Unofficial Royal Enfield Community Forum
Royal Enfield Motorcycles => Bullet with the UCE engine => Topic started by: Bullet Bill on April 14, 2009, 10:34:02 am
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Got a question for Kevin: are the factory speedometers on the UCE bikes improved over the last generation, or are they still as "optimistic" as their pre-unit counterparts?
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I think they are still about the same. My G5 is about 5mph off or so depending on the speed.
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I passed a speed trailer thing yesterday right at 30mph and the sign said I was doing 27.
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I passed a speed trailer thing yesterday right at 30mph and the sign said I was doing 27.
those things are always off. now if it was high or low, i can't remember for the life of me...
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In these days of consumer "safety" it is doubtful any stock speedo would show under the actual speed. I sure have never owned any motorcycle like that.
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In these days of consumer "safety" it is doubtful any stock speedo would show under the actual speed. I sure have never owned any motorcycle like that.
...in which case I think the Motoclassic tach/ digital speedometer is a wonderful thing. How readable is that thing, anyhow? The digital display seems a bit tiny, and I'm worried about it becoming either a distraction while riding or a useless gadget if it's entirely impossible to read while riding.
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In these days of consumer "safety" it is doubtful any stock speedo would show under the actual speed. I sure have never owned any motorcycle like that.
...in which case I think the Motoclassic tach/ digital speedometer is a wonderful thing. How readable is that thing, anyhow? The digital display seems a bit tiny, and I'm worried about it becoming either a distraction while riding or a useless gadget if it's entirely impossible to read while riding.
I've got about 1500 miles on mine since installation. Perfect so far. The digital display is quite easily read. I have the green? display. The one they say is the brightest.
The display always shows the speed, which is acurate to half a mph over the speed range I've checked, up to 65 or 70 mph.
Under the speed you can select from a variety of options to monitor if you like. It defaults to trip meter.
If you were to get one, you'll need a momentary switch. They have a very nice waterproof one but will need a bracket or other mounting method supplied by you.
They also have a dual switch with a machined aluminum housing, very nice and pricy. But it looks good and you have another momentary switch for anything else you may add at a later time.
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I googled motoclassic etc and cannott seem to find much. Does antone know if these things still exist?
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My G-5 speedometer was 10% high with original tire, and 4 - 5% high with the Dunlop K70 I now run. This seems to be about average for REs. GA-DK
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I think this might be the actual supplier?
http://motogadget.com/en/ (http://motogadget.com/en/)
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Pretty much all OEM speedometers on all vehicles tend to be a bit optimistic. I believe there are penalties for the manufacturer if a speedo reads under the actual speed. Also, it allows for mounting slightly larger tires without reading low, pretty common to do on cars a few decades ago but probably less so now.
Scott
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Pretty much all OEM speedometers on all vehicles tend to be a bit optomistic
Scott
Case in point...
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Now THAT'S funny!
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it's a spiral effect:
the faster it goes
the more weight it sheds
the faster it goes ;)
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As previously stated, most bike speedometers are optimistic. It's never really been a concern for me, if traffic is moving faster I speed up.
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Or, lanesplitting permitted, it can be better still:
make traffic lights work for you
and leave the traffic behind :o
made like a gun, ride like a bullet