Seaking Posted November 4, 2010 Share #1 Posted November 4, 2010 Hi guys, just to touch base on the Speedo Healer for the RSV.. My bike would report back roughly 10% discrepancy in it's speedo and the GPS speed.. reconfirmed with another vehicle etc.. So I'm good and sure my speed is reading 10% under the actual speed.. 110 kph highway speed reads 120 kph on my speedo.. So I usually have my GPS mounted for accurate speed readings.. Not a prob but ya know how it is.. dang, I would like the bike to be accurate too huh.. A few years ago I had purchased a Speedo Healer for my 2005 1100 VStar but never got around to installing it on the bike for one reason or another.. So it sat in the box for a few years.. An article by Freebird in regards to "gear indicator" had a mention in there about Speedo Healers.. and it reminded me "darn I wish I had one of those for the RSV"... and funny enough the one for the VStar is the same one you would use for the RSV.. =) And wouldn't you know it.. the installation is bone stupid simple.. literally "plug and play" and there is an online calculator to help you with the settings on the unit.. a row of 6 dip switches have to be selected in a certain sequence to input the properly 'correction' into the unit's flash to make it all work ok.. I just took the bike out for a test ride and wow.. now THAT's locked in tight for speed.. A quick steady speed up the highway at 100 kph on the GPS shows also 100 kph on the bike's speedo... down to 40 kph in residential and same thing.. wow, it works!! The only thing I have to remember now is to NOT add an additional 10 kph to my bike's speedo other wise I will be speeding! VERY impressed.. wow.. You can find more info on these at http://www.healtech-electronics.com/ Someone had put up an installation guide.. it took longer to read the guide than it was to actually install the unit.. http://www.speedohealer.com/your_pics/royalstar/sh_install_royalstar.pdf It only took me 3 years but I finally put mine to use LOL.. I'll have to go through my box of goodies and see what else I might be able to put to use.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave77459 Posted November 4, 2010 Share #2 Posted November 4, 2010 Cool! How does it affect your odometer? I guess you are under reporting mileage now? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyRich Posted November 4, 2010 Share #3 Posted November 4, 2010 Your odo will be off now. The speedo on the rsv is wrong without the speedohealer but the odo is right. Once you correct the speed with the speedohealer the odo will be low if I remember right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichD Posted November 4, 2010 Share #4 Posted November 4, 2010 Your odo will be off now. The speedo on the rsv is wrong without the speedohealer but the odo is right. Once you correct the speed with the speedohealer the odo will be low if I remember right With my RSV, I found the odo to be off too, but not nearly as far as the speedo. When I installed a speedohealer a couple of years ago, instead of correcting the speedo with a gps, I corrected the odo by synchronizing it with a route (my 30 mile commute) that I knew the exact distance for by measuring it with my car. Now, I believe my speedo is high by 1 or 2 mph at 60 (which I'm OK with), but my odo is at least as accurate as my car's odo. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted November 4, 2010 Share #5 Posted November 4, 2010 I agree. They are both off but not by the same percentage. My speedometer was off about 7% and I think the odometer was off about 3 or 4 %. I corrected the speedo so now the odo reads a bit off in the OTHER direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerfuzz Posted November 4, 2010 Share #6 Posted November 4, 2010 I put one on my V Star 950 but later removed it and sold it. For me it wasn't that big of a deal. It isn't that hard to figure 10%, and I used the money for another accessory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaking Posted November 4, 2010 Author Share #7 Posted November 4, 2010 In regards to the ODO vs SPEEDO being off, I'd sooner avoid a speeding ticket than be 3% late or early for an oil change.. or knowing if I actually burnt off 33,500 miles on the bike this summer or actually 31,500 miles. ya know? In the overall scheme of things, for ME, the over all mileage isn't as important or critical as your actual factual exact speed, ya know? "over all".. But, to each his / her / it own.. Btw, another bird strike last night and today... total for the year: 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friesman Posted November 4, 2010 Share #8 Posted November 4, 2010 Btw, another bird strike last night and today... total for the year: 18 Sorry if I am hijacking,,,,,But WOW, thats 18 bird strikes THIS year? Do you have a bullseye paint scheme? or an insect painted on your helmet? Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyRich Posted November 5, 2010 Share #9 Posted November 5, 2010 total for the year: 18 I'm not gettin on any airplane you might be that's for sure.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaking Posted November 5, 2010 Author Share #10 Posted November 5, 2010 Oh doods, my ride partner has personally witnessed 13 or 14 of these hits as usually rides trail.. In my 30 yrs military career I've been downed twice due to bird strikes (safe emergency landings).. and as a civilian pilot took 'something rather large' through the prop of a C-172 and through the windshield.. (again, a somewhat safe landing..) Seriously, I'm not jinxed.. no.. really.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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