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Old 11-15-2010, 09:14 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by SentraSE-R View Post
I'm not up on the technology, but I'm guessing the cheaper bike speedometers use a magnetic sensor on the forks or frame, and a magnet on the spokes. Ergo they'd be a PITA to install on a car.
They've been used on motorcycles, so there's no real reason why they wouldn't work on a car.

A bigger magnet can be used if the distance between magnet and sensor gets too large.

Some don't go beyond 99 mph or kph though.
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