Seems fast....

[planedick]

I have had experience with a few speedo's for the xs11's and I have found that they are all showing about 5 mph faster than actual speed. I have checked them with radar so I know they are fast and on a trip I checked the odo with the mileage posts and that is incorrect also. In 7 miles it was off .2 mi, probably register 105 mi for actual 100 mi. I wonder if anyone else has noticed the same thing? It was Mason that first brought it to my attention way back when.......

[DiverRay]

I've seen the same on ALL the XS1100 I've owned. Daily ride is on the second speedometer, and it seems a little farther off than the original. I think it's still within the 5% range.

[prometheus578]

"Trippin' on speed..."

I can't recall if it was the Kawasaki tech line, or the Triumph guy... But I believe I was told once that legally, they can be off by 20%.
I don't know... I'd have to do the math on this one....
I'm sure that when they build bikes, they use the same speedo gear set up at the wheel... just change around the speedometer dials depending on where it's sold.. Kilometers vs Miles.
That might explain why bikes are usually off.
Who knows... The kilo ones may be right on.
Now then.. that bring up another question.
As my speedo has miles in big white letters on the outside and kilometers in little letters on the inside... do the european ones have big kilos on the outside and little miles on the inside?
Hello..?
European riders...?
Englanders...?
Aussies...?
What cha got?

[AlanB]

Hi Prom,

UK uses miles too....... Although my bike is from Colorado...LOL!

AlanB

[bikerphil]

79sf - reads 56mph, actual speed 60mph
79f- reads 59mph, actual speed 60mph.

Just got speeding ticket today on 79f, speedo very accurate on that bike.

[red bandit]

Mine reads 59/60 when actual is 55.

[planedick]

Kilo speedo....

I had a kilometer speedo on the '79, in fact it's still on it and it is also fast. Lots of those signs with radar around here and checking one's speedo is easy.

[motoman]

speedo

Must of got lucky..........with the Metzler 3:25x19/ME33 speedo IS 60 at 60, and is original speedo.

[jetmechmarty]

100/90-19 is a little smaller than the original tire. It contributes to a fast needle. My XS650 behaves exactly the same way.

[Dragon Tamer]

The Dragons speedo is spot on after you have held a given speed for several seconds. If you are accelerating or decelerating then it lags behind for a short time. I have lubed it a couple of times and it did not seem to change anything. As I usually have the GPS up and running I can use that if I am worried about the actual speed, if not I just go with the flow.

[Lamric]

Prom,
This is the European 2H9 model Speedo, makes the bike look really fast

Just need to scrape off that little 'k' at the bottom of the dial.

[mro]

This is the European 2H9 model Speedo, makes the bike look really fast

Thats the way European gov's make there driving/riding public feel like there really getting somewhere. Do only 120 KPH on a CA freeway will get you run over by a cage


mro

[xsilerating]

Prom asks....

As my speedo has miles in big white letters on the outside and kilometers in little letters on the inside... do the european ones have big kilos on the outside and little miles on the inside?
Hello..?
European riders...?
Englanders...?
Aussies...?
What cha got?

Canadian models are the reverse... Kilometers in large white numerals on the outside with MPH in small numerals on the inside.

[prometheus578]

Thanks for the info, gentlemen.

[Miti-Babe]

Prom

do the european ones have big kilos on the outside and little miles on the inside?

I think it depends on what model you have....

My 5K7 (UK Sport model) reads 0 - 160 mph and doesn't have kph on it at all... I've seen UK Std XS11's (square clocks) with 0 - 160 mph on the outside of the scale and 0 - 220 (I think) kph in smaller text on the inside...

Alan

That don't count... It's not a UK or Euro model, is it..?

Miti