Originally posted by MikeyB

Hi

Does anybody know if you can change the Odo and Tripmeter settings from Miles to Km (and vice versa) on a UK Bike.

I find it useful when travelling in Europe to be able to switch to Km.

Why not just learn to convert? Sounds a lot easier!

 

Its possible on other makes of Bikes so why not BMWs, I didnt expect a stupid reply to what I thought was a sensible question !!!!

 

It will be in the manual. It's something to do with those two little buttons in the middle of the display, I think. I usually do these things by trial and error.

1 mile = 1.609 km For rough and ready conversion, just compare the miles/km markings on the speedo dial.

 

Originally posted by MikeyB

Its possible on other makes of Bikes so why not BMWs, I didnt expect a stupid reply to what I thought was a sensible question !!!!

Take care on this forum comparing BMW with other makes. It's not well received to compare other lesser makes with BMW.
I'll be surprised if there isn't a post suggesting you sell your F800 and buy a Honda if you don't like not being able to change from KM / Miles

 

Have not looked in the manual (if it's in there) but if I recall correctly someone reported here a while ago he asked his dealer if it was possible to switch the whole computer output from miles to km and he was told it is possible but you need the workshop computer to make it happen.

 

Just went thru my US manual (6/2006 US edition for an '07 F800S)
Nothing at all in the odometer sections about switching mi/km.
Would be handy for you people across the pond, even if one tripmeter was miles and the other was kilometers. Post if you find a solution, plz.

Stay safe

 

Originally posted by Pat H

Originally posted by MikeyB

Its possible on other makes of Bikes so why not BMWs, I didnt expect a stupid reply to what I thought was a sensible question !!!!

Take care on this forum comparing BMW with other makes. It's not well received to compare other lesser makes with BMW.
I'll be surprised if there isn't a post suggesting you sell your F800 and buy a Honda if you don't like not being able to change from KM / Miles

I'm with you, Pat. Watch out for the censors.

Mikey, that's a good question. Does you F800 have a kmh clock or a kmh/mph clock? Or a mph only clock for that matter? I don't think there's a way to change the units, but I'm not sure. If they do provide a double unit clock, there should be a way to change the units of the odometer and tripmeter, otherwise it defeats the purpose. Maybe (hush) it slipped their mind.

 

nothing in the UK manual (that I can see), it's a sensible question for us Brits, it's so easy to get into europe nowadays

 

Checked my hand book and no mention.
As pointed out by others it's useful for us brits to change to KMs if we ride abroad as all the road distances shown on signs are in Kms. In our car we can change the trip to KMs easily as well as the onboard satnav.
The speedos ok as it shows both. But I suspect it will be a dealer tweak to change and likely to affect all the mileo screens not just the trip.

 

Might be easier to change UK distance system to kilometers.

 

No chance the British are even more bloody minded than BMW.
And that's saying something.

We don't even want the Euro! Having traveled ineurope a bit a unified currency seems so sensible.
But the powers that be do, I suspect, realise that with xchange rate fluctuations it's easier to hide that we pay way over the odds in the UK.
So pounds and miles are here for a while yet.

 

When in the States I switch my GPS over to miles and ignore my speedometer. Then I when I return I find I look at my GPS for my speed even when back in kilometers. I should just take off my speedometer and replace it with the GPS. Hmmm.

 

Yep. It was me.

The dealer tells me he can change the km's to miles and vice versa. A user switch would have been nice. To convert in your head you times by 8 and divide by 5, or the reverse depending on which way you're going.

You do more km's than miles.

 

We can't convert?? That's the last straw, I'm trading for a Honda tomorrow. Let's express our displeasure with BMW tomorrow and have a mass world-wide trade-in.

 

Anyone know how I can change mine from kms to furlongs? I'd like to get a better idea of my true horsepower.

 

Only European bikes are capable of going Kilometers. On this side of the pond, they are only capable of doing miles. If you intend to ride in the UK or in Australia, you will also need to have the bike converted to right hand drive.

Miles and kilometers are not interchangeable.

You will have to buy a metric bike if you want to go kilometers.

Sorry, something about the international exchange rate and the phases of the moon. There is also a high probability of duck involvement in there somewhere.

I have to go see my doctor now.

 

Originally posted by Herleman

Only European bikes are capable of going Kilometers. On this side of the pond, they are only capable of doing miles. If you intend to ride in the UK or in Australia, you will also need to have the bike converted to right hand drive.

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I have to go see my doctor now.

Hey, don't forget Canada! We're on this side of the pond too. Ours are pure km's, so even purer than the UK versions.

Cheers,
Andreas

 

The way the weather has been in the UK recently [PO], forget furlongs, I have been looking at an all round conversion to KNOTS and talk about division in yer head, try miles to kilometers to nautical miles [ahh]

 

Originally posted by Pat H

Originally posted by MikeyB

Its possible on other makes of Bikes so why not BMWs, I didnt expect a stupid reply to what I thought was a sensible question !!!!

Take care on this forum comparing BMW with other makes. It's not well received to compare other lesser makes with BMW.
I'll be surprised if there isn't a post suggesting you sell your F800 and buy a Honda if you don't like not being able to change from KM / Miles

On my SV1000, which had a digital speedometer, it was possible to switch from miles/mph to km/kph by pressing a couple of buttons. Dealer told me this was only possible on UK spec bikes. Its a very useful feature, particularly when the speedometer is digital.

 

Originally posted by bluegecko

Anyone know how I can change mine from kms to furlongs? I'd like to get a better idea of my true horsepower.

How 'bout smoots?

I would love to reply it'll do 3500 at the top end.

 

My K100RT was in MPH when I imported it to NZ conversion is easy (the speedo had kph but it was too small to read).

31mph = 50kph
50mph = 80kph
62mph = 100kph

Any speeds in between just estimate i.e. 70kph is around 45mph, but in general in NZ these three are the most common posted speeds, and it's not that hard to remember.