Don't Laugh now, Can I use a Bike Speedo?
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Don't Laugh now, Can I use a Bike Speedo?
Hey Guys,
My bro has a 92 FZR600, and he wants to upgrade from his analog speedo to a digital one. He said that the local bicycle shop (that's right, not motorcycle) shop has one for sale that somebody on an FZR board has installed.
Now how it works is that a small magnet is attached to the inside of the wheel and a counter to the fork. The thing has a small computer (where you can enter the tire circumference I suppose) that counts the number of wheel revolution and converts it to MPH.
Now my question is has anybody done this on a car? My car's speedo cable is gone, and the sender is messed up so would this thing work? (it's 40$ from what bro said) I could put the counter on the caliper.
Thanks,
-Max
My bro has a 92 FZR600, and he wants to upgrade from his analog speedo to a digital one. He said that the local bicycle shop (that's right, not motorcycle) shop has one for sale that somebody on an FZR board has installed.
Now how it works is that a small magnet is attached to the inside of the wheel and a counter to the fork. The thing has a small computer (where you can enter the tire circumference I suppose) that counts the number of wheel revolution and converts it to MPH.
Now my question is has anybody done this on a car? My car's speedo cable is gone, and the sender is messed up so would this thing work? (it's 40$ from what bro said) I could put the counter on the caliper.
Thanks,
-Max
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I don't see why it wouldn't work if you put it on and wired it up?
(Heh, response to your sig: Car gets stolen. You see: '84 Firebird with "Iron Duke" )
(Heh, response to your sig: Car gets stolen. You see: '84 Firebird with "Iron Duke" )
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Thanks for the help, I'll go to the shop and check out how it looks in person.
About the sig, it would be kind of hard to steal seeing as she is missing an engine at the moment
About the sig, it would be kind of hard to steal seeing as she is missing an engine at the moment
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Originally posted by jawzforlife1
So you attach this to your wheel. And it is going to stay on while going over 60mph.
So you attach this to your wheel. And it is going to stay on while going over 60mph.
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