Paul, I remember seen a similar error on my speedo last time I used the GPS. If I remember correctly it was off for about 5 mph too... my speedo said I was doing 75 mph while on the GPS was 70 mph. Perhaps it is a common thing, given the poor accuracy of the system. Javier.
On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 9:03 AM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > *Hey everyone!* > * > * > *Several months ago I started suspecting that my speedo was off a bit. I > confirmed just how much yesterday by taking my GPS along for a ride. (I have > found my GPS to be amazingly accurate in terms of measuring speed although > there is a very small delay in how it responds to speed-ups and > slow-downs.) * > * > * > *Anyway, I confirmed that when my speedo reads 45 MPH I'm really traveling > at 50 MPH. However, the faster I go the greater the disparity. 58 on the > speedo was actually 65 as measured by the GPS. * > * > * > *I am definitely on the lookout for a good (and inexpensive) way to mount > my GPS on the bike. Any comments and pictures of your own design are > welcome! :)* > * > * > *Paul > * > [email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
