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Old Aug 18, 2020 | 11:06 PM
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i have a 03 H-D XL1200S and it came with aftermarket speedometer in mph. I live in Canada and i need to find one in km. can any speedometer work from online or does it have to be specifically from Harley Davidson?
 
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Old Aug 19, 2020 | 08:21 AM
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i have a 03 H-D XL1200S and it came with aftermarket speedometer in mph. I live in Canada and i need to find one in km. can any speedometer work from online or does it have to be specifically from Harley Davidson?
Any speedo will work but you want to make sure they can adjust the mileage to be the same as the original mileage on the bike.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2020 | 10:35 AM
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Not sure about '03, but some earlier H-D's used odometers driven off the front wheel, and some were driven off the tranny.
They had different gear ratios. Make sure you get one geared for your application, or the speedo and odometer will be off.
 
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Better yet, try to get your gummint to switch over to miles. That metric crap is crapola.
 
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You could mount a calculator into a cell phone holder on your handlebars, and multiply your speed by 1.60934.
 
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