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and how do we know that our speedo's are working correctly? I could be going 75, or maybe 65 when it indicates 70. How do you verify the speed on a bike?
and how do we know that our speedo's are working correctly? I could be going 75, or maybe 65 when it indicates 70. How do you verify the speed on a bike?
check it against a mile marker on the highway
i think this is why people think theyare getting 45 mpg
and how do we know that our speedo's are working correctly? I could be going 75, or maybe 65 when it indicates 70. How do you verify the speed on a bike?
I checked my speedo against my GPS on the way to Bike Week. My 06 Ultra was doing 68 mphaccording to the GPS at a speedo indicated 70, pretty close. Kept dropping a little as I went faster. At 85 mph on the speedo, GPS said 81 to 82. At 100 on the speedo, I was actually doing 94 according to GPS.
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