Don wrote:The overlay is pretty much invisible in the dark

OK, the other alternative is to check the revs at certain speeds when in top. So if 6000rpm in top equates to 60 mph, then you'll always know. That's how I got round France when my speedo cable broke on day two of a two week tour...

(and 5000 = 80mph on my FJ!)
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