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billy_27
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PostPosted: 06:18 - 09 Mar 2016    Post subject: push bike speedo....... Reply with quote

as anyone ever fitted a push bike speedo on there motorbikes. im just wanting one that will read ok up to 30mph 40mph and possibly 50mph anything above them speeds il guess and take my chance SmileI once bought a vapor clock for my fireblade and had nothing but problems so cant c the point in spending so much again. advice much appreciated
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bamt
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PostPosted: 07:19 - 09 Mar 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not fitted one, but any of the big brands should be OK to those speeds as long as you can mount the magnet close enough to the sensor (yes, I've done 50mph on a push bike fairly regularly). Wireless may be problematic in the electrically noisy environment of a bike, and constant illumination at night is an uncommon feature if that matters to you.
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PostPosted: 17:45 - 09 Mar 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why would you want to? What's up with the bike speedo? If in doubt, wouldn't it be easier and more accurate to use a GPS?
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PostPosted: 17:59 - 09 Mar 2016    Post subject: Re: push bike speedo....... Reply with quote

First off; get a wired one.

My Cat's eye one was fine up to triple digits (at Snetterton, of course!) on my zx9.
The cheap Tesco one started to go to a half and a third speed as the pace upped on my CCM404e - If you were moving at a reasonable pace and it said 25mph, you knew you had to double it, so it wasn't TOO bad.

And yes- you could consider sticking a phone on there and using the dash. Did that on the CCM for a while (well, was a proper bike GPS, but that was some time ago.)
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PostPosted: 19:59 - 09 Mar 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

Vincent wrote:
I'm not sure about this, but if you want one for an full MOT, it may need a backlight Thinking

Doesn't have to be 'back' - can also be illuminated from above etc.
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PostPosted: 21:12 - 09 Mar 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

I used Cateye Velo ones on push bikes a few years ago and they always lost it above 29mph and went to zero. Something to do with the strength of the magnet / sensor.

Have used my garmin GPS and found it more accurate than the inbuilt speedo on my YBR125 and SV650.
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PostPosted: 22:18 - 09 Mar 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

Vincent wrote:
I'm not sure about this, but if you want one for an full MOT, it may need a backlight Thinking


A motorbike doesn't need a speedometer at all for an MOT. (The MOT manual makes no mention of one.)
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PostPosted: 22:24 - 09 Mar 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

mauzo wrote:
Vincent wrote:
I'm not sure about this, but if you want one for an full MOT, it may need a backlight Thinking


A motorbike doesn't need a speedometer at all for an MOT. (The MOT manual makes no mention of one.)


serious?

* does a happy dance around the living room *

I think I might have just about bodged my dirt bike enough to pass then, the speedo stopped appearing on my dash board sometime back
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PostPosted: 22:25 - 09 Mar 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

G wrote:
Vincent wrote:
I'm not sure about this, but if you want one for an full MOT, it may need a backlight Thinking

Doesn't have to be 'back' - can also be illuminated from above etc.


https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=144612

like this? Laughing
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PostPosted: 22:44 - 09 Mar 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

bamt wrote:
Not fitted one, but any of the big brands should be OK to those speeds as long as you can mount the magnet close enough to the sensor (yes, I've done 50mph on a push bike fairly regularly). Wireless may be problematic in the electrically noisy environment of a bike, and constant illumination at night is an uncommon feature if that matters to you.
cheers for the advice Very Happy
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billy_27
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PostPosted: 22:48 - 09 Mar 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

Parson wrote:
Why would you want to? What's up with the bike speedo? If in doubt, wouldn't it be easier and more accurate to use a GPS?
. im doing a gs 1000 cafe racer so not using original clocks plus ive got zephyr 750 front/back end fitted
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