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[biggav]

you can get digital speedo's which work by haveing a sensor and sender in the rear wheel hub... they measure speed and distance and are legal to use in place of the original unit. regardless of what you do, a satnav will not be able to replace a speedo.. end of.

[Ethel]

you can get digital speedo's which work by haveing a sensor and sender in the rear wheel hub... they measure speed and distance and are legal to use in place of the original unit. regardless of what you do, a satnav will not be able to replace a speedo.. end of.

I was about to suggest sticking a push bike computer in, it would be cheap & easy to fit, knowing your mileage is also useful for servicing. I think DK Lawson uses one 'n had a thread.

[biggav]

i was refering to the kit car ones, i should say that if they are designed for car use then they should be legal as opposed to bike ones which aren't really designed as car speedo's.

[Ethel]

Cheapest car one would be something like an Acewell for £70-80. I can't see any issue as they work essentially the same: you would need one that will adjust for mini sized wheels and will run to speeds faster than your average push bike.
Mind you, you also get a rev counter and other goodies with the Acewell and you can wire it directly in to your car's 12volts.

[biggav]

thats the whole point... you may have trouble convincing an officer of the law that your pushbike speedo wasn't working because the battery had gone flat.

[mini.cooper998]

lol would be funny trying to explain the old "Do you know what speed you were doing sir" well no because my battery was flat.

Although he is right i test drove an ABS fun buggy a few years ago and they had fitted a bike speedo (cheep halfords one) for its SVA test and it passsed fine also went up high on speed we were speeding and it still registered

[Guess-Works.com]

Quite simply... For an MOT you need an odometer, this is so they can take the recorded mileage of the vehicle, whether it is electronic or mechanical is irrelevant.

This should not be confused with the legal requirement to have a working speedometer, again, of either variety.