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Mar 29, 2009 | 07:25 PM

Notgrownup

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Speedometer accuracy

My speedo on my 07 FLHTC is off by about 4 MPH...This is according to my GPS...Can it be adjusted?

Mar 30, 2009 | 10:43 PM

tmitchellof PG

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Does it show you going 4 mph faster then you are really going? I've heard that a lot of Harleys are set so when your speedometer says 65 you are actually going 60.
Tom

Mar 30, 2009 | 10:47 PM

jason628

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Greetings,

Mine's about 3-4mph fast and from what the dealer told me, there's nothing that can be done about it.

Mar 30, 2009 | 11:49 PM

OwnerOfHarriet

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on my bike, at some speeds, it is dead on with the my Garmin gps. at other speeds it reads 3 or 4 mph faster than the GPS

Mar 31, 2009 | 09:32 AM

downsmith

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Gee, I nned to check mine. It is a Police model. I wonder if it reads high, could get you out of a ticket if you were stopped.

Rich

Mar 31, 2009 | 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Notgrownup

My speedo on my 07 FLHTC is off by about 4 MPH...This is according to my GPS...Can it be adjusted?

My '08 UC reads just slightly more then 4 mph's over actual speed (I checked it against a GPS and police laser). When I installed my TTS tuner, I made the adjustment and now it's right on the money.