"Certified" Speedometer?
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Road Master
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"Certified" Speedometer?
What does it mean that the word "Certified" appears on my speedometer above the words "Harley-Davidson"? This is on a 2006 Street Glide. My friends 2011 Street Glide does not have it.
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I could be wrong but I think it might mean the speedometer had been replaced with a new one from the factory with the correct mileage on the odometer. I live in Oklahoma and I used to work for an Indy shop and I remember replacing the speedometer in a sportster that had to be ordered from the dealership with the correct mileage on it. That said, I don't remember it saying certified on it but I think it is a state law here that to be done that way.
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I'm concerned about this because I noticed the other day my rear brake pads were shot at 15,000 miles. No biggie. Previous owner was hard on brakes (front brake pads were replaced shortly before I bought the bike).
Anyway, I get the back pads off and they're not H-D pads. They're EBC! So now I'm saying to myself, "How do you go through TWO sets of rear pads (originals and then EBC's) in 15,000 miles?
So I'm getting paranoid because I remember the guy I bought if from (a good and trusted friend) telling me the original owner worked at a Harley-Davidson dealership. I see brake wear that doesn't appear to match the mileage and a speedo that says "Certified" and I'm wondering if someone could have put in a replacement speedo and NOT logged the correct mileage to make it appear like a lower mileage bike??? Someone who worked at a dealership could do that, no?
Anyway, I get the back pads off and they're not H-D pads. They're EBC! So now I'm saying to myself, "How do you go through TWO sets of rear pads (originals and then EBC's) in 15,000 miles?
So I'm getting paranoid because I remember the guy I bought if from (a good and trusted friend) telling me the original owner worked at a Harley-Davidson dealership. I see brake wear that doesn't appear to match the mileage and a speedo that says "Certified" and I'm wondering if someone could have put in a replacement speedo and NOT logged the correct mileage to make it appear like a lower mileage bike??? Someone who worked at a dealership could do that, no?
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Certified Speedometers are on Police Vehicles. It will show the exact speed under the needle for when they pace you. All other speedometers are set at 2 mph over. So when you are showing 55 on the speedometer you are actually going 53 mph. 70 = 68 mph, 45=43mph. If you use a GPS you will notice the difference.
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It certainly sounds suspect. The odometer that I replaced on that sportster was supposed to have 6 thousand something miles. When we got the replacement it had 6 hundred something miles on it. We had to re-order another one. On top of the brake pads you're talking about, 15k original miles doesn't sound like many miles on an 06 model. Especially from a guy who works at a dealership that you would think might ride a little more than that. Something doesn't seem right...
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My '02 Duece has "Certified Harley Davidson" on the speedo. It's not a police bike, and it's never been replaced. I've had it since new.
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Certified means "certified" -- It's accurate to within a certain percentage over a specific range (I don't recall -- Probably 2% from 20-100MPH).
My old RK was spot-the-f**k on with its certified speedo (and its replacement certified speedo). My 2008 was "pretty close" with its non-certified and I haven't tested my 2011 EGC...
My old RK was spot-the-f**k on with its certified speedo (and its replacement certified speedo). My 2008 was "pretty close" with its non-certified and I haven't tested my 2011 EGC...
