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Old March 29th, 2023, 06:31 AM   #62
InvisiBill
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Name: Bill
Location: Grand Rapids-ish, MI
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Motorcycle(s): '18 Ninja 400 • '09 Ninja 500R (selling) • '98 VFR800 (project) • '85 Vulcan VN700 (sold)

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MOTM - Aug '15
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Originally Posted by Zpatton View Post
One thing I noticed is that it doesn’t seem that the speedo is reading the actual speed. It was reading 70 when it felt like I was closer to 55-60 mph. Is that common on bikes or this one? Going slower than what the speedometer is displaying?
I only have personal experience with Kawasakis, but I think bike speedos tend to be a bit optimistic across the board. When people are posting about their top speed runs and such, you'll see notes like "indicated" or "GPS", as there can be a decent difference between the two. It's usually somewhere in the 5-10% range, so around 5mph at highway speeds. Low-60s might show as high-60s, but I wouldn't expect 55 to show up as 70.
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