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Old 08-24-2004, 01:44 AM
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I had this little speedometer on my bike that I had bought from K-mart. It had been on it for about a week when I got the idea of trying it on my ATV. I actually didnt think it was going to work at first but after I hooked it up to the ATV's front right side tire and put the moniter on my handle bar I tested it. I drove down the road ummmm I mean a trail (I would never ahum ahum ride on the road )[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] with my grandfather beside me in his truck. His truck speedometer read 40 as the fastest speed I was going and my speedometer read that 39 was the fastest speed so for only about $7.00 I got a speedometer that is accurate within a 1-2 mph differential.

Has anyone else tried this?
 
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Old 08-24-2004, 01:56 AM
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just some adhesive holding the thing to your tire? does it seem like it will fly off?
 
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Old 08-25-2004, 07:06 PM
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lol. gps, no glue required
 
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Old 08-25-2004, 08:45 PM
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Originally posted by: bansheeesmoker
lol. gps, no glue required
Yeah. Will last longer 2
 
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Old 08-25-2004, 09:45 PM
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gps is always different depending on manufacturer. not to acurate in my opinion one time it said i was around a mile away from my cabin and i was on the doorstep. and it was a good one that we used in hunters ed.
 
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Old 08-26-2004, 03:12 AM
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i haven't heard anything good about a GPS being accurate for speed. u ever seen a 300EX with a whitebros e-series pipe and K&N filter doing 90mph? well according to this kid's GPS, that's exactly what he did.
 
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Old 08-26-2004, 04:57 PM
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GPS is accurate but does has its moments. we did 400mph towing a loaded 19 ft toy box behind a stock expedition through the mountains. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

ive found them to be extremely accurate for the most part.
 
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Old 08-26-2004, 08:57 PM
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Let me know if you can get a GPS for 7 bucks at Wally Mart...[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
 
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Old 08-26-2004, 10:03 PM
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gps depends on how good of a signal they get mines always accurate but doesnt read out instantly it can be accurate within 2 feet or accurate within 20 feet
 
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Old 08-27-2004, 02:23 AM
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HA 2: where can i get one of those? i'll bet it would make my quad go like 500 mph. how much horsepower does it add?
 


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