EN125 - Speedometer MPH or KPH

[Psailor]

Good afternoon all,

 

I've recently completed my CBT and have purchased a Suzuki EN125. But have a couple of questions about the bike. After purchasing the bike i have carried out a Oil, plug and complete filter change.

 

1) When riding at higher speeds,  Circa 50 mph without accelerating or slowing down, every now and again it feels as though there is a little dip in power momentarily, almost like a miss fire. assuming this is not normal, does anyone have any past experience of similar problems?

 

2) Behind the glass of the speedo a sticker has been installed reading MPH, presumably covering the KPH marking on the dial. Having ridden a few times, I've discovered that the pointer still reads in KPH.

 

Does the sticker just indicate that the odometer read out is in MPH or should the whole dial be reading in MPH. I'm sure I've read somewhere, although I cant find it again, about these bikes being fitted with something by the dealer when sold new, to convert the KPH to MPH, but I don't know if that device is missing, refers to just the odometer or the whole dial set.

 

Any advise is gratefully appreciated, Thank you .

[Gerontious]

The sticker normally makes it easier to read the approximate speed. so 20mph will be over the 30kph mark.  30mph over the 50kph. 40mph over the 65kph. and  so on.

 

[Psailor]

Gerontious,

 

Thank you, I would have expected those to be installed if the dial were reading in kph, but there aren't any. The sticker I refer to is just 1 at the bottom of the dial marked "mph", to indicate the units should be in miles. The rest of the dial is as manufacturer standard with just 1 set of numbers running around it without any other additional stickers etc. to indicate where the mph equivalent would be.

 

I've added the tipex marks as a rough guide, but should the whole dial read in miles per hour?

 

Edited July 15, 2021 by Psailor
Additional info

[Stu]

The chances are it once had a mechanical converter on which you could buy and fit 

 

[Gerontious]

2 hours ago, Stu said:

The chances are it once had a mechanical converter on which you could buy and fit 

 

Either that or the bike has been to KPH land.. maybe Ireland (from the north) and the marks put in place as a guide for when crossing the border.