Speedo error

[gregspeople250]

Man, the speedo's on scoot's are well and truly optimistic.  I decided that I'd kill two birds with one stone and mount a digital speedo on my scoot'.  It's much easier to read than the stock one and is much more accurate.  The stock speedo is ~10% optimistic at any speed.  Now it all makes sense, a 250cc scooter's top speed is quite a bit slower than indicated.  The mileage is also off by ~10%.  Still great performance and I love the scoot'.  Now, about the brakes and soft suspension...

[Rianna]

Cool, may I ask where you found that digital speedo? 

[gregspeople250]

Sure, I installed the TrailTech Vapor (trailtech.net) with speedo, tach, temp, along with ambient, time, total run time, etc.  It's $125.00 from treatland.tv or direct from TrailTech.  It's not the easiest thing to install because the wires are sooooo small, but it's my third Vapor and it works well.

[Rianna]

Thanks, gregspeople250. Hey, that's a great gadget! Wow, you bought three of them? You must have a lot of scoots.

[gregspeople250]

I rebuild mopeds as well.  I have a Honda Hobbit and Puch Maxi.  Both have the TrailTech vapor because it is a complete replacement for a dashboard and they work well.  I have a Honda Elite 80 that is great fun to ride on short jaunts.  All that I've added to it is a watch and ambient temperature gauge, both details that I really like while riding.