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how do ppl know how fast there goin

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so when you do make a Aero (NB50) go 50MPH how do you tell your goin that fast is there a speedo you have to buy

Sorry i know im a noob when it comes to this scooter an 2 stroke sh^t
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GPS unit measures speed pretty accurately. Same type most people run in their car.
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Ive heard of people using bicycle spedos and have good results.
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workdog wrote:Ive heard of people using bicycle spedos and have good results.
wow really a bicycle speedo that funny and crazy

and i dont know about a GPS lol only if it tells me what streets are 35mph
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GPS gave me a base line of what my speedo looks like at different speeds. For example when I am going ~40 on my scooter the speedo needle is pointing at the "F" on the fuel gauge. Now I know and don't need the GPS anymore.
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I either have my car gps in my bag while riding, or my phone running a GPS logger program. I have been doing much more of the later recently as it will export into google maps, so I can see if the top speeds are cheating on hills...
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The Garmin suction cup mounting lends itself to Scooterization:
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With a side-by-side reading, one can place a little mark on the needle position at known speeds, then affix a bit of adhesive tape for a more permanent marking. Some have gone to the trouble of Photo-Shopping a speedometer face, adding markings up to 60 MPH then printing on an adhesive paper and installing inside the clear lens for a very professional end result that reads to the limit of the needle travel. Me? I'm too lazy. Strips of muffler tape tacked over the lens. :oops:

That Aero's needle used to disappear with 65cc kit and gears...
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Wheelman-111 wrote:Greetings:

The Garmin suction cup mounting lends itself to Scooterization:
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With a side-by-side reading, one can place a little mark on the needle position at known speeds, then affix a bit of adhesive tape for a more permanent marking. Some have gone to the trouble of Photo-Shopping a speedometer face, adding markings up to 60 MPH then printing on an adhesive paper and installing inside the clear lens for a very professional end result that reads to the limit of the needle travel. Me? I'm too lazy. Strips of muffler tape tacked over the lens. :oops:

That Aero's needle used to disappear with 65cc kit and gears...
i do got to say that would be one cool set up i think
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Good only to calibrate the speedo. Otherwise Hurricane-force winds blow the thing around and really cuts into top speed. :wink: For cool, see who's Velcro-flush-mounted a GPS right inside his handlebar cover! No fuel gauge or winker lights, though...
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make a custom fiberglass GPS holder. :wink:
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if i did do some thing like put the gps custom in there i would try and keep the gas gage an the lights and try and make the gps pop out some how
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