I am the happy owner of this new to me 2016 Freewheeler.
Every bike I’ve ever owned had a speedometer that read high.
My guess is that the Freewheeler is the same.
Can anyone tell me how accurate on average the speedo is?
Thanks
I am the happy owner of this new to me 2016 Freewheeler.
Every bike I’ve ever owned had a speedometer that read high.
My guess is that the Freewheeler is the same.
Can anyone tell me how accurate on average the speedo is?
Thanks
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2008 Stallion
Reading, PA 19606
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I've been wondering that myself. I've only got 1000 miles on my 2021 Freewheeler, but I have yet to encounter one of those "This Is Your Speed" signs that I normally see somewhere on the road that I can check my speedo with. I know that the "Gentleman's Agreement" puts most autos at 5 mph faster than they are actually going, but my 2011 Triumph Thunderbird Storm was spot on whenever I checked it so I don't know if motorcycle manufacturers abide by that rule. The speedo can be calibrated if you find yours off, but you need the right equipment to access your ECM and know how to use it. I'm hoping somebody chimes in and we can get an idea of how HD deals with this. Like the color of your bike, by the way.
Harley gauges including the speedo have never been very accurate
If I had to make a guess I would say my 15, and 17 speedos were off by at least 2MPH
I dunno about my 21 Freewheeler, I am going to see if I can find one of those flashing your speed signs and check it out
Nuff Said," Were Burnin Daylight, Lets Ride"(Sober 37 years)
Current ride : 2021 FREEWHEELER M8, oldest ride 1960 FL
Possibly you could check your speed with your GPS?
New course heading Mr. Sulu: ...2nd star to the right and straight on til morning...!!
Scooter and Sassi....2 furrever.
I have had lots of Goldwings and the speedos were off on all of them. No different than HD bikes/trikes. On one of my previous bikes I installed a Speed-O-Healer that made my speedometer right on. That bike needed a 6.5% speedometer correction. I was really anal about that stuff, but I got over it when I got old. Now, I just ride more and care less. But, if you want your speedometer to be accurate, look into getting a Speed-O-Healer. The one I put on my bike was working well after more than 10 years when I sold the bike..... Jim
2005 Premium Mustang Convertible
2008 Honda GL1800/California Sidecar Trike SOLD
2014 CanAm Spyder RTL SOLD
Semper Fi
We put a device on both our Gold Wings from Dakota Digital…plug and play.
They were still working when the trikes were sold 5 and 9 years later.
No more panic when spotting a radar trap.
New course heading Mr. Sulu: ...2nd star to the right and straight on til morning...!!
Scooter and Sassi....2 furrever.
The speedometer on my 2015 and my 2020 both show the speed 1 - 2 miles less than my Garmin GPS.
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. – Maya Angelou
One of these apps should do the trick with either iphone or android.
https://rxmechanic.com/best-speedometer-apps/
2021 CVO TriGlide - Sunset Orange & Black
Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave in a well-preserved body, but to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting...Holy Sh!t What a ride!
According to an LEO friend's radar, my Tri Glide is 2-3 miles an hour slower than actual. This was done over a few test runs while he was "on break" and this was the average. This just means when I get a ticket, I'll deserve it.
2016 Tri Glide, More DK than HD. Just shut up and ride.
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. – Maya Angelou
Now that I've finally got my Batwing fairing from Memphis Shades I'm ready to mount my phone on a handle bar mount. Have my eye on one. Then I'll try out DigiHUD and check my speedo and I'll have my GPS available too. And someplace to put EZ Pass. Yay! Really, the GPS is what I'm looking forward to. I get lost going across town and I've lived here for 70 years
Sometimes a Cigar is Just a Cigar.....
2019 Tri-Glide.......
Borrowed a GPS and ran tests at 10 mph increments. I was +2 mph on the speedometer from 20 mph up to 70 mph.
That's close enough for me.
Thanks for the suggestion to use the GPS.
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2008 Stallion
Reading, PA 19606
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Funny story about those regular plates. Seems NJ DMV assigned my 2021 Freewheelers serial number to a 2021 Ford pickup truck. I confirmed what the dealer told me with a phone call to NJ DMV this morning, so getting this straightened out may take a while. Meantime my temp plate expires in 2 weeks. Wonderful.
When i first sent away to Trenton for Handicap Motorcycle plates..[Over 6 years ago]
They after waiting weeks sent me two Car plates....And when i called them...They said oh yea your Motorcycle plate is sitting here on my desk..So i said when are you gonna mail it out to me...Her reply was not till you send the wrong car plates back to us and we have them in our hands....That took another 2+ weeks.....
Sometimes a Cigar is Just a Cigar.....
2019 Tri-Glide.......
Back to speedo accuracy,. Mounted my phone/GPS mount. GPS says my speedo is showing 1 mph faster. I can live with that. P.S. still waiting on my NJ license plate.
When i sold my Slingshot i just took the plate off and put it on my Tri-Glide and drove around for two + months before i could get into an opened MV agency....that was a year and a half ago maybe more?...As long as i had insurance and all the old registrations, Most cops understood what was going on...Plus at that time, They worent going to pull anyone over...As far as MV being slow a lot of it has to do with the shoddy mail service.....
Sometimes a Cigar is Just a Cigar.....
2019 Tri-Glide.......