blakep82
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posted on 6/4/09 at 08:15 PM |
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gps speedometer
why have i never seen/heard about these? is there any companies who make them?
is there a reason why they wouldn't work?
and i don't mean like sat nav with speedo built in, but like, a speedo is its only job
[Edited on 6/4/09 by blakep82]
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coozer
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posted on 6/4/09 at 08:19 PM |
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My thoughts exactly, was looking at my satnav thinking what would it take to have the speedo in my 7...
I'm sure its on Browns list of taxing speeders![](/images//smilies/mad.gif)
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1980 Z750
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The Great Fandango
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posted on 6/4/09 at 08:19 PM |
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Strangely, I was thinking exactly the same thing this morning (in the day-dream kind of way that occurs when doing the weekly 400 mile round commute
without a radio in the car).
I'm guessing the fact that the systems need a little while to lock onto a GPS signal is one valid reason. You'll be running the first
minute or so of every journey without a speedo.
He Who Dies With The Most Toys Dies The Happiest
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Mark G
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posted on 6/4/09 at 08:20 PM |
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If there is such a thing I'm not too sure it'd pass an SVA test as they'd have no way of checking it. I also think its over
complicating a simple matter of wheel speed.
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blakep82
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posted on 6/4/09 at 08:22 PM |
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^oh, yeah, i'ved already got an 80mm speedo anyway, and very happy with it, but just wondered.
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blakep82
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posted on 6/4/09 at 08:24 PM |
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ah
http://www.navigadget.com/index.php/2007/02/19/gps-based-head-up-display-hud-speed-meter
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coozer
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posted on 6/4/09 at 08:26 PM |
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Heres another.. for boats....
LINKY
AND more!
!!
[Edited on 6/4/09 by coozer]
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Dangle_kt
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posted on 6/4/09 at 08:26 PM |
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tunnels would be a problem.
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blakep82
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posted on 6/4/09 at 08:30 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by Dangle_kt
tunnels would be a problem.
ah, that makes sense
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eznfrank
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posted on 6/4/09 at 08:46 PM |
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If you have an i-phone or one of the new i-touch ipods then there is a pretty cool application called dynolicious. It's about £10 - 15 I think
but does speed, 0-60, lateral G force and all sorts of other cool stuff.
Dynolicious linky
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stevebubs
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posted on 6/4/09 at 08:52 PM |
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Tunnels, trees, high rise buildings all cause problems for GPS reception....
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blakep82
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posted on 6/4/09 at 08:53 PM |
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that'll be the answer then! just wondered
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gingerprince
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posted on 6/4/09 at 08:57 PM |
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Don't think you'd get accurate readings on the rollers for SVA either ![](/images//smilies/tongue.gif)
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trogdor
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posted on 7/4/09 at 12:07 PM |
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when my 106 speedo cable snapped and i could not for the life of me figure out where the new cable was supposed to run. ( I pulled out the old cable
out without thinking about it) I used a road angel to tell me my speed.
Apart from the beeps to warn of camera etc it has a GPS speedo too. Didn't fail mot like that either
[Edited on 7/4/09 by trogdor]
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