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AzzA1990
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PostPosted: 17:47 - 20 Dec 2017    Post subject: Sv650 speedo reading double the speed!?! strange... Reply with quote
So I've a day to day trusty Sv650 that i use (a 99 curvy model) and today is developed a strange problem, i looked so at my speedo whilst plodding along in a 30 zone and apparently i was doing just shy of 70mph! Haha thought it may have been the speedo drive on the front wheel but looks to be in good condition, i have no backlight illuminating the speedo at night either so I'm wondering if the 2 maybe related?

Any ideas?

Many thanks chaps
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Bloggsy
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PostPosted: 20:33 - 20 Dec 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Could you have accidentally switched the speedo over to KMH ??? I did that once
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P.addy
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PostPosted: 21:16 - 20 Dec 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Think curvy is a mechanical one with both readings?
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Tdibs
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PostPosted: 10:49 - 22 Dec 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
When you say you looked at the drive, you went inside the wheel? Mines munched a rotor before, if some of the magnet have disintegrated or its the later models drive you will get a off reading.

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RhynoCZ
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PostPosted: 11:00 - 22 Dec 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Bloggsy wrote:
Could you have accidentally switched the speedo over to KMH ??? I did that once


km/h or kmph; kmh does not make any sense.
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P.addy
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PostPosted: 15:31 - 22 Dec 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
RhynoCZ wrote:
Bloggsy wrote:
Could you have accidentally switched the speedo over to KMH ??? I did that once


km/h or kmph; kmh does not make any sense.


Makes perfect sense to me. Humans should only ever use MPH.
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