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Re: 1975 CB550K1 - Stock-ish Restomod - More Mods
« Reply #750 on: May 24, 2022, 05:34:42 AM »
The hydraulic clutch appears to work great.  Unfortunately, the re-wire of the bike (and absence of timely warranty replacement support from Motogadget) has delayed ride testing.
Have you got any photos of the bike with the hydraulic lines installed?

Bummer about the electrical delays.  =/

I was waiting to take some photos after I had everything buttoned up and I had the bike detailed.  Right now, its all shiny and clean, has the clutch plumbed, but the wiring is amiss.

Motogadjet needs to Do You right Don;send you the replacement along with a few $ for the aggravation they put you through.

Boy what a fantasy world you live in...

Start making some noise and bug them weekly and then daily talking to them until they do it to make things right...
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Re: 1975 CB550K1 - Stock-ish Restomod - More Mods
« Reply #751 on: May 24, 2022, 08:18:47 AM »
The hydraulic clutch appears to work great.  Unfortunately, the re-wire of the bike (and absence of timely warranty replacement support from Motogadget) has delayed ride testing.
Have you got any photos of the bike with the hydraulic lines installed?

Bummer about the electrical delays.  =/

I was waiting to take some photos after I had everything buttoned up and I had the bike detailed.  Right now, its all shiny and clean, has the clutch plumbed, but the wiring is amiss.

Motogadjet needs to do You Right Don;send you the replacement along with a few $ for the aggravation they put you through.  >:(   Sorry won't do when you want to ride.

No kidding.  I still haven't received my repaired or replacement m-unit sent back to them over a year ago!
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Re: 1975 CB550K1 - Stock-ish Restomod - More Mods
« Reply #752 on: June 26, 2022, 12:41:12 PM »
I finally received my original M-Unit back from Motogadget.  It looks like my Motoscope gauge, however, may have been damaged with a short.  When I hook it up to power I get nothing.

On better news, the hydraulic clutch feels buttery smooth and very light.
1975 CB550K1 "Blue" Stockish Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=135005.0)
1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: 1975 CB550K1 - Stock-ish Restomod - More Mods
« Reply #753 on: June 26, 2022, 12:53:05 PM »
I finally received my original M-Unit back from Motogadget.  It looks like my Motoscope gauge, however, may have been damaged with a short.  When I hook it up to power I get nothing.

On better news, the hydraulic clutch feels buttery smooth and very light.

What does the Motoscope gauge do,read the engine ?
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  I love the small ones too !
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Re: 1975 CB550K1 - Stock-ish Restomod - More Mods
« Reply #754 on: June 26, 2022, 01:10:39 PM »
It’s an LED electronic gauge - RPM, Speed, warning lights, signals, odometer, etc.
1975 CB550K1 "Blue" Stockish Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=135005.0)
1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

Sold/Emeritus
1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: 1975 CB550K1 - Stock-ish Restomod - More Mods
« Reply #755 on: June 26, 2022, 01:23:55 PM »
It’s an LED electronic gauge - RPM, Speed, warning lights, signals, odometer, etc.

How does it differ from your M-unit ?
75' CB400F/'bunch o' parts' & 81' CB125S modded to a 'CB200S'
  I love the small ones too !
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Re: 1975 CB550K1 - Stock-ish Restomod - More Mods
« Reply #756 on: June 26, 2022, 02:02:15 PM »
It’s an LED electronic gauge - RPM, Speed, warning lights, signals, odometer, etc.

How does it differ from your M-unit ?

The M-Unit is a solid-state electronic control unit that replaces the fuse-block.  It also controls other functions, such as signal (momentary signal (3 flashes), sustained signals, tachometer, warning lights, etc.)  The Motoscope is the electronic gauge that replaces your analog speedometer and tach.  It is the visual instrument/dash.

So here's the m-unit:
Untitled by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr

This is a Motoscope instrument
motoscope by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr

1975 CB550K1 "Blue" Stockish Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=135005.0)
1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

Sold/Emeritus
1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: 1975 CB550K1 - Stock-ish Restomod - More Mods
« Reply #757 on: June 26, 2022, 02:54:13 PM »
Oh dude,I thought that the M-unit 'was' your scope !   :o and that it's what you had been waiting for;the Motoscope is Also uber important and I hope you can get that 'readout' gauge replaced without too much hassle Don.  :)
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Re: 1975 CB550K1 - Stock-ish Restomod - More Mods
« Reply #758 on: June 26, 2022, 05:34:09 PM »
It’s an LED electronic gauge - RPM, Speed, warning lights, signals, odometer, etc.

How does it differ from your M-unit ?

The M-Unit is a solid-state electronic control unit that replaces the fuse-block.  It also controls other functions, such as signal (momentary signal (3 flashes), sustained signals, tachometer, warning lights, etc.)  The Motoscope is the electronic gauge that replaces your analog speedometer and tach.  It is the visual instrument/dash.

So here's the m-unit:
Untitled by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr

This is a Motoscope instrument
motoscope by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr

Looking at the M unit... It is essentially just a PLC but for our bike correct?
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Re: 1975 CB550K1 - Stock-ish Restomod - More Mods
« Reply #759 on: June 26, 2022, 06:40:08 PM »
It’s an LED electronic gauge - RPM, Speed, warning lights, signals, odometer, etc.

How does it differ from your M-unit ?

The M-Unit is a solid-state electronic control unit that replaces the fuse-block.  It also controls other functions, such as signal (momentary signal (3 flashes), sustained signals, tachometer, warning lights, etc.)  The Motoscope is the electronic gauge that replaces your analog speedometer and tach.  It is the visual instrument/dash.

So here's the m-unit:
Untitled by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr

This is a Motoscope instrument
motoscope by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr

Looking at the M unit... It is essentially just a PLC but for our bike correct?

Is it a real “Programable Logic Controller” or are you restricted to preset parameters.
Does it have assignable and programmable I/O or must you follow a predetermined wiring diagram…?
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Re: 1975 CB550K1 - Stock-ish Restomod - More Mods
« Reply #760 on: June 26, 2022, 06:52:54 PM »
It is programmable but to a limited degree.  Feel free to check out the manual:

https://motogadget.com/shop/media/downloads/manual/munit_blue_manual_en_2.0.pdf
1975 CB550K1 "Blue" Stockish Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=135005.0)
1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: 1975 CB550K1 - Stock-ish Restomod - More Mods
« Reply #761 on: June 26, 2022, 09:06:59 PM »
Yeh, I searched it after I queried.
Looks like only 2+2 are assignable and your restricted to preset ranges within the preprogrammed I/O..
Still probably would benefit from ssr, scr, triac type relays instead of mechanical.   I’ll read on…👍
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