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Ivan - 27 Apr 2008 18:19 GMT

Hi all,

I have a YZF-R1 2005 which I have imported to UK, but according to the law
here I have to change the speedometer to mph instead of km/h. Beeing all
digital I tought it could just easily be set to mph by simply using the
dealer sevice manual. But unfortunately it is not so.

Does anyone know if there is a way (maybe replacing the firmware) to change
the speedometer from km/h to mph without having to replace the whole unit?

Thanks
Ivan

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cbx dreamers - 27 Apr 2008 18:48 GMT

> Hi all,
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> Thanks
> Ivan

Buy a new one, you'll never do it any other way.

Or install one of those simple bicycle speedos that have a pickup on the
wheel.
That might satisfy them

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TGGA - 27 Apr 2008 19:25 GMT

Some being by the name of Ivan managed to piece together the following:

> Hi all,
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> Thanks
> Ivan

This says it will do it:

http://www.bikersdiscountstore.co.uk/acatalog/Speedo_Healer.html

hth

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another nogn - 30 Apr 2008 03:47 GMT

> Hi all,
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> Thanks
> Ivan

Add some stickers or a replacement faceplate - that should satisfy the
speedometer part and the local law requirement.

The odometer would be a different issue.

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dmccallum1 - 04 Dec 2008 22:47 GMT

In the old days wen this was brought into Canada we used stickers on the
speedometer.I know that would suck but better than nothing.

On 27/04/08 10:19 AMMDT (CA), in article
vA2Rj.70584$Ff4.61524@newsfe5-win.ntli.net, "Ivan" <idiprima@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi all,
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> Thanks
> Ivan

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Raymond Sirois - 05 Dec 2008 05:37 GMT

>In the old days wen this was brought into Canada we used stickers on the
>speedometer.I know that would suck but better than nothing.
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>> digital I tought it could just easily be set to mph by simply using the
>> dealer sevice manual. But unfortunately it is not so.

It's my guess that you're having problems with that whole "beeing
(sic) all digital" concept. Stickers don't work well unless they're
being utilized on an analog device.

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dmccallum1 - 05 Dec 2008 13:16 GMT

Duh. Now I feel like an idiot, I didn't read that part.Behind the
speedometer on my toyota there is a switch for imperial/metric ; maybe try
that.

On 04/12/08 10:37 PMMST (CA), in article
pcfhj4pi4lh3dcr7tp95k10e5k43hlhkej@4ax.com, "Raymond Sirois"
<nomail@nomail.no.way> wrote:

>> In the old days wen this was brought into Canada we used stickers on the
>> speedometer.I know that would suck but better than nothing.
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> (sic) all digital" concept. Stickers don't work well unless they're
> being utilized on an analog device.

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someone@some.domain - 05 Dec 2008 20:31 GMT

>Duh. Now I feel like an idiot, I didn't read that part.Behind the
>speedometer on my toyota there is a switch for imperial/metric ; maybe try
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>> (sic) all digital" concept. Stickers don't work well unless they're
>> being utilized on an analog device.

"i could never get the hang of new technology,
so i do the only thing that still makes sense to me,
i do the rock".
relax buddy, that's why they put pencils on erasers, ya know.
don't beat yourself up. beat politicians or preachers or other useless
creatures.

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