Digital dash recording your every move!

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/loc...fore_losing_control_in_fatal_motorbike_crash/

 

To much technology is not a good thing, in every part of our lives

 

This information has been available on a lots of bikes for many years now, cars are now even communicating information to and from the manufacturer 24/7

 

was available on a T595 from 96.
I have just purchased a Kia niro hybrid. The information and technology on that is amazing for a family car.

 

When I picked up my new Speed Trip R the sales manager told me to stick to the RPM guide for running it in and not to go over too much as the technicians could see if I'd been spanking it when they plugged it in to the computer for the 500 mile service, so it must be stored.
I'm sure you could always tell plod any speed excessives were done on a private road......

 

I believe this has been happening for nearly 30yrs now, Kawasaki did it on their first water cooled electronic ignition bikes, they replaced the ECU on the first major service, 10,000 klms of info about how good their motors were, most of their bikes were ridden like you stole it and still went on for many miles of reliable service. Most vehicles with electronics store at least the last 10 or 20 starts!!! So highest speed ,temp reached , abs or traction control triggered. And fault codes stored from day one to last day.all good information to someone!! Hopefully not for the plod except in a final/fatal crash.

 

I don't know so much about the later keihin stuff but the early Sagem MC1000 ecu was very powerfull.
Went to MIRA testing T595 with SAGEM (Jack lilley race team) Data logging.
That's why my friend Clive Wood knows so much about efi. Was taught by Sagem and not the factory. He can tell you far more than anyone. The guys who wrote the software became personal friends. great days.

 

Even though the bike is recording what rpm, speed etc you are doing, I don't think anything can be done legally with that information without location information. Who is to say that you don't only use the bike as a track day bike? Other than there being a repeating pattern to the data of course. If you are involved in a crash, then yes they can use that as they know that the last speed recorded was what you were doing just before the crash.

It's if they get the go ahead to have GPS data being recorded as well (or being constantly in touch with manufacturer) that it might start to get a bit iffy.

 

Was told similar by my dealer too (and that it might invalidate my warranty), ....wasn't sure whether to be offended or flattered that he thought I might do such a thing.

Sure my '08 SprintST had a max speed in the menu, doesn't seem to be there now on my current 94R. Is that Triumph protecting me from Mr. Plod?