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01-27-2014, 11:08 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 14
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speedo accuracy?
hey guys just out of curiosity how accurate are speedos on 150 scooters typically? I hit about 63mph on the straight away by my house. It felt pretty accurate but i'm unsure. my speedo only goes to 60 but it actually went past 60 a decent amount.
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01-29-2014, 10:15 AM | #2 |
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: York PA
Posts: 339
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Mine is off by about 5-7 mph or so.
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01-29-2014, 03:10 PM | #4 |
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: West Haven CT
Posts: 1,165
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Hi
Its a crap shoot, some are spot on, some are way off Its the same with all scoots Take care and ride safely Yours Hank
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01-29-2014, 07:03 PM | #5 |
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 14
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Thought i'd keep check on it guys. I love riding mine but this winter storm Brrr! it's awful. So my scoot is off duty for a couple days.
Ice was so solid on the roads I couldn't go over 5 mph. (had to go get dog food) |
01-29-2014, 09:40 PM | #6 |
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 139
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It can be all over the place but usually 10% optimistic is common for the 150cc and smaller scooters. Definitely check yours against a GPS, you might be a little disappointed.
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01-30-2014, 12:00 AM | #7 |
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 127
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The 10 in wheels often display faster than they are going . My scoot with 13s was 4MPH off in 3 tests at diff speeds with a radar . My scoot with 16s was 1 MPH doing the same radar test . There was a speed sign up that displayed ones speed in order to let people know they were speeding that I used . I have even seen kits for motorcycles to get the speedo more accurate . There is a few speed apps out there but I am unsure if a smartphone would be as accurate as a GPS unit .
I love it when I bust people who lie and say their scoot goes XMPH and we race and they go much slower than they claim . A buddy who had the same setup as my old scoot with 10s would display 55 MPH while on my Echarm with 16s it showed 45 MPH while we rode side by side |
01-30-2014, 07:12 PM | #8 |
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Posts: 50
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My Honda Shadow is off 10%
My scoot, who cares, I just enjoy the ride
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02-02-2014, 05:34 PM | #9 |
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 14
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checked it against the wifes little honda and my gps and it was 2mph off at 50+ so it's not bad.
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