Ok we or most of us would have seen some input on the "how fast is you FZ6" thread. You will also have seen a number of posts that mention speedo error. I was using my sat nav today to take my son to a football match. I thought I would check if my nav had an difference to my speedo.
Nav FZ6
18mph 20mph
26mph 29mph (For the life of me, I can't get my bike just to sit at 30mph)
36mph 40mph
56mph 60mph
66mph 71mph
76mph 84mph
I had eight satelites tracking me the whole time so it was a reasonable signal. There were a few seconds lag whilst my nav caught up or slowed down. My speedo was also slightly obscured by the nav as I was using the wind screen sucker. So I conclude yes the speedo is way out? or is it. The literature that came with my nav specifically specifies that it is not calibrated to be used as a speed measuring device. So how accurate is a civillian nav? I was always under the impression that there was quite a window of accuracy due to potential military applications. Maybe some of the military guys can answer this.
In one of the posts it has been mentioned that you can get a speedo corrector. What are they and how do they work?
Cheers
Neil
Nav FZ6
18mph 20mph
26mph 29mph (For the life of me, I can't get my bike just to sit at 30mph)
36mph 40mph
56mph 60mph
66mph 71mph
76mph 84mph
I had eight satelites tracking me the whole time so it was a reasonable signal. There were a few seconds lag whilst my nav caught up or slowed down. My speedo was also slightly obscured by the nav as I was using the wind screen sucker. So I conclude yes the speedo is way out? or is it. The literature that came with my nav specifically specifies that it is not calibrated to be used as a speed measuring device. So how accurate is a civillian nav? I was always under the impression that there was quite a window of accuracy due to potential military applications. Maybe some of the military guys can answer this.
In one of the posts it has been mentioned that you can get a speedo corrector. What are they and how do they work?
Cheers
Neil