ODO confused
 

I was reading that thread by Red herring about the MPG on an SV.

Most guys seem to get 120 - 150 miles from a tank before the light comes on

On my 2003 (carb curvy) I can get 225 on the trip meter before the light starts blinking.

Is this right? Seems a bit unreal. So I thought maybe the ODO/Trip is in KM which would be about right 225km ~ 140miles.

BUT My bike is a UK import and the Miles is the big number on the needle. So was there a way on the curvy to change the ODO/Trip from Miles to KM? Or could my bike be a french/euro mainland import?

Re: ODO confused
 

I don't think there is a way to change the trip from miles to km. It's possible to change the speedo face though.

Why not google map a route and then go ride the route, 100 miles makes the maths easy though you shouldn't need to measure many to show a 1.6x difference.

Re: ODO confused
 

There isn't setting.

That sounds like a faulty board on the ODO, or as YC's hinting at the faces have been changed.

Quickest way to check if its a UK bike and not a Parrel is on Suzuki's website

http://www.suzuki-gb.co.uk/extra/onroad/000081/

Is is a naked or a faired bike, as I think most the euro bikes run with the left main lamp on (at dipped/ centre light on Faired only). May be talking s*** but one country does have that set up

Re: ODO confused
 

Well i do know the speedo over- reads by about 5mph

I'll try the vin number on the site and see what it says. It's a faired bike and both lights run on it.

Re: ODO confused
 

Speedo overreading a bit is normal

Re: ODO confused
 

I suppose it depends how you ride it but I regularly see 180 miles before the light starts flashing and I'm not that gentle on the throttle.

Re: ODO confused
 

i happily got 140 til the light came on (not flashed) wasnt passing many petrol stations so didnt chance it lol

Re: ODO confused
 

On the brightside, if the clock face has been changed then your mileage (in miles) is less than two thirds of what you thought it was!

Re: ODO confused
 

I bought a refurbed and recalibrated instrument cluster for my 02 650s (correct mileage) on the clock from this guy:

www.howmanymile.co.uk

He could probably turn your Odi into miles or tell you what the problem is.

Re: ODO confused
 

Second this.
The guy is spot on. I do have a spare UK ODO kicking round circa 12k on it. £50 posted if you want to do a straight swap then look at them later.

The is normally a sticker on the top edge of the clocks the UK ones are 34119-20F21 (mph) To my knowledge there will be different part no for germany etc..