K11 Owners Group

[hockeyshifter]

Well we all know of the short commings of the speedo .. and i got off with a " slow is down and get it fix type of ticket"

i have purchased a sigma bicycle computer . i installed the thing and placed all the setting correctly but i still can not get the dam thing to pair up or work while going down the road..

i would like to know if any anyone has purchased something other than GPS to montier their speed.

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fix the problem not the blame ; fix what is messed up ; NO one is to blame.

[chopper_harris]

So, are you saying that you rode with a speedo which you knew was faulty ?

This is an FAQ

You are fitting a $20 bicycle speedo on a $2,000+ motorcycle
If I recall, the Sigmas do not have a backlight - have you fitted it under the vanity light for night time riding ?

As your footer says - 'fix the problem'. You can buy a second hand speedo head for under $100 on eBay, and there are likely several US members here with a spare you could have at a decent price.

http://dictionary.reference.com/
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MotoGuzzi 1000C (1978)
Suzuki TL 1000 R (1999)
Kawasaki KLV1000 (2005)
K12R Sport (2007) - Wifeys

[Shoganai]

I recommend getting a GPS.

I had doubted the GSP was right until I tested it.

I asked a LEO for help. I rode towards him while holding a steady 60mph on the speedo.

When I asked him what he chocked me at, he said 56mph.

That was exactly what the GPS read!

Now, I NEVER even look at the speedo, just the GPS.
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1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak

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So slip the chain and I'm off again,
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[Off the grid]

My speedo reads 5mph higher so I ride accordingly.
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2007 Triumph Tiger ABS. "Sabertooth"
2009 Husqvarna TE610. "The dirty Italian mistress"

[Scott_Anderson]

[wera32]

The speedos on our bikes are easily adjusted. Had mine done on the third try. Yeah, it's a pain to do but then it's done forever.
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Paul - '93 K11/12RS (sold), 2002 R1100S BCP and '03 RC51 KOG 29

[Jim]

How far off is your speedometer? Most of them read about 5 mph fast - you're actually going 5 mph slower than it shows.

Either take it apart and adjust it, or get a gps. I know the speedometer on my bike is 5 mph fast - I use the gps anyway - and a cruise control.
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Jim
1997 K1100LTSE 94,000 - still has gremlins!
1995 R100RT Classic 16,650 crashed - repaired!
1992 K75RTP 46,000

"We shall not all die, but we shall all be changed."

[chopper_harris]

This is a universal conspiracy - every auto maker for the past 60 years has produced a speedo which over-reads. This is calibrated into the mechanism at the design stage.
Certainly here in the UK, they are set +10% over for safety reasons.

The airhead R80/R100 TIC models offered no adjustment. For police use they were fitted with an additional, calibrated speedo.
The original speedo was reconnected when they were sold back into civillian use.

The K bikes are re-calibrated by a company in the centre of the UK, and are guaranteed accurate to +/- .5% They are retested every 6 months.

So, it can be done, and your GPS is a very accurate tool to calibrate your speedo.
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C1 200 (2001)
R100 RS (1990)
NSU Quickly N (1964)
Honda 400/4 F1 (1977)
MotoGuzzi 1000C (1978)
Suzuki TL 1000 R (1999)
Kawasaki KLV1000 (2005)
K12R Sport (2007) - Wifeys

[Flying Duck]

Your speedos are not off by 5 mph - they are off by a percentage - usually approaching about 10%. IF you can get a handheld or other GPS and a tape head demagnitzer or soldering iron then it is pretty easy to do. (aside form having to remove the speedo.)

I have my bikes calibrated so they only run 1 or 2 percent fast. So when my speedo reads 70 I"m doing 68-69. This way running an indicated 10 over on my speedo puts me just under speeding tax territory. I lock my cruise in at that speed and am good to go when doing non-twisty stuff.

As Shogs pointed out, a GPS is the best way to really know how fast tou're going.
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91 & 92 K75Ss
91 K1
86 custom K100
14 WR250R
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[mnb]

I've been ticked several times for 7 over...
(and both wheels were on the ground the whole time!)
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1997 BMW K1100LT ABS Special Edition
2003 Husqvarna TE610e
2007 Harley Davidson Road King
2009 BMW F800GS
2011 Husqvarna TE310
2014 Ducati Multistrada Pikes Peak MNB Edition

[Flying Duck]

[michaelcurrin]

I've been using a speedohealer with good results.

http://www.healtech-electronics.com/

(plus you can get a little bit of bragging from the top speed recorded function)
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Mike Currin
20 BMW R1250RS
93 BMW K1100RS / EML Speed 2000
06 Ducati ST3
67 Triumph 650 chopper

[Flying Duck]

Using a speedo healer changes the number of pulses and screws up your odometer so your bike will rack up miles faster on the odometer than actual. Calibrating your speedo gets the speedo accurate and keeps the odometer accurate.
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93 LT (x2)
94 RS
86-97 K75F(K75/100/1100 Frankenbrick)
86 K75C w/paralever, hi perf cams,TURBO!
91 & 92 K75Ss
91 K1
86 custom K100
14 WR250R
IBA #17739 (SS1K, BBG, 50CC)
Buy parts HERE

[tmarshall57]

I calibrated my speedo by following the instructions contained in the various articles under the heading of "Instrument Cluster" here:

http://www.ibmwr.org/ktech.shtml

Particularly the following articles - the second of which contains a link to the essential photo:

http://www.ibmwr.org/ktech/speedo-adjust.shtml

http://www.ibmwr.org/ktech/speedo-adjust2.shtml

If I can offer one tip - read and understand the adjustment in degrees carefully. I over adjusted mine by turning the pot anti-clockwise by 90 degrees (which made the speedo needle hardly move). 45 degrees anti-clockwise proved the correct degree of correction - to the extent that the bike is indicated to be travelling at exactly the speed displayed by the various radar controlled speed advisory signals around here. A good guide to speedo accuracy is when the speedo needle is pointing in exactly the same direction as the rev counter when in 5th gear.

If you carry out this exercise once (rather than the twice I did it) then it is straightforward and there was not dismantling of fairing or anything else required on my bike.

Tony
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K1100RS Special Edition 1997
Arctic Silver/Black

[Flying Duck]

Another approach i you have a handheld GPS handy.

1) Pull the speedo sensor. Turn the bike on (not running, just on). Put the soldering iron near (but not on) the speedo sensor. Wait until the needle stabilizes. Record this speed. We'll call it Speed A. That is what your speedo indicates with a 60 cycles per second rom the speedo sensor.

2) Put the speedo sensor back in and go or a ride. Get the bike running at a contant Speed A from above. While keeping your speed constant = look at the GPS speed reading. That is your actual speed when you're getting 60 Hz rom the sensor. Call that Speed B.

3) Take your speedo apart as described above and turn the potentiometer about 45 degrees Disconnect your speedo sensor and put the soldering iron near it again. Fine tune turning the potentiometer until your speedo reads Speed B wit hthe soldering iron.

4) Put everything back together.
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93 LT (x2)
94 RS
86-97 K75F(K75/100/1100 Frankenbrick)
86 K75C w/paralever, hi perf cams,TURBO!
91 & 92 K75Ss
91 K1
86 custom K100
14 WR250R
IBA #17739 (SS1K, BBG, 50CC)
Buy parts HERE

[Jim]

[Tim (Midland Section)]