speedo, just a quicky guys. - SV650.org

12-07-09, 02:13 PM

how accurate are the speedos on the sv (digital). someone has suggested that mines overestimating my speed and preventing me from travelling at speed limits.
anyone experienced this??

Spiderman · 12-07-09, 02:20 PM

All speedos will over estimate, legaly they can be over but never under. The rule of thumb is about 10% out. I've done a run on my bike and seen 107 on the clock but got home and downloaded the data from my Inforad which showed the highest speed to have been 99. The inforad is a GPS system so how accurate or out that is i dont know.

HTH a bit?

12-07-09, 02:20 PM

Bike speedos are notoriously inaccurate for overreading. Hey, at least it means you're less likely to be done by a scamera van!

12-07-09, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metalangel

Bike speedos are notoriously inaccurate for overreading. Hey, at least it means you're less likely to be done by a scamera van!

vey true, but i have my iam test shortly so dont wanna be mark down for not making progress. might tweak my speed to compensate, thanks orgers.

12-07-09, 02:13 PM	#1
Gene genie Guest Posts: n/a	speedo, just a quicky guys. how accurate are the speedos on the sv (digital). someone has suggested that mines overestimating my speed and preventing me from travelling at speed limits. anyone experienced this??

12-07-09, 02:20 PM	#2
Spiderman Where the hell am I? Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Swingin' thru the urban jungle Posts: 7,451	Re: speedo, just a quicky guys. All speedos will over estimate, legaly they can be over but never under. The rule of thumb is about 10% out. I've done a run on my bike and seen 107 on the clock but got home and downloaded the data from my Inforad which showed the highest speed to have been 99. The inforad is a GPS system so how accurate or out that is i dont know. HTH a bit? __________________ . "Computers are great! Not for communicating tho. They have one fundamental flaw ... they don't have eyebrows." AlpineCarStereo: you win ....... eeerrr ..... ummm ..... my undying support of you, the greatest Mod this forum has ever known. My Leige. davepreston: i bow to your modding godliness. vixis: He's this really cute Persian tea-boy, Im so not giving you his number :P

12-07-09, 02:20 PM	#3
metalangel Guest Posts: n/a	Re: speedo, just a quicky guys. Bike speedos are notoriously inaccurate for overreading. Hey, at least it means you're less likely to be done by a scamera van!

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