Speaking Speedo Android App
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Speaking Speedo Android App
Does anyone use an app that tells you your speed while riding, my new bike has a speedo that I have to look down to see, I'd like an app that tells me how fast I'm going every minute or so - it'd be best if I can change this time to what I want.
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Re: Speaking Speedo Android App
Virtual Pillion app...
"You're going too fast"
"Why did you do that?"
"Can we stop soon, I need a wee"
"You're going too fast"
"Why did you do that?"
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Re: Speaking Speedo Android App
Don't most bikes have speedos that you have to look down to see? I don't think I've ever had one that the speedo has been constantly in my vision.
Surely a quick glance down is more preferable to waiting 2 or 3 minutes to be told what speed you are doing.
Surely a quick glance down is more preferable to waiting 2 or 3 minutes to be told what speed you are doing.
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Re: Speaking Speedo Android App
Must admit I'm not seeing the difference? Surely you have to look down at all bikes speedos? And compared to an FZ the GSXS will have a digital speedo which I always find clearer.
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I never speak openly about the wearing of Speedos.
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Re: Speaking Speedo Android App
The FZ's is high up, the GSX's is IMO very low, I don't want to be looking down there at the speedo when I should be looking where I'm going, us old fossils need all the help we can get.
On the subject of digital speedos and rev counters, I'm not a big fan, I like a needle sweeping round a dial, on the GSX I'll just change up at the rev limiter
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Re: Speaking Speedo Android App
Some are worse than others. On all three of my bikes they are reasonably high up, and just a flick of the eyes away. On the MT-07, I had to lower my head to see, then squint at the too-small display.
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Re: Speaking Speedo Android App
I think you're looking for a problem and solution that doesn't exist.Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Wed Oct 27, 2021 10:29 am Does anyone use an app that tells you your speed while riding, my new bike has a speedo that I have to look down to see, I'd like an app that tells me how fast I'm going every minute or so - it'd be best if I can change this time to what I want.
If you're keeping up with cars, you're about right, if you're passing them at warp speed then you're deffo speeding. It won't matter if it's 70/50 or 85/50 , both are way enough.
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Re: Speaking Speedo Android App
How annoying would it be on the motorway.
"70mph"
"70mph"
"70mph"
"70mph"
"70mph"
"70mph"
Aggh shut the fuck up you stupid machine!
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"70mph"
"70mph"
"70mph"
"70mph"
"70mph"
"70mph"
"70mph"
Aggh shut the fuck up you stupid machine!
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"70mph"
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Have you tried the RNIB site? Driver aids for the partially sighted.
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Sir needs cruise control.
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I think your best bet is an aftermarket speedo with large numbers that you can read clearly. Anything else doesn't sound that safe.
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Re: Speaking Speedo Android App
I once convinced my mate that parking spaces marked with slightly raised bricks were so that blind drivers knew where to park.Count Steer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 27, 2021 6:50 pm Have you tried the RNIB site? Driver aids for the partially sighted.
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What about taping an old smart phone on a selfie stick, running a GPS Speedo app, to my crash helmet as a Heads Up Display?
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Re: Speaking Speedo Android App
I thought you'd bought a 750, not a 75cc. Once a minute won't be much use if you're acceleratingLe_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Wed Oct 27, 2021 10:29 am Does anyone use an app that tells you your speed while riding, my new bike has a speedo that I have to look down to see, I'd like an app that tells me how fast I'm going every minute or so - it'd be best if I can change this time to what I want.
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Re: Speaking Speedo Android App
No, picking it up Saturday, it's paid for and insured, really looking forward to getting it.
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