Hey Everybody,
I just joined the site.
I wanted to ask about your experience with the speedometer correction devices. I have a 2011 650 Exec. (Plate on the bike says it was made 3/2011.)
Last year I purchased a Speedo Healer. I installed it and calibrated it per their instructions; my speedometer is about 8% off. The unit plugs in, under the seat. Once it was installed, in "D" or automatic mode, my transmission would not shift. (It did, however, put the speedometer dead on, when compared to the GPS.) I needed to go to "M" mode and manually shift. Checking with the Speedo Healer folks, their solution was to cut and reroute a wire. As I understood it, I need to cut the wire under the seat, then route the new wire up to the back of the dash. Not being "super" mechanical (and the bike being new) I did not want to do this. I'm afraid I'd mess something up, that would cost me a lot at the dealer to have fixed.
Has anyone else had a similar problem and if so, how did you fix it? Is there a way a of just jumping a wire around the speedo healer, in its location under the seat?
Has anyone had this problem using the SpeedoDRD device? Again, if so, how did you correct it? I've spoken with the folks that sell the SpeedoDRD. They tell me their S1 model is a "plug & play" unit for the 650. They've had reports where the shift points will increase by the percentage of correction (RPM moves up 8%), but they have not had a report like I experienced with the Speedo Healer, not being able to shift. They tell me, their Universal U1 model can be used to get around the change in shift points. This also requires a different harness, which you get from them. It reroutes the signal to the ECM to maintain the same shift points, but it also requires cutting an splicing.
I've been using my GPS to get my correct speed, but I've discovered my odometer is off as well as the speedometer and I'd like to have this correct.
If you've used these devices, have you had the same problem I did, and if so, what was your solution? Would you recommend one device over the other? Do I actually have to run a wire from under the seat to the dash, or can it be accomplished right there under the seat?
Thanks for the help and advice,
Bill
I just joined the site.
I wanted to ask about your experience with the speedometer correction devices. I have a 2011 650 Exec. (Plate on the bike says it was made 3/2011.)
Last year I purchased a Speedo Healer. I installed it and calibrated it per their instructions; my speedometer is about 8% off. The unit plugs in, under the seat. Once it was installed, in "D" or automatic mode, my transmission would not shift. (It did, however, put the speedometer dead on, when compared to the GPS.) I needed to go to "M" mode and manually shift. Checking with the Speedo Healer folks, their solution was to cut and reroute a wire. As I understood it, I need to cut the wire under the seat, then route the new wire up to the back of the dash. Not being "super" mechanical (and the bike being new) I did not want to do this. I'm afraid I'd mess something up, that would cost me a lot at the dealer to have fixed.
Has anyone else had a similar problem and if so, how did you fix it? Is there a way a of just jumping a wire around the speedo healer, in its location under the seat?
Has anyone had this problem using the SpeedoDRD device? Again, if so, how did you correct it? I've spoken with the folks that sell the SpeedoDRD. They tell me their S1 model is a "plug & play" unit for the 650. They've had reports where the shift points will increase by the percentage of correction (RPM moves up 8%), but they have not had a report like I experienced with the Speedo Healer, not being able to shift. They tell me, their Universal U1 model can be used to get around the change in shift points. This also requires a different harness, which you get from them. It reroutes the signal to the ECM to maintain the same shift points, but it also requires cutting an splicing.
I've been using my GPS to get my correct speed, but I've discovered my odometer is off as well as the speedometer and I'd like to have this correct.
If you've used these devices, have you had the same problem I did, and if so, what was your solution? Would you recommend one device over the other? Do I actually have to run a wire from under the seat to the dash, or can it be accomplished right there under the seat?
Thanks for the help and advice,
Bill