing the amount of throttle. Failure to lower RPM may cause equipment damage. (00159a)
The tachometer (if applicable) registers the engine speed in revolutions per minute (RPM).
Tip Indicator Lamp
WARNING
If tip occurs, check all controls for proper operation. Restricted control movement can adversely affect the performance of the brakes, clutch or ability to shift, which could result in loss of vehicle control and death or serious injury. (00350a)
Should motorcycle be tipped over, the word "tip" will appear in the odometer window. Engine will not start until reset. To reset, cycle ignition/headlamp key switch ON-OFF-ON.
1Speedometer
2Odometer
3Security system lamp
4Battery lamp
5Low fuel lamp
6Check engine lamp
Figure 1. Instruments: XL Models
Selecting Instrument Units: XR 1200X
On XR 1200X, units displayed in the instruments can be selected between miles and kilometers.
  1. Turn the ignition switch to the ACC or ON position.
  2. Press the function button to select the odometer display screen.
  3. Press and hold the function button until the units change (miles/kilometers).
  4. To change the units again, release function button, then press and hold until units change again.
1Speedometer
2Tachometer
3Odometer
4Security system lamp
5Battery lamp
6Low fuel lamp
7Check engine lamp
8Temperature lamp
Figure 2. Instruments: XR 1200X
Figure 3. Function Switch (typical)