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Re: [ST] Speedo error
> I was wonderring if anyone out there with more mileage on their bike can say
> with some certainty what the amount of error is in the speedo? So far, I am
> guessing mine is reading roughly 10% higher than actual. Is that a fairly
> accurate guess?
i think it's quite common (almost the rule) for speedometers to read
between 5 and 10% high. it's clearly the safer direction for them
to err.
> Oddly enough though, when I checked my odometer versus the
> mile markers along a strech of superslab I came up with about 9.95 miles
> recorded for every 10 traveled. Curiouser and curiouser...
but nothing says the odometer has to be inaccurate as well. as you've
found out.
paul
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