Changing speedo from KPH to MPh

HI
ive just bought my first viffer, a 2000 5th gen. Its an import to into the UK and has a KPH speedo and the odometer records in KPH. The speedo dial I can fix with a stickover, but is there any way of changing the odo to show mph?:frown:
If this is not possible could I change the complete clock unit for and MPH unit and would it work?
NB dont know the origin of the bike but the speedo is is kph only.
The bike rides well enough although does look like its done more that the 34 kilometers on the clock

Peteb

 

I recall this topic being discussed about a year ago and I believe the consensus was that you cannot change the unit if it already setup as KM or MI. I know there is a push/hold setup for Celcius/Fahrenheit but have not found the "magic trick" for KM/MI. Your best best bet would be to swap it with another unit that has the MI setup. I would just make sure you get a unit from the same generation bike. Maybe check your local salvage yard for one.

Cheers

 

My 6th gen I can switch from KM to Mile in 3 second
Just press the button next to the displace for 3 second voila...........

 

Odometers measure miles (or kilometers) travelled.

Try Long's suggestion. Combinations of button pushing and time are things many manuals on computers do not state.

 

The 6th gen definately changes easily as Long said. It is the button on the left sie of the guage I think. I change mine often as I am back and forth between metric in Canada like the rest of the world, and imperial measure in the USA, all alone. I suspect the fifth gen is the same but not 100% on that. Try it out. If no luck, I will do a play by play and post it up.

BTW. If you are in the UK, whyy would you want to change it from KMH to MPH anyways?

 

Many apologies, I had that reversed, it was the C/F setting that was the issue...here's the link to that thread. http://vfrworld.com/forums/6th-gene...an-i-change-temp-gauge-farenheit-celcius.html
Good thing we have guys like Long and Randy who are on their game...I think I need to get more sleep!

Cheers

 

Lest we forget, the metric system was invented by the French. Come to think of it, maybe some of the 175 mph capable VFR's that are claimed by some are really displaying KPH.

Damn this hours minutes seconds thing should be metric too IMO..Let's see, a tenth of an hour is.....Oh Shit, the battery in my GPS just crapped out and now I'm stuck all night in the parking lot at Walmart.

 

What I find a little ironic is that the post that I remembered being posted around a year ago was a year ago to the day (11/3). But I had the items backwards, that being said, these all reference 6 Gen dashboards which are all digital (except tachometer) where the 5 Gen uses analog gauges for both speedometer and tachometer. It is only the odometer that is a digital display, which may mean that you might not be able to "flip" it as your analog speedometer is only graduated in Kpm.

Cheers

 

HI Randy
The UK has been using MPH since the wheel was invented, we are the home of the term Imperial units :smile:
Cheers
pete

 

When I bought my 5th gen second hand it had the LCD screen burnt out.
After some research I found out that there was no way to replace the LCD only, and I had to change the entire clock unit.
Then, I bought on ebay a MPH unit and replaced my KPH original set.

Please note that the odometer is recorded in the unit -therefore I've got somebody else's mileage displayed on my bike.
This might be a PITA when I try to sell it... (no matter which unit I use then, the figure will not be accurate) I have a picture with the last km record -but I guess there is no way to prove it.

Hope there are no legal repercussions if I come clean and disclose the facts.
I will cross that bridge when I get there.

 

Tampering with an odometer most places is illegal. It is understood sometimes these need replacing so obviously the mileage on the new odometer will not accurately reflect the true mileage on the bike. But do not do anything to change that odometer. So long as you disclose, you are not being fraudulent, or holding out that the odometer readings are accurate. If you maintain that the milegae is accurate, you are committing a fraud.

Here, if you take a car in for a speedo replacement, the dealer puts a decal in the door jam indicating what the mileage was when the new (or used) speedo was when they did the switch. You would have to check this out where you live to determine what you need to do, if anything. I would make a note somewhere on the bike though of this information and let any new buyer be aware. Even if this is not the correct measure, you are attemting to be up front.

Kinda off topic of the thread but I am over that.

 

If the old "burnt out" module is still around, there is your evidence. We can supply the penaltiies for "rolling back" an odometer but in a place like Singapore where they cut off your dick or worse for littering, you might wish to check your particular situation in your particular locale..

In this sense, evidence is that and not proof..

 

Just called my local dealer. He has the circuit boards in stock for $8,000.00 ea.

 

hello.
I had the same problem! My bike been imported from Germany so speedo been in Km/h. Unfortunetly there is no magic trick with buttons to change it. Only way available is to change whole speedo assembly and speed sensor which is monted on front sprocket! About the sensor I don't know why as part numbers are exacly the same but i have changed as well! Luckly for me (being Polish) I was able to go on polish forum and have found some lad who was willing to exchange speedo with me for nothing ( he imported his bike from UK)! I posted my speedo and sensor to Poland and he posted his back to me! Happy days
I hope this will help a bit!