Dead spot in acceleration

[bpdchief]

I haven't jetted the carb. How much error have you guys noticed in the speedo? I drove past a radar box yesterday at 48 on the speedo - box showed I was only going 37 mph. There is another box set up about 10 miles from the house - going to run by there on my ride this afternoon and check it. IF I'm staying steady with surrounding traffic, it must not be that far off.

[Water Warrior 2]

Speedos can be out as much as 7%. This is quite common with Suzuki. Radar boxes will pick up a slower cage far behind you before they recognize a smaller bike. I even notice the boxes picking up a large SUV behind my Ranger when the SUV is gaining on me. Apparently size does make a difference. :whistle:

[alantf]

Originally Posted by Water Warrior

Speedos can be out as much as 7%.

In England, speedos can be legally out by 10%.

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by alantf

In England, speedos can be legally out by 10%.

I would imagine that applies to speedos reading 10 % higher than actual speed. If the opposite were true then everyone would be getting tickets for speeding and have to fight it in court. At least the odometers on bikes are much more accurate than speedos.
Speedos in cages are usually within 1% so I can only assume bike speedos are inaccurate to protect us from our own foolishness. A better speedo can be bought for a bicycle and put on a motorcycle and have awesome accuracy.

[Rookie Rider]

Jonathan, i bought the jet but it doesnt have a slot for the flathead screwdriver. See the post where you explained to me how to jet, the one titled, "i did it, i cut my muffler off and added a new one".

[blaine]

Originally Posted by Rookie Rider

Jonathan, i bought the jet but it doesnt have a slot for the flathead screwdriver. See the post where you explained to me how to jet, the one titled, "i did it, i cut my muffler off and added a new one".

These jets can be installed with a small socket (8 mm I think).
:cool:

[Kcarvajal]

Bdchief,

In addition, I would check your clutch cable slack. It sounds like an issue I had a couple times due to over tightening the clutch cable.

Keep us posted.
Ken