Speedometer calibration and final drive

[Glavut]

Hello everyone,

I recently bought a 2005 r 1200 rt with 114000kms on it.

The speedometer reading is wrong, for example it displays 60 km/h when i am actually at 85 km/h

The only problem i have is that the final drive has been changed by the previous owner because it was dead and he put a newer model (2008) on the bike. I think this is the cause of the wrong speedometer speed reading.

I did some research and i found that inside the final drive, there is a ABS/speed "track" and it's diffrent from the 2005 and 2008 models (as seen in the picture).

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My question is, it is possible to recalibrate the speedometer with the 2008 final drive or do i need to find the original 2005 final drive for the speedometer to work fine?

Thanks in advance

[Stu]

you would need something like this https://www.healtech-electronics.com/products/sh/

[Glavut]

Thanks for the advice, i didn't know something like this existed.

Do you know how to calibrate the speedo healer and if it's comptabile with the R 1200 rt ?

Because in my case it's not the sprocket or the tyre size that change but only the speed/abs track.

Thank you

[Stu]

it takes the reading signal and adjusts it to make it read correctly and doesn't matter where the pick up is or what you have changed

I can't remember how to set them up to be honest but from memory they are easy

I had one fitted to an old Suzuki

There is a drop down list to use to determine which one you require

[Glavut]

I think i will buy the speedohealer universal because there is no specific versions for BMW's.

I will keep you informed of the progress.

If it works it will be great !

[Stu]

I can't see a specific version for the R1200 RT of your year but I would contact them first as you may find that there may well be only a couple of models and one should fit

[Glavut]

For the universal kit, they say there must be 3 wires in order to connect the kit but on the RT, the speed sensor has only 2 wires so it won't work...

[exportman]

On later models you can adjust it using the GS911 but Im not sure about yours

[Glavut]

I only have motoscan and i don't think it is possible to adjust it for the 2005 RT.

Otherwise, i bought a speedohealer V4 - 2w for vehicles with 2-wire inductive speed sensor and i will see if it can change something.