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#510215 txulrich (User) Gold Boarder Posts: 732 Re:How fast is too fast? 11 Months, 3 Weeks ago   In the 75 mph indicated range, mine is running at 72 according to my Garmin.   Logged     Peace, Joe   The administrator has disabled public write access. #510224 SKWEARpeg (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 5898 Re:How fast is too fast? 11 Months, 3 Weeks ago   txulrich wrote: In the 75 mph indicated range, mine is running at 72 according to my Garmin. I'm probably pretty close to that.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #510232 GNR10 (User) Ride On Platinum Boarder Posts: 1337 Re:How fast is too fast? 11 Months, 3 Weeks ago   Hmm, I would think the odometer and speedometer are one in the same. I rode to Cocoa from home, maps said 50 miles home to destination. Following the exact route round trip was exactly 100. Yesterday while riding on I-95, every mile marker I passed came in at the .2 miles on odometer. What's the difference in speed vs distance? Has anyone actually checked against other vehicles? I drive a particular route for work which is 30 miles round trip via my truck, Roadie says 30 miles too. What am I missing with this 'error'?   Logged     Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #510245 FatJay (User) Life's to important to take seriously. Platinum Boarder Posts: 1598 Re:How fast is too fast? 11 Months, 3 Weeks ago   I work my way up to speed, when I'm first starting out, 50-60 is as fast as I want to go due to wind. However after a 10-15 miles, 75-80 feels natural. However there are those that don't like it because they have lost their confidence as the years pass and htey start to slow down. My father really doesn't like it above 50, so I try to keep it reasonable for him.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #510249 fireman922 (User) Schrodinger's Cat - Wanted Dead & Alive Platinum Boarder Posts: 5190 Re:How fast is too fast? 11 Months, 3 Weeks ago   Here is a long article from Car & Driver about the speedo thing. The way I understand it is that manufactures never want the speedo to read lower than the actual speed and they are given a pretty wide latitude when overstating the actual speed. Odometers are held to a higher standard since they are responsible for recording the mileage of the vehicle. Kind of like I tell the pencil pushers at work, "What do you want me to make the data show?".   Logged     Last Edit: 2012/06/29 11:20 By fireman922.   Ask me about my attention deficit disorder or my pie or my cat. A dog. I have a bike. Do you like TV? I saw a rock. Hi.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #510266 jd750ace (User) I'm not IN danger, I AM the danger Platinum Boarder Posts: 8443 Re:How fast is too fast? 11 Months, 3 Weeks ago   I can't quote the MVSS right now, but they keep them on the bottom end of the acceptable error range to guarantee they don't bust the top end. They would probably have to issue a recall if they were notoriously slow! (on the gauge)   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #510269 PhatRJ (User) Smack 'em Yack 'em Gold Boarder Posts: 602 Re:How fast is too fast? 11 Months, 3 Weeks ago   My GPS, the little portable radar thingys that police use and show your speed, and my phone speedo app all show the bike at between 3-4 mph slower than the speedo, depending on the speed. It's a percentage off, as the gap widens with speed. My car reads a reliable 3 mph higher than actual speed at all times. Side note, I read a review of a GPS speedometer that criticized its accuracy because it didn't match his car speedometer. Wanted to reach through the computer and strangle.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #510271 blue_star (User) Better to burn out than fade away! Platinum Boarder Posts: 5361 Re:How fast is too fast? 11 Months, 3 Weeks ago   Might as well throw mine in too. By the GPS my speedo is off by 5 mph. That's at pretty much any speed.   Logged     http://s1271.beta.photobucket.com/user/bluestar825/library/ It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one\'s mouth and remove all doubt. Mark Twain   The administrator has disabled public write access. #510275 pigpen (User) Born on a Yamaha! Expert Boarder Posts: 493 Re:How fast is too fast? 11 Months, 3 Weeks ago   I caruise 80 on the interstate, from the top to the bottom of the tank... No problems, as a matter of fact she licks it when I talk dirty to her....she like to speed up.... As for speedo accuracy, prior to going to a ct I was almost always 5mph fast on the speedo. always being passed. with the ct, my speedo matches the gps on the button, and I am usually doing the passing. just sayin   Logged     http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l561/bogeydoctor/IMAG0512-1.jpg   The administrator has disabled public write access. #510282 jd750ace (User) I'm not IN danger, I AM the danger Platinum Boarder Posts: 8443 Re:How fast is too fast? 11 Months, 3 Weeks ago   Dropped a new thread on speedo accuracy.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access.

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