[andrewexd]

Originally Posted by Alex

On most bikes yes, on the ninjette no. Our speedometer/odometer is driven off a sprocket on the front tire. Changing gearing from the motor to the driven wheel has no effect on how often the front tire turns compared to the engine.

Most modern motorcycles instead get the speedo/odo drive off of the transmission output, and in that case gearing changes do directly affect the accuracy of the gauges.

I see, thanks