[sdsting]

I’m curious how accurate your Stryker speedometer is… mine gives a +5mph reading, in other words I’m traveling 5mph slower than it indicates. The mechanic at the dealership where I bought ’12 Stryker says that there is no adjustment for this reading, it is simply a sensor. I have no idea.. Terry

 

[schimbo stryker]

Put a 240 or 250 tire on it and it will be fixed

 

[strykenshane]

Stryker Speedo…

Not so sure on that bud, during my ride to Vegas we found that the gps would show 100 miles since last fill up an my bike was showing 94.4, speedo was off as much as 8 mph, I have the Avon 250, just my .02

 

[schimbo stryker]

Hmm. I know that they said the 240 fixed it. Maybe the 250 makes it worse lol

 

[strykenshane]

Stryker Speedo…

Yep, it's wierd, when we got to Vegas my odometer read like 130 some odd miles less than my buddy's

 

[sdsting]

Put a 240 or 250 tire on it and it will be fixed

Interesting…. SCHIMBO, my stock tire is a 210/40. What differences/advantages would I notice if I stepped up to a 240–250 besides correcting my speedometer? Any disadvantages? regards, Terry

 

[adsbitoriented]

I’m curious how accurate your Stryker speedometer is… mine gives a +5mph reading, in other words I’m traveling 5mph slower than it indicates. The mechanic at the dealership where I bought ’12 Stryker says that there is no adjustment for this reading, it is simply a sensor. I have no idea.. Terry

Interesting... I was wondering why I was being passed so much doing the speedlimit, or even 5 above it in most places. I'm going to go with the other comments, and shoot for a 240.

 

[straightjacket]

Lots of different tires, some are bigger than others even in the same size. My 250 is dead nuts on compared to say a raydar sign?

 

[strykenshane]

Stryker Speedo…

Which 250 do you have?

 

[schimbo stryker]

Better look for sure. I've got the Dunlop elite 3 250. It is the biggest 250 I've seen as far as tallness. I'm a little taller so it made the bike a better fit for me.

 

[johnvargo]

When I had my VTX1300, the speedo was off 10%. With my Stryker I have it measured at about 7% off.

At lower speeds this doesn't make as much difference... but if the speed limit is 35 and I am going to go 40 - I will keep it at or under 42 indicated on the speedo.

There are aftermarket options beyond changing the tire. http://www.healtech-electronics.com makers of the Speedo-Healer - a programmable calibrator for motorcycles is a good option. It worked well on my VTX.

 

[sdsting]

Better look for sure. I've got the Dunlop elite 3 250. It is the biggest 250 I've seen as far as tallness. I'm a little taller so it made the bike a better fit for me.


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what does the larger tire do to the handling of the bike?

 

[schimbo stryker]

I like the way it performs. Don't really notice a difference. But I had 3 months in between the tire change before I rode it lol

 

[fujums]

At the risk of sounding like a goof, I'm finally going to have to ask. How is everyone determining that the speedo is off? GPS? After reading posts on this for months I did a couple of informal tests that have so far turned up nothing. I paced myself against two other bikes (at 40mph on the stock tire for the record) on different occasions and each time the other bike read 40mph, my speedo also read 40 on the nose.

I know that I haven't been very scientific about it, but can you guys shed some light on the methods you've used to figure this out?

 

[Kilo9]

Stryker Speedo…

Have had one of my coworkers run speed on me with 2 different speed timing devices and was pretty consistently 5mph what I was actually clocked at

 

[strykenshane]

Stryker Speedo…

We figured it outa out halfway thru our ride to Vegas, I kept giving my buddy **** to move it along over the G4 as I was showing 65 on my speedo and he consistently was telling me he was running 73, with the speedo being off we then started checking the odometer and I was consistently reading 94.4 miles every time he would show 100 on the gps gas monitor

 

[sdsting]

At the risk of sounding like a goof, I'm finally going to have to ask. How is everyone determining that the speedo is off? GPS? After reading posts on this for months I did a couple of informal tests that have so far turned up nothing. I paced myself against two other bikes (at 40mph on the stock tire for the record) on different occasions and each time the other bike read 40mph, my speedo also read 40 on the nose.

I know that I haven't been very scientific about it, but can you guys shed some light on the methods you've used to figure this out?

I used 2 tests to determine my speedo is off by +5. I firs started to question it when I was riding though the radar posting that read and disply your speed. I’ve known these to be accurate displays because I’ve been through the same ones while drivng my Nissan Altima and both agree at the speed readings. Then I had my wife drive the Altima on the freeway and lock it down to 70mph while I road next to her and sure enough my speedo read 75mph. I asked the shop where I just bough my 2012 Stryker if the speedo could be calibrated and they didn’t think so, said it’s a sensor that would need to be replaced and guarantee if the reading would improve. Anyone know more about it? Terry

 

[canyon1]

This issue is disconcerting to me. From what I've read here, it appears that the speedo error increases with speed or at least starts to err over 50 mph or thereabouts. A riding buddy of mine with a GPS confirmed that his GPS showed a slower speed than what my Stryker indicated. Since we weren't running side-by-side he couldn't say how much, but I told him I had it up to an indicated speed of 80 and from a constant distance behind me, he said his GPS indicated his top speed at 73. If this is true, this is pretty significant. And the odometer error as pointed out by Shane, is worrisome too. Seems to me that Yamaha could do a little better than this if what we suspect is true. I hope someone here can get an accurate answer to this question.

 

[strykenshane]

Stryker Speedo…

In yamaha's defense I think I made it worse by putting on the 150

 

[BOOLSHOT]

Sounds like Shane's problem is opposite of a stock Stryker. The stock one shows you are going faster than you really are, and going farther than you really are. Shane's was showing 94 when he really went 100. The 240 would be a little smaller diameter than the 250, and might put it close to accurate. So with the 250, you are putting less miles on your bike. Down the road that can make a big difference in odometer reading over the life of the bike. Kinda sucks that in stock form, after several years of use, the odometer will show more miles than it should, and could hurt trade in , or resale value.