Coupla reasons.
First, changing speedo gears will get you accurate readings for only limited
diameters of tires. With the bike speedo, you calibrate the speedo by
entering the circumference of your tire; therefore, you can have any number
of different-sized tires and still have a super-accurate speedo/odometer,
plus a trip computer to boot!
Second, with extra harnesses ($10 each) you can use the same computer on a
number of different vehicles. Right now I'm using the computer on my
GoldWing and on my mountain bike. The 3rd harness should be in (backordered
at bike shop) next Wednesday, at which point I'll install that harness on
the Dak, evaluate it, and do a write-up for the DML. So, for <$50, I have a
super-accurate speedo/odo/trip computer for all three vehicles, regardless
of what size tires I run!
'92 Dak CC 2wd 318 3.55
'84 GoldWing Interstate
Ryan K wrote...
>Why don't you just change the speedo gear? It's only '98+ that
>you can't.
>mrdancer wrote:
>>
>> One other thing you might consider. Pick up another set of rims and put
>> some high-performance soft-rubber low-profile tires on them to run on the
>> street. When you head for the hills on the weekend, just switch back to
>> your stock rims with tall rubber.
>>
>> With the perf. tires, if you maintain the same size wheel and have
shorter
>> sidewalls, you will also be lowering the truck. This will mess up your
>> speedo, but there is a cheap fix that I'm working on right now. It
involves
>> using a bicycle computer (don't laugh - it works, has trip computer
>> functions, is more accurate than the factory speedo, and costs less than
>> $30). I'm waiting on the bike shop with a backordered part, soon as I
get
>> the system installed, I'll do a write-up for the DML. There's really
only 2
>> disadvantages: 1) there's no backlight, so you can't see it at night
unless
>> you rig up a little maplight or something, and 2) with smaller tires,
your
>> factory odometer will be rolling up miles a little quicker, if that's a
>> concern for you.
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