Bike computer - Bandit 1250 speedometer fix

Well, it cost less than $5 on eBay including shipping from Hong Kong so I didn't expect much. But it does work and it's even solar powered! I used a bit of electrical tape to mount the sensor to the front right fork and a drop of Gorilla glue to keep the magnet in place on the rotor. After a few trial runs down the street with my GPS giving the accurate speed the bike computer is configured to give me my true speed. With the Suzuki speedo showing 50mph, I can look at my $5 eBay bike computer and see that I'm really only going just over 40mph.

It's clamped on the handle bars on the right side and I can easily see the true speed while riding. I wonder why Suzuki sends these Bandits out of the factory with the speedometr so far off. My $5 fix gives me a second clock, another trip meter, a high speed memory function and average speed function as well.

In the end though, I think I'll cough up the $115 for the SpeedHealer. For now this works and I didn't have to drill any holes or spend much $$$.

Below is a photo of the sensor and if you look on the rotor, you can see the small magnet from an old pair of headphones. It sticks to the rotor but if you're going fast these can come off. A drop of glue holds it on. When it's time to remove it, a tap with a hammer should do the trick just fine.

One other option is the MainNav MG950DM, mini-GPS. These can be had for under $100 w/shipping on eBay. This small GPS shows your speed along with other bits of information like elevation and it will log your route so you can download it to your computer later.

This unit has no moving parts and even though it comes with a bike mounting kit, you could just leave it in your pocket if all you wanted was a track of your trek.

Of course, I already have a Magellen GPS that does all of this but it doesn't come in such a tiny package or have the rechargeable Lithium battery.