RE: guages change from KPH to MPH? - 2

I found a report telling what one guy went through to import a Canadian bike to the US.
He had to replace the speedometer.

https://www.bmwmoa.org/news/339329/Impor...nto-the-USA.htm

When my daughter's R65LS was imported into the U.S. from Germany in 1982, the bike got to keep its KPH speedometer. However, it was required to have a new ignition switch installed that has 5 positions for some odd reason. I think the vehicle import regulators just spin a roulette wheel to see which regulations will be enforced this year. You would think that the U.S. would be less concerned about drivers here doing 100 KPH than Canada would with U.S. imports traveling at 100 MPH in their country.

In any case, don't the KPH speedos also have small MPH numbers below the large KPH numbers as do the U.S.-import speedometers which have large MPH numbers with corresponding small KPH numbers below? And if that is so, wouldn't that be acceptable to the regulators?

It is time to post a new joke today in the Lounge section about the way governments do things.

in this case the speedo only has Kms... f25t3888p42432n2_XVTabvZo.jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)

Zitat von motomadness im Beitrag #18

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in this case the speedo only has Kms...

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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #19

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Zitat von motomadness im Beitrag #18

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in this case the speedo only has Kms...

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It looks like BMW saved a few pennies when they ordered those KPH speedometers.

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Zitat von Boxerboy im Beitrag #14

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Zitat von JAG im Beitrag #13

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Zitat von Boxerboy im Beitrag #2

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Hi,i haven't made the swap that you propose, but I’m wondering if you have a Nav V or VI ? If you do it’s easy to switch between Miles and Kms and mph and kph on its display - depending on your needs that might be a simple solution? When I tour in Europe that’s what I do to visualise my speed in the local metrics.

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On my old R1200RS I tried using the Nav V to get KPH but you loose the navigation info, which on the minor roads in Europe that I travel I need. Keep swapping between navigation and speed was a pain so I just remember the KPH in MPH. How do you cope boxerboy?
John

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Well in the Nav view you can still see your speed as well as the speed limit albeit much smaller, but helpfully your speed indication turns red if you exceed the road limit. It’s not ideal but that’s how I manage in areas where I’m depending on the Nav for directions.

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