odometer freak-out

[liljohn]

Bought a 2003 fjr last winter and put it in my garage. Odometer read 45k. Hooked it up to a Battery Tender Jr. Took it out a couple of days ago and odometer now reads 72k. Also, trip odometer cannot be reset. Nobody rode the bike during the winter. Any thoughts?

 

[C&C]

It looks as somehow the odometer went from miles to kilometers. With the ignition on (engine on or off; doesn't matter) push and hold the select button down for two seconds (it should change back to miles)

 

[r1byker]

Yeah, somehow your values changed from miles to kilometers. .62 x 72=44.6, or close to 45k.

 

[SacramentoMike]

Nobody rode the bike during the winter. Any thoughts?

How old are your kids?

 

[liljohn]

You're absolutely right! The kilos/miles math works perfectly! Thank you. I feel like an idiot for not thinking of it. I was ready to blame it on the Battery Tender. No kids, by the way. I realized early on that I could either raise kids or I could ride motorcycles. Easy call. But don't let anybody every tell you that a vasectomy is painless.

 

[Big Sky]

Don't feel bad,liljohn. I recall riding one day and being simply amazed at the apparently astronomical gas mileage I was getting, based on mileage readings relative to fuel gauge. Of course it turned out I was calculating kilometers per gallon. Doh!

 

[Cowcop]

Actually liljohn, you bike is trying to tell you to convert to metric with the rest of the world!....just sayin'....:nhl_checking: