The Everything 2018+ Heritage Thread
Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 239
Likes: 76
From: Arkansas
The previous run (0.2 miles off in 150 miles ridden) was done on my Slim with 8,000 miles on the tires. The calibration run below was done on my Heritage with 1,500 miles on the tires. Maybe the worn tires affected the error (diameter) a teeny bit?
The result was 0.3 miles off in 150 miles ridden. (Very acceptable, IMO!) See the attached picture.
Note: The GPS I use is a Garmin Edge 20. I have calibrated it against several other GPS units and they all agree. It is a great little unit if all you want is distance and speed. (And altitude!)
PS - I had my dealer turn on my auxiliary lights when I use my high beams. It took less than a minute for them to do it. I already had the side over off (5/32 allen) so all they had to do was hook up the computer. They didn't charge me, and I didn't expect them to. Something like this falls under "dealer prep/setup" in my opinion. I run everything on during the day time for safety.
Road Master
Joined: Dec 2014
Posts: 762
Likes: 460
From: Knob Noster, MO
Mine reads high also - both odometer and speedometer. Pisses me off that HD deliberately calibrates these things to read too high. It means my odometer shows more miles on the bike than actual. Is it a lot? - no, but but it's a shitty thing to do and ought to be as illegal as deliberately taking miles off the odometer.
I don't think I want to shell out $599 for a PV. I've tried to find other ways to re-cal the speedometer but haven't come up with any. I have an SE Street Tuner, but of course, it doesn't have this feature. Anyone know of any other way to fix this?
I don't think I want to shell out $599 for a PV. I've tried to find other ways to re-cal the speedometer but haven't come up with any. I have an SE Street Tuner, but of course, it doesn't have this feature. Anyone know of any other way to fix this?
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Tourer
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 473
Likes: 57
From: Utah
Of all the things to stress over, how about enjoying the ride and not about calibrating your speedo to USNO clock accuracy. Regulations allow 5mph error range, in Europe the error cant be actual speed faster than indicated. Bike makers routinely show faster indicated speeds, many posts in other manufacturers forums for years. Using GPS is the suggested fix for those who care that much.
