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SluggoMagoo 06-02-2019 04:21 AM

Odometer issue
 
Besides the obvious mental laps I'm trying to understand how this could happen. I purchased a 2017 Road Glide in January. The odometer said 6812 when I signed the papers. When I took delivery on the bike, the odometer said 5164. VIN checks out.

geezer glide 56 06-02-2019 05:48 AM

The speedometer is capable of reading in kilometers, or miles per hour. Someone probably switched it accidentally playing with the setup in the radio. Did you get an owner's manual with the bike?

skid_pimp 06-02-2019 05:50 AM


Originally Posted by SluggoMagoo (Post 18299538)
Besides the obvious mental laps I'm trying to understand how this could happen. I purchased a 2017 Road Glide in January. The odometer said 6812 when I signed the papers. When I took delivery on the bike, the odometer said 5164. VIN checks out.

Only couple of ways I can think of that happening. Either whoever looked at the mileage for the bike, looked at the wrong bike, or annotated the wrong mileage, Or for some reason they replaced the Speedo and programed in with the wrong number on accident, and then the BCM updated the odometer to the correct number within the first 50(?) miles or so.

YZR 06-02-2019 06:24 AM


Originally Posted by geezer glide 56 (Post 18299575)
The speedometer is capable of reading in kilometers, or miles per hour. Someone probably switched it accidentally playing with the setup in the radio. Did you get an owner's manual with the bike?

Don't think it's a miles to kilometers thing, the numbers don't work out.
Most likely it's human error.

barneyboy 06-02-2019 06:43 AM

Were you viewing one of the trip odometers when you took delivery?

skid_pimp 06-02-2019 07:21 AM


Originally Posted by barneyboy (Post 18299645)
Were you viewing one of the trip odometers when you took delivery?

That's a decent possibility, that decimal is hard to see at a quick glance.

Bingee 06-02-2019 09:06 AM

Go back to the place the bike came from and get their explanation. Odometer discrepancies can lead to titling problems in the future.

SluggoMagoo 06-02-2019 09:11 AM

The Odometer says 5164 mi. The 6812 is logged on the quote and the bank has that number too.

SluggoMagoo 06-02-2019 09:12 AM


Originally Posted by Bingee (Post 18299935)
Go back to the place the bike came from and get their explanation. Odometer discrepancies can lead to titling problems in the future.

I got a call into them and they left me a Voice Mail yesterday while I was at a bike show. I'll call them back on Monday.

barneyboy 06-02-2019 12:53 PM

If the title reads 6812 and you plan on selling the bike before the odometer reaches that number, there will definitely be issues with the DMV. If you sell it with more than 6812, no problem, and probably not worth the hassle of getting it straightened out right now. IMO, it would be more enjoyable, and less aggravating to go out and rack up another 1648 miles. Your call.


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