Awesome mod, potential product?

[NONONO]

LOL, will it still be a bike after all this?
Headcase, someone call the mad squad.

[imdying]

If you're an electrical engineer that needs another project, I've got something for you. Something not on the market and sellable.

[bogan]

If you're an electrical engineer that needs another project, I've got something for you. Something not on the market and sellable.

wouldn't say I need another project, but I do need money, so if sellable... flick me a pm if you want confidentiality.

[dipshit]

I don't even know what "it" is...???

WTF are we talking about here...???

[bogan]

I don't even know what "it" is...???

WTF are we talking about here...???

Swap the clocks (speedo etc) for an 4.3" LCD screen. This screen acts as the rear view mirror, as well as the clocks it replaces, and a GPS navigator. It also has an alarm function which can sense when the bike is moved, and text/ring a designated number, and provide it's GPS location to that number as well.

The physical 'it' will be a bunch of wiring, screen, camera, and a few other bits.

[imdying]

wouldn't say I need another project, but I do need money, so if sellable... flick me a pm if you want confidentiality.

Nah, anyone who builds it will get my money. All I want is a box on the bike, with an input from the indicators, that wireless transmits to my helmet, much like a HARD. When the indicators are on for more than 10 seconds, the light in the helmet flashes. Easy peasy. It's a habit of mine to push the indicator switch when I'm riding along, but you only have to mess that up once to get run over, and ain't nobody perfect but Jesus.

Once you've got that up and running, then it's just a matter of making a multichannel version... then I can plug the RD into it (like the HARD does) or any one of a number of different digital inputs (shift light, or multiples of, neutral light, whatever).

Little wireless chips are only a few bucks now, so the tech is definitely mature enough. The lights only need to be SMDs, so even with a button cell at the helmet end it should go for many happy hours.

Develop that to a near consumer level, flog entire the tech to a helemt company, make the interface standard open and give that to every bike manufacturer freely etc. You'll probably not get rich rich, but you could make a difference in the lives of many motorcyclists.

[Ocean1]

Swap the clocks (speedo etc) for an 4.3" LCD screen.

Two.

One for telemetry and one for coms.

Us old bastards can't see little wee shit.

[rwh]

Nah, anyone who builds it will get my money. All I want is a box on the bike, with an input from the indicators, that wireless transmits to my helmet, much like a HARD. When the indicators are on for more than 10 seconds, the light in the helmet flashes. Easy peasy. It's a habit of mine to push the indicator switch when I'm riding along, but you only have to mess that up once to get run over, and ain't nobody perfect but Jesus.

Once you've got that up and running, then it's just a matter of making a multichannel version... then I can plug the RD into it (like the HARD does) or any one of a number of different digital inputs (shift light, or multiples of, neutral light, whatever).

Little wireless chips are only a few bucks now, so the tech is definitely mature enough. The lights only need to be SMDs, so even with a button cell at the helmet end it should go for many happy hours.

Develop that to a near consumer level, flog entire the tech to a helemt company, make the interface standard open and give that to every bike manufacturer freely etc. You'll probably not get rich rich, but you could make a difference in the lives of many motorcyclists.

Yeah, I've caught myself leaving the indicators on a couple of times recently.

I was thinking I could probably make do with merely having the lights higher up - just above the existing instruments on my naked bike. I was also thinking a clock would be useful, and have already bought some of the bits for that, and figured I could just use some of the segments on the end digits for indicator repeaters.

Then I also want it to flash 'CH' when I've left the choke on - need to add a switch for that.

Richard

[bogan]

Nah, anyone who builds it will get my money. All I want is a box on the bike, with an input from the indicators, that wireless transmits to my helmet, much like a HARD. When the indicators are on for more than 10 seconds, the light in the helmet flashes. Easy peasy. It's a habit of mine to push the indicator switch when I'm riding along, but you only have to mess that up once to get run over, and ain't nobody perfect but Jesus.

Once you've got that up and running, then it's just a matter of making a multichannel version... then I can plug the RD into it (like the HARD does) or any one of a number of different digital inputs (shift light, or multiples of, neutral light, whatever).

Little wireless chips are only a few bucks now, so the tech is definitely mature enough. The lights only need to be SMDs, so even with a button cell at the helmet end it should go for many happy hours.

Develop that to a near consumer level, flog entire the tech to a helemt company, make the interface standard open and give that to every bike manufacturer freely etc. You'll probably not get rich rich, but you could make a difference in the lives of many motorcyclists.

could be interesting, is simple and cheap enough to just give it a shot. Maybe make it flash the light when the indicators are turned on so you don't just forget about em when the button cell does go flat.

Two.

One for telemetry and one for coms.

Us old bastards can't see little wee shit.

yeh, that could be a problem, but I'll see how it goes, if its just for telelmetry a simple digital display could be all thats needed, like the vapor ones.

[imdying]

Happy to spend some time thrashing out the details, if you decide it has learning (or even earning) potential then start a thread

[Conquiztador]

Yeah, I've caught myself leaving the indicators on a couple of times recently.

??????

My bike is from 1989 and it has two circuits for automatically turning off the indicators:
1. A timer.
2. Distance.
Both circuits also "talk" to each other so that the indicator does not turn off when not moving.

And here I was thinking that this was common place on todays bikes. Took a HD for a test ride a year or so ago. It had it as standard...

[imdying]

My bike is from 1989 and it has two circuits for automatically turning off the indicators:
1. A timer.
2. Distance.

And neither of those things are things I want, just a more visible idiot light will be fine. It's as much about building the foundations of the system as it is about indicator dummy lights.

[bogan]

Happy to spend some time thrashing out the details, if you decide it has learning (or even earning) potential then start a thread

done here

[avgas]

Nah, anyone who builds it will get my money. All I want is a box on the bike, with an input from the indicators, that wireless transmits to my helmet, much like a HARD. When the indicators are on for more than 10 seconds, the light in the helmet flashes. Easy peasy. It's a habit of mine to push the indicator switch when I'm riding along, but you only have to mess that up once to get run over, and ain't nobody perfect but Jesus.

Once you've got that up and running, then it's just a matter of making a multichannel version... then I can plug the RD into it (like the HARD does) or any one of a number of different digital inputs (shift light, or multiples of, neutral light, whatever).

Little wireless chips are only a few bucks now, so the tech is definitely mature enough. The lights only need to be SMDs, so even with a button cell at the helmet end it should go for many happy hours.

Develop that to a near consumer level, flog entire the tech to a helemt company, make the interface standard open and give that to every bike manufacturer freely etc. You'll probably not get rich rich, but you could make a difference in the lives of many motorcyclists.

Actually if you make it so you can wire in any 12v inputs.....I will get customers for you and you could make serious coin.