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Stock speedometer accuracy
07/20/16 at 21:18:15
 
Hi. 2014 S40, 3100 miles on odometer. Completely stock, including the tires. So how accurate is the S40 speedo? My son complains that I'm not keeping up with him but my speedo shows speed limit or a bit above. The Boy has an Intruder 1400 and a lead throttle hand, so I don't know how much to believe. My riding doesn't seem much different from my driving so I can't tell.

Along those lines. Is there an instrument cluster (tach, speedo) available for handlebar mounting on the S40? Thanks...

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Reply #1 - 07/20/16 at 22:07:19
 
The S40/Savage, like most bikes.. tends to read about 10% over actual speed...
50mph on the speedo = 45mph actual... (varies with tire brand and wear)...
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Reply #2 - 07/21/16 at 01:12:15
 
The Dunlop replacement tire solved my speedometer inaccuracies pretty good. It's a bit taler.
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Reply #3 - 07/21/16 at 18:08:31
 
I'm running a Pirelli 140/90-15 and my digital bicycle speedo reads within 1 mph of the stock speedo.
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Re: Stock speedometer accuracy
Reply #4 - 07/22/16 at 04:34:40
 
That 2002 rescue bike I had was dead accurate with the stock IRC tire.....I checked it with the GPS.

I think the accuracy varies from bike to bike.
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