Hey, I'm always happy to spend someone else's money!!!
Just got my new 2014 Street Glide FLHX
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Hey, I'm always happy to spend someone else's money!!!
Bikergeek
Active Member
As of this weekend, I too, officially hit the 400 mile mark on my odometer. The disappointing part of that number is it really isn't 400 miles but less. When comparing the odometer mileage with the new Garmin GPS, on a short round trip of 28 miles the Harley odometer shows 31 miles. That is a really big margin of error and I believe the GPS is accurate. so..over the life of the bike, many unaccounted for mileage will be added to the odometer.
Blue Wide Glide
Junior Member
If that mileage error is true, you need to get that corrected by HD.
jamesearl
Well-Known Member
I don't use gps but have friends who do.Last year on a short trip,it took us hundreds of miles out of our way,and got us lost.After programming the same directions that got us there.I wouldn't bet the farm on the gps being totally accurate.
hillbilly81
Active Member
I have to agree on that one
Bikergeek
Active Member
I have to apologize for my hasty posting above regarding my mileage differential between the GPS and the Harley odometer. After realizing what I wrote, there was no way the difference was that great. As I recall, the difference was about .3 -.5 mile difference and not 3 miles on a 28 mile round trip. Which, in my opinion is still way too much.
But my GPS is quite accurate as per last nights trip. I took it on a 15 mile trip in my cage, I zeroed both trip sets on the cage's odometer and the GPS and when I arrived at my destination, they both read identical mileage (14.7). So the GPS is reading quite accurately and I do know the odometer on the new Harley is definitely off a bit. So were my other bikes in the past (Kawa, Honda and the other Harley). Motorcycle speedos are just that way.
But my GPS is quite accurate as per last nights trip. I took it on a 15 mile trip in my cage, I zeroed both trip sets on the cage's odometer and the GPS and when I arrived at my destination, they both read identical mileage (14.7). So the GPS is reading quite accurately and I do know the odometer on the new Harley is definitely off a bit. So were my other bikes in the past (Kawa, Honda and the other Harley). Motorcycle speedos are just that way.