My speedometer is or was not accurate
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How do you know your speedo was or is inaccurate?
Are the front and/or rear sprockets different from the OEM ones fitted to the motorcycle when it was originally manufactured?
I hope you did't get a speeding fine!
Corbywan
2000 ZX6R Green
Melbourne
Australia
Are the front and/or rear sprockets different from the OEM ones fitted to the motorcycle when it was originally manufactured?
I hope you did't get a speeding fine!
Corbywan
2000 ZX6R Green
Melbourne
Australia
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Are you sure your speedo is off or the radar detector.
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Yeah, I've tried telling a cop that his radar detector is not correct b4, doesn't work too well. :twisted:
If you ever go to court for a ticket, the cop will tell the magistrate that he tested his equipment b4 he went out for the day, and when he got in and everything was working correctly. Heard that too many times. :lol:
If you ever go to court for a ticket, the cop will tell the magistrate that he tested his equipment b4 he went out for the day, and when he got in and everything was working correctly. Heard that too many times. :lol:
I am sure it was my speedometer, it was reading around 108 - 110mph when I passed him and he clocked me at 95mph. He was really cool or lazy and didn't want any paperwork. He told me the only reason he clocked me was because he saw the bikes nose dive down as we where coming toward eachother.
I was really nice and polite, I've heard that anything over 20mph over limit is jail worthy and I think the limit is 55mph there.
I was really nice and polite, I've heard that anything over 20mph over limit is jail worthy and I think the limit is 55mph there.
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thats why it was off, after about 90-95+ mph indicated your speedo gets way off fast. There is no way to accurately test your speed with the speedo. GPS is the only way to go at those speeds. Yours may be off a bit more than others, but as long as its accurate at 80 and below you should be fine.
PS. Don't pass cops going 100+ they don't like that.
PS. Don't pass cops going 100+ they don't like that.
Too bad theres not any GPS Speedometers for upgrades for bikes without speeding a lot of cash on a portable GPS Unit. That would be cool to have a GPS Speedo that worked in Tando with the bikes actual speedo for the most accurate reading.
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might be cheaper for the GPS than a speeding ticket.
a radar detector might do you even more good, you can wire them to your bike. I'm planning on putting one on mine eventually.
a radar detector might do you even more good, you can wire them to your bike. I'm planning on putting one on mine eventually.
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In texas? yes, yes you would. Jammers are illegal too from what I've heard, but a bike is pretty hard to hit anyway.Desp said:
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hhmmm
i smell stealth bodywork coming soon :twisted: :lol:
i smell stealth bodywork coming soon :twisted: :lol:
I am ordering a bicycle computer today. They can be adjusted to the circumference of a motorcycle wheel and are accurate to 1/10 of a mph.Pluss they save top speed and have a clock, the drawback is that they max out at 125mph. But going that fast I have no doubt that I am speeding. The name of it is Sigma BC800 or BC1200, both basically the same, just the 1200 has more features. They are both right around $20.00
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It is mostly iron powder mixed with a resin that is formed into sheets they cut and connect to the planes.
I'd guess, with my body work on a 04 500, it would weigh close to 80-100lbs
SSgt Andrus
the actual material used to make planes and missiles have a low radar cross section is HEAVY as hell :shock:bikeaholic said:
It is mostly iron powder mixed with a resin that is formed into sheets they cut and connect to the planes.
I'd guess, with my body work on a 04 500, it would weigh close to 80-100lbs
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Detectors are one thing, but jammers are a completely different thing. I don't know a state where jammers aren't illegal and it's incredibly obvious to tell when someone has a jammer.Desp said:
*cop tries to shoot you when you are speeding*
*can't because of radar jammer*
*cop turns on sirens, pulls you over, and you get a SERIOUS fine for having the radar jammer*
So basically, whether or not you were speeding, you get screwed over and much more severely than you would with just a speeding ticket. Jammers do absolutely no good. Radar detectors are great technology, however and perfectly legal from what I understand. If they aren't, you can always hide it if you get pulled over.
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