At 10:22 PM 2/18/2002, Bradley Flubacher wrote:
>My '84 westy cruises nicely at 75-80 MPH, according to the speedometer.
>It's got to be wrong. I suspect by about 10-15 MPH.  Any suggestions? My
>tires are the correct size..

So does mine...why has it got to be wrong?  Do some times on mile markers
and see.  Actually my speedo reads almost exact at 70 with 205/70-14
tires.  With the 185/75?-14 it was maybe 3-4 mph high at 70.  The '84s had
a much larger tolerance on the speedo calibration than later ones, but I
think what I described is typical, i.e. the speedo is set up for 805 turns
per mile and the 185 tires do more than that.  But not 10-15 mph more.

david

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'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"