Corrected Speedo faces for the Big V

[lthrnckpa]

:D Here's the deal. Raceratb has agreed to undertake the project of creating corrected Speedo faces for the Big V. In order for this to happen I need to arrange for 10 buyers to front $40 each (black face). I'm one, so there only need to be 9 others interested. I will coordinate the list and hold the money until we reach our 10 member total. If we get close but just can't get there I might even front the rest. I'll post the count here periodically.

The challenging part is going to be getting my guage faces off and scanned for him. But, hey, I've got all winter to get it back together again and I can always ride the Harley if I have to. (I would NEVER have believed I would say THAT!) :shock:

So if you are interested, e-mail me at lthrnckpa@comcast.net and we'll get this ball rolling. Us big boys should be able to ride with correct mph by next spring. :twisted:

[AlaskaTroy]

Why change your gauge face when you can just plug in a "Speed-o Healer". Fix both your speed-o and odometer. Already changed to a 43 rear sprocket. Its a great change for the bike.

I also have the Strom/Harley combo. Love them both for different reasons. Its a great combo!

[Reverendbiker]

You literStrom guys might want to consider this; raceratb does a good job on these gauge faces, and it's an ingenious way to make your speedometer read correctly at minimal expense. Please note that these will be good for bikes with stock tires and gearing only. For info on an installation on a WeeStrom look here:
http://www.reverendbiker.com/vstrom/speedoface.htm

[Reverendbiker]

Why change your gauge face when you can just plug in a "Speed-o Healer". Fix both your speed-o and odometer. Already changed to a 43 rear sprocket. Its a great change for the bike.

Actually, that's one of the problems with a Speedohealer; it corrects the speedometer and the odometer at the same rate, and they don't have the same margin of error. Let's say that your speedometer is about 8% optimistic and your odometer is 2% optimistic (these numbers are pretty typical). Set up the SpeedoHealer to correct for the 8% error and it will make your odometer 6% pessimistic. The Speedohealer literature warns about this, and I observed it myself when I owned one.
The best feature of the re-calibrated speedometer face is that it corrects the speedometer error while leaving the odometer--which is generally much more accurate--alone.

[fatalerror]

Count me in, I'm sure it's worth the $40.00

[WeThereYet]

The "optimistic" speedo reading might save some ticket $$ someday. That 8-10% over is a nice little safety margin. Way better to be over than 8-10% under. All I care about is that the odo is close.

[lthrnckpa]

OK, fatalerror and I make 2 of 10.

Someone on the other site says I need to tell you up front that this is for '04's and up, and that any change in gears will affect the accuracy of the corrected face too. :oops:

See that's why I'm on these forums, to learn from the enlightened ones. I still feel good about a successful oil change. :twisted:

[mjgaffney]

This sounds GREAT! When I was shopping for bikes, my buddy told me stories about the Strom 1K, that he had test ridden a friend's and that he was blown a way by how FAST they went, stating that he'd hit 100 mph in 4th gear or something like that. So once mine was broken in I took it up I-90 to see what it could do at higher rpms and 'sure nuf,' I was up to 95-100 mph with a quick flick of the wrist. WOW! Then a few weeks later I was on a road trip to Chelan with my GPS on the handlebars and low-and-behold, found that 100 mph on the odometer is really only about 91-92 mph on the GPS (which is obviously more accurate.) I've been second guessing the odometer ever since and in traffic that can be frustrating, having to guage speed by subtracting 5-6 mph, etc.

My only concern though is "will the (new) speedometer match the (old) tachometer? Are these things printed so I will still be able to see the (illuminated) numbers and tick marks at night when the backlight is on?"

Count me IN if the appearance is identical and the numbers are legible at night.

Thanks. :lol:

[lthrnckpa]

Counting the other list, we are up to 5 of 10, if mjg is joining us.

mjg - I've seen the pics of the black faces that he has done for the 650's. Very nice work. I could not tell the difference between this and stock as far as night reading is concerned. I'm certain you will be satisfied. :twisted:

[mjgaffney]

OK I'll take a chance. Will be worth it, even if they don't match exactly. Up until this thread I thought it was just MY bike. Glad to hear its all of them and that there's something I can do about it. Count me IN. :lol:

[boomslanger]

I'm in even though I'm getting a 43T sprocket. So the question is that I'm 8% optimistic now and the face will bring me down to 1-2% if I read things right. How much will the 43T make me out again. If it's only a 1-2% then I'll still be <5% or better, which is OK.

[lthrnckpa]

boomslanger, I'd asks that question on the VSRI forum. Those guys kick a** on the technical questions. I'd bet you get an answer on that within a day or so. :twisted:

http://11109.rapidforum.com/

I know, just what you need, another forum to subscribe to. But I have found they both answer different needs. And I'm probably just going to drop out of that advrider forum altogether. Too extreme for me. Nice to fantasize, but really, I'm not likely to ride anything CLOSE to that.

[klong]

I still feel good about a successful oil change. :twisted:

Trust me - that first one was a huge step for him!!

KL

[Heavy]

I'm in even though I'm getting a 43T sprocket. So the question is that I'm 8% optimistic now and the face will bring me down to 1-2% if I read things right. How much will the 43T make me out again. If it's only a 1-2% then I'll still be <5% or better, which is OK.


41/43 = 0.9534883720.

So you'll be the 1% to 2% plus the, approximately, 4.5% from the sprocket change out. Figure in the 5.5% range.

The advantage, or disadvantage depending on how you see it, is that, when you get your Speedo Healer, you will have less error to correct for so your odometer will be closer to accurate.

[lthrnckpa]

Trust me - that first one was a huge step for him!!
KL

OUCH! Cheap shot, Kev.

[mokusbajusz]

The "optimistic" speedo reading might save some ticket $$ someday. That 8-10% over is a nice little safety margin. Way better to be over than 8-10% under. All I care about is that the odo is close.

+1
I'm with WeThereYet on this.

EDIT: ooops, sorry, I just realized I posted in the 1000 Specific.:eek:
I'am not sure if it is allowed?:rolleyes:

[lthrnckpa]

Different strokes,,,,,

Me, I REALLY want that accurate speedo. but then I don't routinely ride around in the 7000 rpm range either. Top highway speeds for me are usually 70-75 mph, for hours on end, but still only 70-75.

US cops typically won't bother pulling you over for only over the limit. And the two times they did, they just gave me a warning.

My bike's only seen the top of side of 80 (indicated BTW) two or three times this season. Like I said elsewhere, sometimes I think I'm riding this bike all wrong.

[lthrnckpa]

We have NINE confirmed orders, provided the e-mail I got today wasn't a duplicate from someone's screen name.

From Stromtroopers I have orders from boomslanger, fatalerror, and mjgaffney. Even if I don't get a 10th order, I'm going to eat the $40 and order two faces just to make this happen.

I need fatalerror and mjgaffney (and anyone else who is interested) to e-mail me at lthrnckpa@comcast.net with contact info so I can tell you how to send your money. I'd like to be able to place the order before 12/1/06. Then it's on to my H&B guards and an Amoto skid plate,,,,,,,,,

Iron Mike
:twisted:

[lthrnckpa]

OK, I opened all of the envelopes this morning. We have eight orders in hand, and one "in the mail". I have scanned the faces and sent them to raceratb. He is working on the project. I will mail his check by Monday. We should all be riding accurate speedos before spring.

[Andy Chesley]

I have not heard anything lately on the ones for the DL1000's in MPH. Anyone else yet?

[hbonser]

Help a newbie understand how the speedo and odo errors are different. I can see that they ARE different, but how?

Thanks!

[fatalerror]

I have not heard anything lately on the ones for the DL1000's in MPH. Anyone else yet?

I was wondering the same thing, since I had paid for them in advance....

[BillJones270]

OK, I opened all of the envelopes this morning. We have eight orders in hand, and one "in the mail". I have scanned the faces and sent them to raceratb. He is working on the project. I will mail his check by Monday. We should all be riding accurate speedos before spring.

Mike - I guess it's too late for the group order...is he making only one batch? Anybody have theirs installed, yet?

[Dirty Dog]

Ok Heavy, what is the scam, I have the face and the speedo healer ordered, soooo shouldnt I be able to correct to dead nuts on with both?
Everything else is done, tank paint, heated grips gearing and so on, dyno next..... will let you know.
I do know with 2 950 adventures drag racing with me right behind me the race was dead even and nobody pulling anyone.

Ddog

[Andy Chesley]

I received my new speedo face from Iron Mike today and installed it in about an hour. Took a quik road test with my Garman 276C . Very close. I have about 1/3 wear on the rear tire at present. I was showing about 59.6 at indicated 60 and about 78.5 or something like that at indicated 80. Too much traffic at this time of day to really play. Will get a better report tomorrow. It will probably be spot on with the new rear tire.
I'm very happy with it.