Question on your Riding RPM on the M8
#103
03-03-2018, 07:50 PM
Seasoned HDF Member
so..when you say "usually"..kinda' implies the majority of your riding time is between 3500-4500...if that's the case you burn a lot of gas, which is cool if you don't care and really like riding fast most of the time......which begs the next question..how many speeding tickets do you have!!!!
#104
03-03-2018, 07:53 PM
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so..when you say "usually"..kinda' implies the majority of your riding time is between 3500-4500...if that's the case you burn a lot of gas, which is cool if you don't care and really like riding fast most of the time......which begs the next question..how many speeding tickets do you have!!!!
Last edited by lp; 03-03-2018 at 07:54 PM.
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#106
03-04-2018, 03:43 PM
Road Master
#107
03-04-2018, 07:04 PM
Road Warrior
#108
03-04-2018, 07:20 PM
Cruiser
Don't know how that happened? The Ratios are the same,the speedo number is the same,the vehicle speed sensor is unchanged for more than 10 years?
It is the only speed sensor on the bike located on top of the gearbox !
Pull the plug and your Speedo won't work,nor will the screen speed on your GPS
Yea your engine warning light will come on,but it will reset itself after a few cycles.
Don't believe that after one hundred years of intentional 6% under reading speedos they have come clean!I will check the part numbers on the 2018 today and Crack a bottle of good Whisky if they have changed.
It is the only speed sensor on the bike located on top of the gearbox !
Pull the plug and your Speedo won't work,nor will the screen speed on your GPS
Yea your engine warning light will come on,but it will reset itself after a few cycles.
Don't believe that after one hundred years of intentional 6% under reading speedos they have come clean!I will check the part numbers on the 2018 today and Crack a bottle of good Whisky if they have changed.
So I have no idea why mine is correct if all other models are 6% off, but I am convinced it's correct for now. Fine with me.
#109
03-04-2018, 07:57 PM
So I took a ride this weekend and checked my speedo again with an independent GPS, not the GSP on the bike. I had to hold the GPS in my hand cause I don't have a mount for the separate GPS. So I would set the cruise control so my right hand was free and pulled the GPS out of my pocket. So I checked it at 40, 50, 60, 70, and 75mph and everytime I pulled it out of my pocket the speedo was the same speed as the GPS. Maybe was registering 1 mph off once and a while.
So I have no idea why mine is correct if all other models are 6% off, but I am convinced it's correct for now. Fine with me.
So I have no idea why mine is correct if all other models are 6% off, but I am convinced it's correct for now. Fine with me.
The 17 Limited is pretty accurate on both.
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ddsdoorguy (03-06-2018)
#110
03-04-2018, 08:20 PM
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