Ninja 250 Speedos are off 10%, Here's how to know your actual speed
#1
11-06-2006, 12:28 AM
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Ninja 250 Speedos are off 10%, Here's how to know your actual speed
Here is an add on where I installed a cycle computer on my 250R. It is fairly easy to do, and out of it, you get to know your 'actual speed' (factory speedo off by 10%), as well as having a clock, and temperature gauge. The only tough part was finding a spot to mount the pickup sensor. On Ninja 250 riders club, they show this mod, only they glue the pickup sensor on the fork. I didn't want to put epoxy on my own fork, so I found a better spot to mount it. Everything else you would need to know can be found in these two articles: Method 1, Method 2
Here are pics to show how I mounted everything up:
The only problems I have found with the cycle computer I used is that the speed readings are delayed for about 1 second, and for some reason, over 60 MPH, the readings go haywire! I think that has to do more with the brand of computer I used. This one was pretty cheap, ($19) so maybe the better computers will work at the higher speeds.
Here are pics to show how I mounted everything up:
The only problems I have found with the cycle computer I used is that the speed readings are delayed for about 1 second, and for some reason, over 60 MPH, the readings go haywire! I think that has to do more with the brand of computer I used. This one was pretty cheap, ($19) so maybe the better computers will work at the higher speeds.
#2
11-06-2006, 01:33 AM
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RE: Ninja 250 Speedos are off 10%, Here's how to know your actual speed
Sweet...... Except over 60!! lol
Was that originally designed for a bicycle?
Nicely done tho man..
Was that originally designed for a bicycle?
Nicely done tho man..
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11-06-2006, 02:18 AM
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RE: Ninja 250 Speedos are off 10%, Here's how to know your actual speed
Yeah, it's a bicycle computer I bought at target.
It's nice not having to guess all the time what my actual speed is... except over 60 of course!
It's nice not having to guess all the time what my actual speed is... except over 60 of course!
#4
11-06-2006, 07:00 AM
RE: Ninja 250 Speedos are off 10%, Here's how to know your actual speed
HAHAHA, I would not have thought that a bicycle needed a speedo, and that it only works to 60mph. That is cool to incorporate that onto the ride. But again, who does 60mph?
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11-06-2006, 07:07 AM
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RE: Ninja 250 Speedos are off 10%, Here's how to know your actual speed
ORIGINAL: Dragone#19
HAHAHA, I would not have thought that a bicycle needed a speedo, and that it only works to 60mph. That is cool to incorporate that onto the ride. But again, who does 60mph?
HAHAHA, I would not have thought that a bicycle needed a speedo, and that it only works to 60mph. That is cool to incorporate that onto the ride. But again, who does 60mph?
#6
11-06-2006, 07:43 AM
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RE: Ninja 250 Speedos are off 10%, Here's how to know your actual speed
We have a hill here called 6 mile hill. And it is named that for a reason. When we were in high school, we would take our 10 speeds down that hill, and it felt like we were doing 100+ ....lol
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11-06-2006, 07:51 AM
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RE: Ninja 250 Speedos are off 10%, Here's how to know your actual speed
We don't have hills here, in Nebraska! HAHAHA! Just corn rows.
#8
11-06-2006, 07:56 AM
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RE: Ninja 250 Speedos are off 10%, Here's how to know your actual speed
You have hills in Nebraska!!!
Especially that a$$ hole that works the Lincoln scales. [:@] lol
Especially that a$$ hole that works the Lincoln scales. [:@] lol
#10
11-06-2006, 08:00 AM
RE: Ninja 250 Speedos are off 10%, Here's how to know your actual speed
most people can't move their legs fast enough