"I must believe the speedo..."

[slofox]

Repeat 100 times please Mr slofox...

"I must believe the speedo
I must believe the speedo
I must believe the speedo..."

Now that the speedohealer works I have to remember that I do not have 10km/hr up the sleeve as I used to do...I have to remember that when it says 120, it is NOT "really only 109"...

[steve_t]

Didja get pinged?

[MarkH]

I would have the same problem - I mentally adjust for speedo inaccuracy every time I look at it. I worked out what it really means with the GPS and now I see 120 and think 109. Basically in 50kph zones I happily go up to 65 and in 100kph zones I go up to 120 - I like to get my full speed limit + tolerance in.

[slofox]

Didja get pinged?

Nah...but I was a bit over the limit a couple of times until I thought about it...

[Gone Burger]

Ah, so the speedohealer really does work? I was looking at getting one of these as I believe they convert miles into Km's as well as give you and acurate speedo reading? Easy to install? (Please keep in mind you are speaking to a natural blonde here!)

[mashman]

Nah...but I was a bit over the limit a couple of times until I thought about it...

b... b... b.... but you should be dead.

[White trash]

Having just spent two days on our new R6 demo, I fail to see how the hell anyone can keep a modern sportsbike even remotely close to the speed limit. It just doesn't compute.

[Gone Burger]

Having just spent two days on our new R6 demo, I fail to see how the hell anyone can keep a modern sportsbike even remotely close to the speed limit. It just doesn't compute.

Careful Trashie.. you are only convincing me further of a looming decision

[White trash]

Careful Trashie.. you are only convincing me further of a looming decision

Come ride it tomorrow mate.

[slofox]

Ah, so the speedohealer really does work? I was looking at getting one of these as I believe they convert miles into Km's as well as give you and acurate speedo reading? Easy to install? (Please keep in mind you are speaking to a natural blonde here!)

Easy to install. The hard bit is getting to the speed sensor coupling - I had to undo the gas tank and move it sideways before I could get to it. After that it is a doddle. And yes, they do convert from mph to kph or vice versa. And yes, it really works. Although it took two months for mine to be sorted..see http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ech+extra+mile

b... b... b.... but you should be dead.

I am. Brain dead anyway...

Having just spent two days on our new R6 demo, I fail to see how the hell anyone can keep a modern sportsbike even remotely close to the speed limit. It just doesn't compute.

Yep. They do like to run along...

[p.dath]

Now that the speedohealer works I have to remember that I do not have 10km/hr up the sleeve as I used to do...I have to remember that when it says 120, it is NOT "really only 109"...

How do these work? Do they have a calibration screw or some kind of adjustment?

Can you vary the adjustment by speed (aka, 3% error at 50km/h and 6% at 100km/h, etc), or is it a straight percentage change?

[Gone Burger]

Easy to install. The hard bit is getting to the speed sensor coupling - I had to undo the gas tank and move it sideways before I could get to it. After that it is a doddle. And yes, they do convert from mph to kph or vice versa. And yes, it really works. Although it took two months for mine to be sorted..see http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ech+extra+mile

Awesome - cheers for that. May look into them further.

[slofox]

How do these work? Do they have a calibration screw or some kind of adjustment?

Can you vary the adjustment by speed (aka, 3% error at 50km/h and 6% at 100km/h, etc), or is it a straight percentage change?

You program it by pushing buttons. And it is a straight percentage adjustment - not variable by speed. I calibrated mine for 100km/hr.

[Edbear]

Ah, so the speedohealer really does work? I was looking at getting one of these as I believe they convert miles into Km's as well as give you and acurate speedo reading? Easy to install? (Please keep in mind you are speaking to a natural blonde here!)

Naturally...

Careful Trashie.. you are only convincing me further of a looming decision

I rest my case...

[slofox]

If, like me, you are an obsessive-compulsive record keeper who tracks fuel usage of his/her bike, you need to bear in mind that the speedohealer affects the odometer as well as the speed readout, being as how it basically slows the pulses from the speedohealer to the speedo cluster...

So if you pull 7.5% out of your speed reading, it pulls that amount of distance travelled out of your odometer as well. When it says you have travelled 100km, you have, in fact, done 108km.

Now I knew this would happen and was, I thought, happy enough with this side effect.

Until the first time I filled up the tank after installing the device. Suddenly the gas consumption went from around 40 - 45 mpg (yeah, I'm a luddite and use the old money for gas consumption) to around 39mph and as low as 37mpg. First reaction was "FARK! what the hey?" Until I remembered the change in the reading...

As long as I adjust to the "real" distance travelled it's OK...I haven't suddenly developed a hole in the tank.

Spose i ought to reduce the service intervals as well - from 6000km to 5555.555555555555555555555555555...km.

No gain without pain, huh?