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Originally Posted by Floyd Dolin
We have personally discovered that the Honda motorcycle speedometer is not very accurate as has been mentioned in prior threads. My wife (on her Shadow) had mentioned that I was speeding. My speedometer on my H-D showed 70MPH and hers was 75MPH. When we got back from our trip we did a run with me driving her car and she on her bike. Same result. Her Shadow was off by approximately 5 MPH. Some have mentioned changing gear ratio, but I believe that it's just the nature of the beast.
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My wife and I did the same thing...
She drove her Chevy Cobalt at 70mph on a section of the interstate. Once it was safe to pass, I cruised up in the next lane and aligned myself with her side-by-side.
Chevy Cobalt ===> 70 mph
Shadow Aero 750 ===> 75 mph