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Re: 80mph speedometers.

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 12:49 am
by SteveD
It's a 2.91, and mine is a 33:11 final drive. I knew that when I bought it. It'll still be close, and my current odo is way out. I also get another odo, a tacho and the case.

Re: 80mph speedometers.

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 1:06 am
by grant81rs
Gidday fellas,

I'm to busy just hang'in on to be worried bout my speedo..... :shock:

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Re: 80mph speedometers.

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 1:31 am
by SteveD
Haha...I doubt you'd notice your tacho was kaput either :!: :D

Re: 2.91 vs. 3.00

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 11:18 am
by Jean
Oh well, so much for "ACCURACY".

Re: 80mph speedometers.

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 9:23 pm
by vanzen
dougie wrote:I believe they were on models during the gas crunch when the U.S. highway speed limit was 55 mph.
Don't know if it will break when you go faster than 80.

Gov'ment regs mandated the 80 mph clock in the U.S.

NO, they will not break if you go faster ... guaranteed.
My '81 3:1 RS with a factory clock was optimistically inaccurate by 5 mph at 60 mph.
Top speed at 118 – radar confirmed.

Re: 80mph speedometers.

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 11:34 pm
by Garnet
"Top speed at 118 – radar confirmed."

And what did that cost ya? 8-)

Re: 80mph speedometers.

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:09 am
by SteveD
oops..double post..

Re: 80mph speedometers.

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:09 am
by SteveD
Jean wrote:Oh well, so much for "ACCURACY".
If I'm using a 33:11 with the (140mph) 1.112 speedo ratio, verses a 33:11 with the (85mph) 1.078 speedo ratio, with the known inaccuracies as described by MS, which might be most accurate if compared to a gps? Anyone know mathematically?

Rear tyre diameter is 79.75 inches (203 cm) average of 3 full rotations seated on the bike. I guess higher speeds will cause some centrifugal expansion and lengthening of number???

Re: 80mph speedometers.

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:40 am
by Duane Ausherman
Look at how they are made. The only connection is magnetism via the cup limitor. No damage can occur from over speed, at least not to the speedometer.

Re: Accuracy is such a laugh

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:43 am
by Jean
Steve, since we ALL have different tires than the original, and the profile has changed quite a bit in the last 20 or so years...speedo "ACCURACY" is probably only a figment of anyone's imiganation. (I ran a 120 x 18 instead of a 4.00 x18 for a while, go figure!)
NOW, with the electronic speedos than can be adjusted, that's another story.