Can the RSV electronic odometer be changed to metric?

[rhighet]

I have an '05 RSV with (of course) the electronic speedometer/odomoeter. The speedometer face has both mph and kilometers per hour shown, but my question is can the odometer function be switched from miles to kilometers electronically (maybe by a dealer only), or would I have to get a whole new 'Canadian' speedometer unit?

[sarges46]

You would have to change the whole thing. Why do need to do this? Being nosy is all. I have a US bike and there are no issues.

[rhighet]

Hi Rick

 

BTW... our prayers are with Big Bob.

 

Yes, as a Canadian I bought a US bike and saved thousands and love the bike, probably will keep for a couple of years yet. Was wanting to 'switch' the odometer to kilometers for easier resale if/when I decided to sell it. I would of thought that since the speedometer/odometer is all electronic, the mfg would have kept the same part for US or CA bikes and had a simple way to re-program or 'switch' from US to metric like home electronic thermostats/thermometers and the such. It's no biggie really, I was just curious if anyone new if it was possible or not.

 

Regards, Richard

[sarges46]

When I sold the 89 US bike there were no issues from the buyer. I do understand what you're saying though as I turned down a bike in Winnipeg because it was a US one. I just didnt know better at the time.

[dr_bar]

I would love to have a fix from Yamaha to make riding across the border an easier experience. In Canada, the speedo is marked only in km... A button on the dash to switch between MPH and KPH would have been a logical adition to the 2nd gens.

[Leland]

Dip switch #2 of the SpeedoHealer http://www.speedohealer.com . Instructions say,"Set the Conversion mode value" 0: no conversion, 1: mile to km, 2: km to mile.

[BradT]

I too have a US Bike and I do not worry about the odometer, and wont worry when I sell it if I ever do that.

 

Brad