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jmdaniel

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Re: 1300 top speed
« Reply #15 on: February 07, 2007, 05:35:39 PM »
Quote from: justin69 on February 07, 2007, 03:12:06 PM
i'd be one pissed puppy if i got a ticket in a school zone for going 30 when my speedo said 25 >:( no wudda mean main O0

I heard your issues with regard to being in a school zone had nothing to do with your motorcycle....  :o ;D
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Re: 1300 top speed
« Reply #16 on: February 07, 2007, 05:36:19 PM »
Quote from: jmdaniel on February 07, 2007, 05:33:13 PM
Quote from: KEBS on February 07, 2007, 02:08:55 PM
Quote from: jmdaniel on February 07, 2007, 01:22:15 PM
WARNING: THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION TO DRIVE AT UNSAFE SPEEDS.

 ;D ;D ;D ;D Unsafe speed on a 1300??? Is that a possibility??? ;D ;D ;D ;D

My attorney told me I had to put that in there...  ;D

Can you afford an attorney, seeing you have no job? ::)
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Re: 1300 top speed
« Reply #17 on: February 07, 2007, 05:37:36 PM »
Quote from: sgtstever on February 07, 2007, 05:36:19 PM
Can you afford an attorney, seeing you have no job? ::)

Cash flow is not an issue, m'friend...  O0

When are we riding again?
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Re: 1300 top speed
« Reply #18 on: February 07, 2007, 05:48:25 PM »
Quote from: jmdaniel on February 07, 2007, 05:35:39 PM
Quote from: justin69 on February 07, 2007, 03:12:06 PM
i'd be one pissed puppy if i got a ticket in a school zone for going 30 when my speedo said 25 >:( no wudda mean main O0

I heard your issues with regard to being in a school zone had nothing to do with your motorcycle....  :o ;D

ooooooooooooooooooh, thats a good one. it's gonna take a while to come back on that one ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D O0
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Re: 1300 top speed
« Reply #19 on: February 07, 2007, 07:14:48 PM »
Not to hi-jack the thread you guys could do 130 past Antonios Thursday!!!!!! Thgether holding hands!!!! :-* :-* :-* O0 O0 How about it my wife leaves for Idaho in the A.M.?????
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Re: 1300 top speed
« Reply #20 on: February 07, 2007, 07:34:52 PM »
Quote from: jmdaniel on February 07, 2007, 05:37:36 PM
Quote from: sgtstever on February 07, 2007, 05:36:19 PM
Can you afford an attorney, seeing you have no job? ::)

Cash flow is not an issue, m'friend...  O0

When are we riding again?

This weekend sound good?
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Re: 1300 top speed
« Reply #21 on: February 07, 2007, 07:49:35 PM »
All Hondas are about %8 off even the cars.
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Re: 1300 top speed
« Reply #22 on: February 07, 2007, 08:11:27 PM »
Quote from: sgtstever on February 07, 2007, 07:34:52 PM
This weekend sound good?

Should be good, may be a bit chilly, but football season has ended....
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Re: 1300 top speed
« Reply #23 on: February 07, 2007, 09:46:30 PM »
checked both, the gps and the radar. the gps and radar were within 2 mph of each other, and both put my speedo off about 5-7 mph off on the fast side. speedo at 70 translates to about 65 actual. this is on an 03 1800C. fastest i've had the bike up to as indicated on the speedo is 138 which would mean i was actually doing about 133.
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Re: 1300 top speed
« Reply #24 on: February 07, 2007, 10:36:40 PM »
Quote from: Crewsn on February 07, 2007, 09:46:30 PM
checked both, the gps and the radar. the gps and radar were within 2 mph of each other, and both put my speedo off about 5-7 mph off on the fast side. speedo at 70 translates to about 65 actual. this is on an 03 1800C. fastest i've had the bike up to as indicated on the speedo is 138 which would mean i was actually doing about 133.

that sounds a lot better than 10 to 15 mph off like all these other guys are saying O0
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Re: 1300 top speed
« Reply #25 on: February 07, 2007, 11:44:23 PM »
Well, this other guy has been clocked showing 8-10 over on several occasions.  Not all of the bikes are the same.  I've got an 03 1800C as well.

Sometime soon I'll get our local TXR johnny law to clock me at several speeds and we'll put this to rest.

« Last Edit: February 07, 2007, 11:49:06 PM by j1mmyj4m »
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Re: 1300 top speed
« Reply #26 on: February 08, 2007, 08:11:23 AM »
Just FYI when my 1800C was new I did some radar shots at 30 and 60. My speedometer read 1mph high at 30 and ALMOST 2mph high at 60. On my old Shadow my speedometer was 6mph high at an indicated 60.
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Re: 1300 top speed
« Reply #27 on: February 08, 2007, 08:45:33 AM »
Quote from: hipshot on February 08, 2007, 08:11:23 AM
Just FYI when my 1800C was new I did some radar shots at 30 and 60. My speedometer read 1mph high at 30 and ALMOST 2mph high at 60. On my old Shadow my speedometer was 6mph high at an indicated 60.

Well no wonder y'all issue so many tickets.  Your radar is 20% high. ;D

On the VTXOA board there are literally tons of threads on this issue.  The general consensus is that the Honda speedo is 10% high.  (Show 80 - actual 72)  I know that I confirmed to my satisfaction both by GPS and comparison of 1 mile on the odometer vs 1 measured mile on the highway.  Finally, Honda just settled a class action suit on their cars for their odometer being 10% off causing the car to show 1000 more miles per 10,000 miles traveled.  As for the GPS being inaccurate - it is accurate to 15 feet.

I seem to recall that the "gearing" on the US speedos are the same as in countries using kilometers.  Only difference was the speedo face.  Don't know if that is true or not but seems to fit the error percentages.  The amount off is within "industry limits."

As for top speed - probably anything above 60 will kill you.  How dead do you want to be?
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Re: 1300 top speed
« Reply #28 on: February 08, 2007, 10:27:47 AM »
I've found that the majority of Honda Speedos are off by around 10%. Occasionally you get one that is accurate, but more often than not register about 10% more than actual speed.

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Re: 1300 top speed
« Reply #29 on: February 08, 2007, 11:57:11 AM »
The original thread on the VTX board was originally arguing that it wasn't possible to hit 130 indicated...
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