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Post by johnjs on Jul 30, 2015 3:48:34 GMT -6
we all know that they do work correctly but i was wondering if that is off by lets say 10 mph would it be safe to assume that the mileage shown is not right either?
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Post by novaraptor on Jul 30, 2015 7:55:33 GMT -6
Nope, I wouldn't assume that. What I have found is that sometimes the speedometer is in mph and the odometer is in kph. One way to check is to find two streets that are one mile apart. Check the odo at the first street, and then at the 1 mile street. If it shows a few 1/10s over a mile, then it's probably in kph. Hope that helps...
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Post by novaraptor on Jul 30, 2015 8:54:45 GMT -6
Just another thought.. It's generally thought that manufacturers under calibrate the speedos on the high end, but the odos take their input from the cable before the calibration. What can happen is if a manufacturer makes several sizes of bikes, but only used one universal speedo gauge, then there will be deviation from a scooter with 12" tires versus one with 15" tires, both on the speedo and the odo..
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Post by johnjs on Jul 30, 2015 9:58:12 GMT -6
ok thanks for the input..the reason i asked i will be buying a used scooter soon and was wondering if mileage will be correct or not. Thank you
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