Speedo off aprox. 20 MPH

[bkingjr]

Arm not resting at 0, more like 7pm. Also, speed is off aprox. 20 MPH. Think I need to have it re-flashed? Battery got weak while in the shop recently. Fully charged, and back on my tender now when I'm not riding.
Any ideas? Like I said, I think it needs to be flashed, but wanted to ask the experts.

Thanks!

 

[Eric]

I have heard of some people having to recalibrate them.. guess a dealer would have to do it.. maybe someone else will know more..

 

[HotRod]

Most of us have gotten tired of the stock speedo issues and went with the Dakota Digital.

 

[bkingjr]

I have heard of some people having to recalibrate them.. guess a dealer would have to do it.. maybe someone else will know more..

Thanks Eric. That's what I was thinking. I had a new face made while it was apart. Raywood's guy in Washington did it - pic below. I figured it may have been caused by it being disconnected? I had the speedo housing chromed along with my new bars. So long story - short, it was disconnected, and on top of that the battery got really weak. Put it on the charger and she's perfect now. Plus, I keep her on a tender unless she's rolling.
Oh well, we'll see what folks recommend.

 

[PurpleDog]

Face looks cool; I wouldn't sweat it...I think those speed limit signs are really just suggestions, not applicable to Dog owners most times...

 

[bssolutions1964]

Dakota Digital works like a champ, my factory speedo was 10mph less than actual. Purchased Dakota, slapped it in...easiest thing to do..up and running in less than 1/2 hr and that was with refreshment breaks. And before plugging in speedo, checked the speedo sensor and cleaned it while I was at it.

 

[Mad Dog]

Haven't had an unhappy customer yet. Easy to install and works as advertised.:2thumbs:

 

[Chris04Masitff]

hey billy i think i have a reset (calibration) procedure in my manual . i mite be wrong but i can look for ya tonite.

 

[Trainguy]

That's the same thing Raywood said to the cop in Texas as he handed him the ticket:roll::roll:


Speedo off aprox. 20 MPH

 

[Dozer1]

Thanks Eric. That's what I was thinking. I had a new face made while it was apart. Raywood's guy in Washington did it - pic below. I figured it may have been caused by it being disconnected? I had the speedo housing chromed along with my new bars. So long story - short, it was disconnected, and on top of that the battery got really weak. Put it on the charger and she's perfect now. Plus, I keep her on a tender unless she's rolling.
Oh well, we'll see what folks recommend.

Sweet lookin face, Billy!!! :2thumbs:

 

[bkingjr]

I finally figured it out. 3 hours of trial and error. Basically had to remove the hand and replace it until it landed in the right place. The right place being 0 MPH. Quirky lil' bastard...
I will eventually get the Dakota Digital when it messes up again...

 

[Ray]

I got the recalibrating procedure off of this forum and had it on my pc:


1. Make sure the speedometer is in MPH. There will be a dot in the upper right hand corner of the first digit in the odometer if it is in KPH. If it is in MPH it will not have a dot.

2. You will need two miles of non-stop road. The closer you are to 2 miles the better the calibration. Stop at the beginning of the two miles and turn the bike off. Hold down the speedo button and turn on the ignition switch (keep the button held in). You will see "-_-_-" in the display. Release the button when you see that and wait a couple seconds then press it again, the display will show "0------0". Ride two miles and stop immediately.

3. Press the speedometer button again, the display will show a number. For a 2003 chopper with out any pully/tire size changes you should see appox 101,000 in the display. Press the button one more time, pressing it the second time stores that number as the calibration.

You can repeat the process at anytime if you have a problem. I would keep the bike under 60 during the calibration process. If you are about 500 pulses plus or minus I wouldn't worry too much, you shouldn't notice the difference.

If you find you are in KPH mode instead of MPH simply turn the key off, press the speedometer button and hold it in while you turn the key on. You will see "-_-_-" in the display. Keep the button held in for ~7seconds more and you will change modes. A common calibration issue on some of the older speedometers was that it was accidentally placed in KPH mode, we got rid of this on the newer versions.

The speedometer is counting the pulses as you drive 2 miles, the more you go over two miles the more the speedometer will count.