Speedometer and odometer accuracy, and warranty
#12
Why do some you clowns like fat guys on bikes? I much prefer technology on bikes.
#13
Why do you care about this forum, you should be out riding. bye
#15
Two points from my perspective (I fall into the camp that prefers precision).
1) As has been stated, the warranty is unlimited mileage, so that's a non-issue. The only actual argument that I've heard for this concerning monetary concern is for resale value, i.e., higher mileage is perpetuated by that 6%. It's not my argument, but I don't have a rebuttal, either.
2) When I checked my 2015 FLHTK, it was spot-on! I was extremely surprised because my last 4 bikes that I've owned that I also checked via GPS had the same error that you described (6-7%). Maybe they finally got the message?
As for accuracy, and why I prefer it; Sometimes, I like a relaxed ride. Sometimes, though, I like to cover miles efficiently. Usually to get to areas to ride a more relaxed pace. My experience has shown that cops tend to "overlook" drivers & riders who are moderately speeding. So I like to keep my "overage" to 9 mph. That means I can do 74 in a 65, and feel relatively comfortable that I won't have to donate my hard-earned chrome money to the policeman's ball fund. The more accurate my speedo is, the more efficiently I can ride those miles comfortably, and therefore, the more time I can spend riding at a relaxed pace where it is more enjoyable to do so. If my speedo is 6% off, that's time spent getting there, and not being there.
Your time, your call; but my time is my call.
1) As has been stated, the warranty is unlimited mileage, so that's a non-issue. The only actual argument that I've heard for this concerning monetary concern is for resale value, i.e., higher mileage is perpetuated by that 6%. It's not my argument, but I don't have a rebuttal, either.
2) When I checked my 2015 FLHTK, it was spot-on! I was extremely surprised because my last 4 bikes that I've owned that I also checked via GPS had the same error that you described (6-7%). Maybe they finally got the message?
As for accuracy, and why I prefer it; Sometimes, I like a relaxed ride. Sometimes, though, I like to cover miles efficiently. Usually to get to areas to ride a more relaxed pace. My experience has shown that cops tend to "overlook" drivers & riders who are moderately speeding. So I like to keep my "overage" to 9 mph. That means I can do 74 in a 65, and feel relatively comfortable that I won't have to donate my hard-earned chrome money to the policeman's ball fund. The more accurate my speedo is, the more efficiently I can ride those miles comfortably, and therefore, the more time I can spend riding at a relaxed pace where it is more enjoyable to do so. If my speedo is 6% off, that's time spent getting there, and not being there.
Your time, your call; but my time is my call.
#16
Yet, you care what someone you've never met posts on an internet forum. Priorities son. Get em straight.
#17
#20
Ok, that might be a lighthearted exaggeration. .... but only slightly. ...