This is a Motogadget M Unit. It is basically a power distribution box
Here’s the loom it needed, in its raw form
Motogadget switchgear needs through-the bars wiring
Phil’s Honda CBX1000
It’s not often you get the chance to work on a bike as exceptional as this. Phil had thrown everything at it: Öhlins forks and shocks, modified rear frame, trick spoked wheels, Keihin race carbs, a one-off exhaust system, a Bates headlight, hilarious tyres, an uprated alternator and starter motor, and lots of Motogadget goodies from Germany.
The electrical centrepiece of this bike is Motogadget’s masterpiece, the M Unit. With a thing called an M Button it can take a single wire from the switchgear and work the indicators, horn, lights, brake lights and ignition. We couldn’t fit the M Button in these Renthal bars unfortunately, so we had to run conventional cables to the M Unit. The unit also behaves like a fuse box and can vary indicator flash rates and such like. Does it simplify things? Not really. But the white-faced Motogadget speedo is lovely.
All wiring looms are complicated but some are more complicated than others. This bike has through-the-bars wiring, takeoffs for charging and UBS plugs, a stick-on LED rear light assembly, and all the Motogadget parts. The ignition switch uses a proximity key called an M Switch. Just touch it on the top yoke and the bike lights up.
Phil’s amazing Honda is due to be featured in Built magazine when it’s shaken down and painted.
Phil specified some extras, such as a USB charging point. Fabricator Scott campbell made this neat bracket for it…
…which put the USB plug just behind the oil cooler. The object above it is a Motogadget indicator
I forgot to get a decent pic of the bike (doh) but it’s as trick as they come
