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Post by eroknroll »

Has anyone on here hooked up a cheep bicycle speedo to their kdx?
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Post by Frysk »

Not on my KDX but I'm planning to.
I did it on my Honda MTX a few years ago.. didn't had a speedo drive so why not a bicycle speedo ?
worked just fine but after 2 monts of abuse it passed away.. but he what can you expect for 5 bucks?
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Post by tommyd »

eroknroll wrote:Has anyone on here hooked up a cheep bicycle speedo to their kdx?
It has been done on many motorcycles, a couple Jeeps that I know of and a VW powered trike. I had one on a mountain bike that survived weather and abuse for years on several bikes. It was a little more than $5 though:)
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Post by cragwl »

As a former hard core MTB'er, steer clear of the cheep'os. There life is short and even shorter with abuse. I have a bin full of casualties.
Good idea though, I'm turning my KDX into a street legal machine and you have come up with an inexpensive temporary solution for me.
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Post by Brian »

Get one from Trail Tech (http://www.trailtech.net/). They have several models and most of them can be self powered.
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Post by SS109 »

If your going to spend the cash on one of the better MTB speedos you might as well buy a TrailTech IMO.
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Post by eroknroll »

I picked up a bell one for 12 bones, got it installed last night, works great, and the price was right. The trail tech ones are nice for sure, I just wanted to see how cheap I could get it done. I was tempted to spend 20 and spring for one that is wireless, ie, no hassle extending the cable.
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Post by terminatr »

I had a Walmart one on a street bike. I was ok. Sampling rate was really slow. Only good for cruising speed reading. But it does seem to work accurrately. Before I sold the bike along with the speedo, it lasted two years under Texas sun and rain. I was really surprised by its durability under extreme condition.
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