Is my gs500f slow or is it just me????

[Bluesmudge]

Mine is almost 10% off consistently, and I think that is what most other people have found. This means that 115mph indicated is actually more like 103mph.

[bikegirl88]

I had a GPS on my bike last night.  125 kmh was actually 114kmh on the GPS. 

Most bikes have the speedo error built in. 

I wonder is my mileage is accumulates at the actual number or the speedo display number?

[newbie]

Took the bike out yesterday got the speedo wond up to 120mph in 6th gear took awhile to get there.....( and yes brought all gears up to 9K)...............................i doubt it was 120 im thinking more like 110 cause my speedo seems to be off by 10mph.......even the replacement i just installed.............so i think these bikes are just slow.......dont get me wrong i like it..........but it just seems silly some off us try and make these "fast" with exhaust and other stuff...........im glad my F was conveted into a E.........i might just feel silly with that big gsxr looking fairing and no balls to match it!!!!

[Dr.Sparkie]

My speedo hasnt worked since I got the bike. IMHO it's the only way to ride.

[intergalactic]

My odo reads 23.9 miles for 22.6 miles travelled. Not 10% but maybe 6%.

That's on brand new tires. Well, 900 miles on a pair of BT045s

I had a GPS on my bike last night.  125 kmh was actually 114kmh on the GPS. 

Most bikes have the speedo error built in. 

I wonder is my mileage is accumulates at the actual number or the speedo display number?

[jrains89]

i mean really what did you expect man? it's a 500cc bike that weighs 400lbs. it has roughly 50hp at the crank, or even less. gsxr 600 has 120hp. of course it's nowhere as fast.

[bill14224]

It's all relative.  Until 1969 no production bike of any size had more performance than your GS 500 with no balls.  Why would you want to go faster than 110 on public roads anyway?  Death wish?  Desire to lose your license?  Is that nurse at the hospital THAT HOT?    There are better ways to meet her!

[tt_four]

im glad my F was conveted into a E.........i might just feel silly with that big gsxr looking fairing and no balls to match it!!!!

I think you've got that one completely backwards. I consider it an inverted ratio of windscreen to balls. What fun is going 150mph when all you've gotta do is tuck behind a windscreen and not even feel the wind?? If I'm going fast I wanna feel it. I think these are the GSXRs you want, that first one is almost 20 years old and still look like more fun than a current GSXR to me.

[Toogoofy317]

Three digits is more than enough for me. Seems like the young I'm gonna live forever attitude. First time you scrape a motorcyclist off the road with a shovel that did 130mph without a helmet it all makes sense 

I  but 110 is pretty fast isn't it? I mean if you wanna compare a gixxer is way slow compared to say a rocket bike on the salt flats. 300mph is balls. 130 on I-4 is rocks as in dumb as rocks.

My .02 but what do I know I'm just a girl!

Mary

[bill14224]

Amen to that, Mary!

Wind never bothered me much.  I never had a windshield.  My XS 750 came with one but I never put it on.  Don't understand the hubub about wind.  Full-face helmet, leather, and gloves do it for me, even at 80.  
If the wind is bothering someone, I would think he either needs better gear or he's going too fast.

Maybe on a long trip, but otherwise, leave mine naked!  

[tt_four]

yeah, that's kind of my opinion. I'd rather have fun going normal speeds on a regular bike than ride around going 150+ tucked behind a windshield. I don't really think a bike can be judged based on it's windshield. Touring bikes have windshields, and how ballsy are they supposed to be? Someday when I move up to a faster bike I'll most likely gear it way down as top speed doesn't mean much to me now like it did when I was 20.

[galahs]

When you get a gsxr1000, you realise just how slow the gs500 is.