My bike is a 1980 B model kz 1300. So it came from Kawasaki as the full on tourer with full fairing with lowers, rear hard bags and top trunk. Over the years I've had it in several configurations, up until last year it was converted to the A model style with the regular two passenger seat and tail section. The B model came as original with the larger European fuel tank and so I have kept that as a constant. Pretty much everything else has been changed.
Onto Motogadget.
Except for the M-Unit blue that I purchased a year or so ago, the rest are all first generation products from Motogadget. So at about ten years old or so.
The bike has been completely re-wired ---several times.
All the lighting and instruments are LED.
Starting with the M-Unit . It is mounted behind the left side cover. Easy access, but is vulnerable to water. Either riding all day in the rain or too aggressive at the car wash. It doesn't like getting wet.
With an A model bike , maybe in the tail section.
Over the winter I decided to redo the rear section of the bike, so the heavy Odyssey battery is mounted in the tail section.
The handlebar switches are all M-Switch . They are a momentary switch. That means the switch is grounded onto the handlebar and a single wire runs down to the m-unit in terminal. The button only needs to be tapped briefly -momentarily, and that grounding inside the switch triggers the m-nit to turn on that circuit.
On the right side is the start and high beam switches. On the left handlebar are left and right turn signals, manual fan switch and the switch to gain entry into the dashboard/ speed o meter and its other fuctions.
The Motoscope is the first generation speedometer. It can only display one function at a time, but contains the tripometers, total mileage, clock , battery voltage, accelorometer, led tachometer ,and several other features I've never used.
Underneath that unit is the Motosign- now no longer available/ necessay as it displays the idiot lights-- neutral, high beam and so on . These features have now been incorporated into one new Motoscope.
My i-phone acts as the ignition switch for the time being. I don't have an igntion key as such. Once the phone is paired to the M-unit, it works something like this. Open the m-unit app on my phone as I'm approaching the bike, then at a predetermined distance from the bike the phone activates power " on" to the m-unit . The turn signals flash twice. The m-unit is now in low power mode and stays that way while the phone is in the required distance. It stays at this position because I might be getting my helmet on , talking too much or finishing my coffee. To start the bike or at least get ignition full on - that is- dashboard activates ,front and rear lights are on, two pushes off the starter button is required. If I'm ready to ride off, hit the starter button in the usual way and the engine starts- hopefully.