How accurate is the Buddy speedo?

rsrider · Post by **rsrider** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:54 am

Just asking. Anyone do a GPS test on it?

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 4:04 am

Depends on the scoot but usually 10% I.E. 65 = 59ish, 55 = 50ish

Confirmed via 3 different GPS units

jasondavis48108 · Post by **jasondavis48108** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 4:05 am

well I just downloaded a gps speedometer on my smartphone and it says I was going 44mph when my speedo read 50mph so that would be 12% optimistic. Problem is I havn't been able to test the new gps based speedo against my car nor do I know how acurate my car speedo is but judging from the other traffic around me on the 45mph road I'd say it sounds about right.

Post by **ericalm** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 4:08 am

I think most fall in the 10%-15% range.

SuperFlyBuddy · Post by **SuperFlyBuddy** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 4:22 am

ericalm wrote:I think most fall in the 10%-15% range.

Agreed. Going by speed a particular speed sign on my Buddy at 40 on the speedo shows 34-35mph on the sign.

Campbell990 · Post by **Campbell990** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 2:06 pm

Mine is 14 % optimistic. I round it to 15% for easy mental math.

ed85379 · Post by **ed85379** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 2:24 pm

rsrider wrote:How accurate is the Buddy speedo?

Mine uses imaginary numbers.

jasondavis48108 · Post by **jasondavis48108** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:22 pm

ed85379 wrote:
rsrider wrote:How accurate is the Buddy speedo?
Mine uses imaginary numbers.

top speed 45 (+/-) 5i

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 5:12 pm

Mine uses irrational numbers, and is off by (e+π+√2)%

chloefpuff · Post by **chloefpuff** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 6:20 pm

Mine doesn't use any numbers. I'm a social worker!

buddy boy · Post by **buddy boy** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 10:21 pm

My speedometer seems to get less accurate as I gain speed. I always take the GPS with me, attached to the windshield.

Wheelz · Post by **Wheelz** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 1:19 am

Mines an improbability drive....

Am I really going that fast, improbable...
Do I really have that much gas, improbable...
Have I really traveled that far, improbable...

rickko · Post by **rickko** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 7:09 am

This isn't mentioned much but like the Buddy speedo is off in the 10-15% range, so is the odometer.

You can figure actual Buddy mileage to be about 10% less than what your odo reads.

Easily determined with a GPS that'll tell you how far you've traveled. Go 10 GPS miles and note the odo will read more than 10 miles traveled.

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Buddy odometer is off too!