1199 Speedo error?

Brickcues · May 27, 2012

Anyone checked the 1199 for speedo errors? I am in process of trading in 999 for 1199 Base w/abs and would like to know what to expect. The 999 has always been about 12% slow. When you do 70 mph down the road everyone goes by you like you are sitting still. Found out that 80 mph was really 70 mph.

CHarles foxtrot · May 27, 2012

I believe that either the shop manual or owner's manual states that the speedo is 10% optimistic.

zvez · May 27, 2012

my streetfighter manual said reading 8% faster than actual speed, it's done deliberately for some reason

Chris

doctorj · May 27, 2012

Vehicle speed
The dashboard receives information about the actual
vehicle speed (calculated in km/h) and displays the
value increased by 5% and converted in the set unit
of measurement (mph or km/h).

Marcbc · May 27, 2012

In the UK it is illegal for a speedometer to under read. The "standard" (whatever that means) is an overage of around 8-10%.

Ergo the 1199 (in the UK at least) will read faster than actual.

husker1 · May 27, 2012

Marcbc said:
In the UK it is illegal for a speedometer to under read. The "standard" (whatever that means) is an overage of around 8-10%.

Ergo the 1199 (in the UK at least) will read faster than actual.

Good thread and good information. At least I have a bit of a safety net, especially as there seems to have been an outbreak of new 50mph speed limits near where I live...a royal pain in the neck they are too, as the police are vigorously enforcing them.

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