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Author Topic: Speedo misaligned Fix??  (Read 4341 times)
vt duc
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« on: May 10, 2008, 11:38:14 AM »
Hi All,
I just noticed that the speedo on my 2006 S4R was reading "high" by almost 8+ MPH thru the whole range.  Then I noticed that at "rest" it reads 8 MPH @ a dead stop.  Which is to say it doesn't seem to return to rest at 0 like it should.  Has anyone experienced this and is there a reasonable fix to readjust the gauge needle?

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« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2008, 12:46:44 PM »
My wife just read the subject and thought it might be about
a swimsuit mishap Grin
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« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2008, 01:04:50 PM »
You should feel lucky that it's only 8 mph.  The speedometer on my 888 is off a full 20%.  If it says I'm doing 100, I'm really doing 80.

The only thing I know of is to send it somewhere like Palo Alto Speedometer and have them calibrate it.
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« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2008, 03:06:34 PM »
This may be a stupid Question.  But are the spedo housings "sealed"??   I thought I could open it up and manually adjust it.
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« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2008, 04:00:36 PM »
Mine is also wildly optimistic. Does anyone know if the tach is accurate? If so, you could probably work out a correction factor pretty easily.
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« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2008, 04:50:20 PM »
Quote from: vt duc on May 10, 2008, 03:06:34 PM
This may be a stupid Question.  But are the spedo housings "sealed"??   I thought I could open it up and manually adjust it.
The only way to get inside is to cut the plastic.
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