Inaccurate speedometer

[ilikeching]

Originally Posted by Mark_T

Mine reads roughly 7 kph high at 100 kph, verified by gps and roadside radar. Could be a German thing as my buddy reports almost the exact same variance on all of the 6 or 7 BMW motorcycles he has owned.

I don't see a need to correct it once the actual variance is identified. I know that the Mounties don't generally ticket unless you are doing better than 117 in a 100, so I just keep my displayed speed at or under 124 and confidently blow through radar traps. Hasn't failed me yet. I hear the OPP are a bit stickier so I am more careful when I'm on their turf.

mine too are 7 khp faster, so the odometer shows 100k actually is 93k.....?

[NewArt]

I believe that it is an established fact that the speedos read n% faster than real speed. The correlation between speedo and odometer is an issue as ilikeching mentioned. So is the car devalued because the odo reads 100k when there's only 93k on it? Just wondering.

[Mark_T]

Originally Posted by ilikeching

mine too are 7 khp faster, so the odometer shows 100k actually is 93k.....?

You make a good point. In my case that means the odometer is showing 10K km more than is actually on the car. Somehow I don't think it's going to have much impact on my resale value though...