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Scooters - Big Bore => Xciting 500 => Topic started by: hgw75 on February 22, 2014, 07:32:20 PM

Title: Real speed VS what the speed-o shows
Post by: hgw75 on February 22, 2014, 07:32:20 PM

Any one checked this out??? MPH real speed VS speed-o read out? Thanks

Title: Re: Real speed VS what the speed-o shows
Post by: de dee on February 22, 2014, 07:40:19 PM

  most riders say 10 percent high reading on there speedo from GPS reading a few said close to 2 percent different scoots, has different readouts,. 

Title: Re: Real speed VS what the speed-o shows
Post by: hgw75 on February 22, 2014, 07:47:33 PM

Thanks DE DEE, I am going to borrow a gps and test my speed-o on my new 2012 500. I will post it when done.

Title: Re: Real speed VS what the speed-o shows
Post by: hgw75 on February 22, 2014, 10:30:07 PM

bump

Title: Re: Real speed VS what the speed-o shows
Post by: wordslinger on February 22, 2014, 10:44:45 PM

..check the difference at varied speeds..

..I had one scoot that was 35 speedo / 27 gps.. 45 speedo / 40 gps.. 55 speedo / 52 gps...

Title: Re: Real speed VS what the speed-o shows
Post by: CosmoKorny on February 23, 2014, 12:12:07 AM

If you have a smartphone you can use a GPS ap.  The two I use are  DigiHUD and Ulysse Speedometer.  The phone mount is X-grip by Ram Mount.

(http://i42.tinypic.com/9zm78.jpg)

Title: Re: Real speed VS what the speed-o shows
Post by: wordslinger on February 23, 2014, 12:29:43 AM

..awesome mount!!!

            :o

Title: Re: Real speed VS what the speed-o shows
Post by: hgw75 on February 24, 2014, 07:28:21 PM

Checked my speed-o on my 2012 x-500. First # is speed-o, second GPS
30-27
35-33
45-44
55-53
60-58
70-68
75-74           Not too far off, my 2007 was way off.

Title: Re: Real speed VS what the speed-o shows
Post by: wordslinger on February 25, 2014, 01:45:11 AM

..nope!!..that's not bad at all..

..particularly like the way the coincide near top end...


                       8)

Title: Re: Real speed VS what the speed-o shows
Post by: Vivo on February 25, 2014, 02:12:04 AM

How come I don't care what my speedo reads?   ::)

Title: Re: Real speed VS what the speed-o shows
Post by: wordslinger on February 25, 2014, 02:18:58 AM

Quote from: Vivo on February 25, 2014, 02:12:04 AM

How come I don't care what my speedo reads?   ::)

..lmao...cause you can!!

Title: Re: Real speed VS what the speed-o shows
Post by: Vivo on February 25, 2014, 02:36:53 AM

I only read the fuel gauge...  ;D

Title: Re: Real speed VS what the speed-o shows
Post by: sissy mary on February 25, 2014, 10:09:14 AM

My 07 way off too. @ 5,500 rpm i am doing 55 mph. 6,500 rpm 65 mph and @ 7,500 rpm doing 75 mph. I don't look at speedo anymore. :-*

Title: Re: Real speed VS what the speed-o shows
Post by: wordslinger on March 01, 2014, 12:07:31 AM

Quote from: sissy mary on February 25, 2014, 10:09:14 AM

My 07 way off too. @ 5,500 rpm i am doing 55 mph. 6,500 rpm 65 mph and @ 7,500 rpm doing 75 mph. I don't look at speedo anymore. :-*

..wow..that IS convenient!!

                  ;D

..my super 9 holds @ 8200 rpms up to @ 50 mph, then creeps up to 9200 @ 65...