mirider Posted June 24, 2015 #26 Posted June 24, 2015 My 09' RSV was off 5 mph @ 60. Purchased and installed a SpeedoDRD, set it for the correction factor, and now my speedometer is right on when compared with my GPS.
YamahaLarry Posted June 24, 2015 #27 Posted June 24, 2015 Yep, have checked mine against my GPS and to run 70 I have to run with speedometer on 75-76. Since I know this, I don't worry about it.
rickardracing Posted June 24, 2015 #28 Posted June 24, 2015 Speedometer???? Who needs one of those??? Twist that throttle and go man go!!
Great White Posted June 24, 2015 #29 Posted June 24, 2015 Speedometer???? Who needs one of those??? Twist that throttle and go man go!! error effects cruise for some folks....
midnightrider1300 Posted June 24, 2015 #30 Posted June 24, 2015 I ride with a few other Venture riders and recently we noticed all of our speedometer/oddometers are incorrect. When comparing the speed noted on our speedometers to our GPS units we noted our speedometers. all read out about 8% higher speeds than we were actually riding. we have also confirmed this using mile markers oddometers indicating 10 while mile markers had just passed the 9 mile mark. We have compared with automobile speedometers as well as other Yamaha bikes. Now while this allows a little buffer room, well it did untill we started riding a bit faster to make up the difference, it also racks up phantom miles that erode our resale values. Tire warrentes run out before their time, we change oil more often(not a bad thing) 0 to 50 is really 0 to 46 so we think we are faster than we think we are, but not actually half fast Have any other 2nd gen riders noted this? is it possible to recalibrate the speedometers? Al I noticed this LOOOONG ago ...... my bike shows 21 miles for 20. speed varies no rhyme or reason...
rickardracing Posted June 25, 2015 #31 Posted June 25, 2015 error effects cruise for some folks.... I was kidding. I do believe that the import bike speedo's only need to be within 10% of actual speed. Not sure where I read that, but I know I did. As far a cruise..... are you talking cruise control? I have no issues with mine because of incorrect speedo reading. Most of the time I go by the speed reading on the gps if it is on the bike. That is dead accurate.
MikeWa Posted June 25, 2015 #32 Posted June 25, 2015 While the speed on most Ventures (Gen-2) is off by about 7.5% the odometer calibration is usually accurate. I was able to confirm this on my 08 Venture on a long trip. I have not been able to do so yet on my 2010. Perhaps this weekend I will get a chance to check it out. Mike
Great White Posted June 25, 2015 #33 Posted June 25, 2015 Maybe I should open the housing on the MKII cluster I have in the garage and see if it is adjustable like some older speedometers.....
MasterGuns Posted June 26, 2015 #34 Posted June 26, 2015 According to two different GPS's and measure mile markers at 71 mph, my 1st gen, 28 year old bike reads 70 mph, so I am one mile per hour off. Sheech, is that another one of those improvements(?) they made when they made a 2nd gen? RandyA Exactly.
MikeWa Posted June 28, 2015 #35 Posted June 28, 2015 While the speed on most Ventures (Gen-2) is off by about 7.5% the odometer calibration is usually accurate. I was able to confirm this on my 08 Venture on a long trip. I have not been able to do so yet on my 2010. Perhaps this weekend I will get a chance to check it out. Mike Dang It. On my previous bike (08 Venture) the speedo was off but the odometer was right on. Well I just came back from a trip to Mt. St. Helens and on my 2010 Venture both the speedo and odometer are off. It looks like about 7.5% on the speedo and 4% on the odo. I guess I just need a taller rear tire to make everything ok. Mike
bill4you502 Posted June 28, 2015 #36 Posted June 28, 2015 Yes, about 8-10% for me compared to the GPS I use................
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