Skunky, I really like the BEP. It's a slick piece of kit and a very easy way to adapt the K-bike to the 21st Century. Even so, one still has to put thought into how one will execute a custom build to end up with a vehicle that is uniquely yours'
1. I would wire up a non existing idiot light to the shift warning changer
My question was posed meerly to promote thought. I'm a firm believer in planning something before building it. I end up making less mistakes that way. So, you would have this large indicator light, and no corresponding shift warning circuitry to trigger the indicator. On modern Jap SS bikes, there is an engine management signal that can trigger this light to turn on when the RPMs get towards red line. I haven't read through the Acewell instructions in great detail but maybe I'm all wet here and this indicator is driven by circuitry inside the Acewell itself. So, if I'm mistaken in my question, I apologize.
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- im quite sure the acewell come with the rpm sensor, it was mentioned in acewells brochure for it
-tachometer needle - digital .... unless i followed another post or guidance, i dont know if i am capable of achieving this.
-oil and water temp sensors... i guess im buying one or the other
-gears: i am only getting this model as opposed to another one for the reason that it has the gear indicator. i will be depending on the acewell's calculated gears (the way you put this, Robert, makes me feel like there could be issues / these things give false hope.
The Acewell may come with an RPM sensor but I believe it would not be readily usable on the K-bike. A couple of options are open to you. You could condition the signal coming off the primary from coil #1 as I outlined in a thread on this board. Or you could use the old trick of wrapping 6-7 turns of 22AWG stranded wire around spark plug #1 and connecting the other end to the Acewell.
You will have to buy compatible oil or water sensors if you wish to display the actual degrees of hotness on the gauge. First, there is no oil temp sensor on the K-bike, and second all the water temp sensors are being used.
I'm admittedly biased. I don't yet trust calculated gear indicators. I have one on my Motogadget Classic and ignore it. Maybe they are great and I'm silly to think this way. That's me. I much rather trust a measured gear as what comes out the TGPI switch. You have to make your own judgment on this feature. If you do use the calculated gear display, then you won't need a TGPI board or a BEP because you won't have any way to read the TGPI switch. You will still need a 4-relay circuit to decode the TGPI switch though.
At this stage, i am very much considering just following someone else's speedo build which works with no qualms OR use one of the motogadget/BEP/Your board, Robert (if they are a guaranteed fix to all these little issues)
- ive seen that neutral light / start bike with clutch in on so many posts and seeing it as an additional problem/circuit is just something im not sure i can do.
You don't have to build the 4-relay start enable circuit. The bike will start when the clutch is pulled in.
I posted a schematic on this board where I showed how to hook up the TGPI board I build to a Koso DL-03SR. There are also other threads on this board and other boards on how to hook up an Acewell 2853.
Im not that savvy with the electrics and just want everything to work so maybe, if you can confirm robert, Will these motogadget- like products be a quick fix to all the problems?
I have my eye on a cheap on from Eastern Beaver called PC-8
An Easter Beaver PC-8 is a fuse box. It's a way to equip your K-bike with 8 auxillary circuits to which you can connect aftermarket electrical accessories. It is not a solution to the problem of mating K-bike electronics to an aftermarket gauge unfortunately.
Robert, id like to express my gratitude to you for really dedicating a lot of time to my lack of electrical skills. Thankyou
You're welcome. Glad to help you.
