Speedo....

Hi again folks,
Just waiting for a phone call back tomorrow, after that i'll know for sure if i can get The Bike.

............just a quick question............

* How far out is the speedo? or is it not worth the worry?
Edit-- Has anyone compared the bikes speedo with a GPS reading?
Cheers,

Sole.

sounds good - make sure the phone is charged!

meant to be about 7% optimistic

Mate I tested mine with my Garmin 12XL

With stock gearing I was a constant 7% out (reading high).
Speed was checked on flat roads at 10m ASL at 60k/mh 100k/mh 120k/mh and at a speed I had better not say.
The GPS was cable tied to the bars. Garmin boast an error of +/- .1%. Close enough?

I haven't tested mine against a GPS, but using those 'overhead' speed warnings on highways, mine appears to be about 10k out at 100/110, so if the speedo is reading 110, I'm actually doing around 100.

I tested mine the other day with my Magellen GPS and at 118 on the speedo I'm doing 110. So I just sit on 120 on the speedo and I know I'm only 2 kmh over the speed limit. I reckon its a bit annoying because when your winding it out a bit (180 or so) your not going as fast as you think!!

But you can sound really impressive at the pub, without lying "I was doing an indicated 200".

Thanks for the replys everyone.

well u know how it is - some things are always exaggerated - fish, KPH, MPH........erm