I know what helped me a ton is getting 80-90% done, and then doing a video call with NWT to have them check all my wiring and fix anything I did wrong or still needed to do. Then do another video call when I was at 99% just about ready to connect my battery to everything and actually turn it on. They are such a good company, I can't sing their praises enough! They are just a bunch of motorcycle fanatics who want to see old bikes back on the road with new, cleaner electronics.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Thats definitely a nice service we do!

For fishing wires through holes use a trick that electricians use for pulling wire through conduit. Tie a little piece of plastic bag to a string and pull through using suction from a shop vac on the other end. Tie the string to your wires and pull back through.

I love these little controllers. I have been wiring controls for years in the commercial HVAC industry. It’s good to see motorcycles getting things simplified. That is as long it is reliable. If the processor fails (I realize it’s not working that hard) then you are dead in the water.

This is a great video, I am a ignorant when wires come to the bikes, this is something more people should be teaching. Thank you for your hard work.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

I put my adhc on check to watch your video dude pretty good good job

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I have bad add so I feel ya

Great video! Thanks for including the whole thing and not just glossing over half of the install like a lot of other channels to with electrical installs.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew! That's how I like to do it

This should be super helpful for so many people! Thanks for putting this out into the world BJ! 🙌🏻

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that sir

I do enjoy your stuff. Like I’m standing there across from you.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Well thats good to hear!

I can’t believe the attention to detail, I’m not a fan of wiring but when I have to do it I do it and you make it look fun thanks for that and I’ll catch you on the next one.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Thank you much! It can be a form of meditation but also super stressful. Just taking bite sized chunks helps

This must have taken you 10 times as long to record it for us! Thank you so much for this video!!!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Duuuuuude you don't even know lol. For every 5 minutes of footage you see in any video is probably at least 1 hour of time invested to plan, record, export, edit, upload lol. Thank you for thinking of that though

Great video in every aspect when knowing how to explain what and why it just makes it more simpler for people that are watching the video to even perform this modification, Peace.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Juan, thats the goal for sure

Great video, & Great job.. Very educational watching you* work. Thank you* for posting so much of what you* do.. It's really appreciated by so many viewers I'm sure.💯🎥🎬👍👌✌️☮️💖🇺🇲💎💎💎💎💎

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks David!

Lovely and very informative video, thx BJ. I'm always kinda struggling with choosen the correct CDI setup (GS450) so the manual should sort that out. And love the tip with flexing those wires with the heatgun.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful!

Real easy to follow and I learned a lot too. Cheers Richie.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Richie

This is HUGE! Stashing this away for later :)

Great, clear explanation of the X21 system installation. 👏👏👏

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate it John

Fantastic job

Killer video as usual BJ.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks for a great video!

@BrickHouseBuilds

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed

Real nice video, can’t wait to put it on my Yamaha SRX600 project! Same style (electronic wise) bike as this Suzuki, so should be perfect.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Oh that will be cool!

Very well done sir!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

Thanks for the info

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully it's helpful

I can't believe how affordable these units are.

One thing that can be useful is you can get label printers that print onto heat shrink tube. Useful for labelling wires without relying on colours.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

True but at this point I have the color codes memorized lol

@katywalker8322

Жыл бұрын

@@BrickHouseBuilds , yeah, but some of us have a memory like a sieve!

This video is going to be so helpful for installing my x21, thank you! Quick question: The regulator rectifier doesn't need to be grounded to the body does it, you just used that point as a convenient location?

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Frank and I do hope it will be helpful! To you question, correct. The body doesn't need to be grounded it was just a convenient spot.

I asked a question a week or so back about which of the units do you have specific for a 1986 sportster. Could you please advise, Scott in Southern Oregon

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Hey Scott I had answered that one saying these are universal as you are making the harness to the bike. The difficult part is that none of the controls we offer are for 1 inch bars so you would either need to fit 7/8' bars for the S or P or have your desired controls modified.

Nice video. Very detailed and I like that, so thank you and good job. If you put one of these X21 systems on a 75 CB750-four, is it more complicated? Are you going to put one on the blue 750 you did the videos on? And if so, will that be recorded? I run a 75 cafe and the stock harness is absolute overkill in my opinion. Would be interested to know if it can be simplified cause I think that would also make it more reliable, even though I have no issues with mine.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

So this system would install in a very similar way. As the idea is to remove your stock harness having different install videos for different bikes is almost pointless as you can apply everything here to a cb750. Your charging system would vary as well as ignition but that is all labeled in the installation guide

@Xyerth

Жыл бұрын

@@BrickHouseBuilds thank you for the fast response. I appreciate it.

nice job.

@BrickHouseBuilds

10 ай бұрын

Thank you

Do those fancy instructional sheets come with the X21? If not, can you purchase them?

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

They are available in pdf form online even without a purchase. You can access them at anytime

@MotoMango

Жыл бұрын

@@BrickHouseBuilds awesome! Thanks bro 😁

Great work! Would you reckon that the X21 is a better option for me compared to the M unit for a 1983 SR 500 (Kickstarter, only one of those small batteries, electric Power only when bike running)? I am shortly upgrading the headlight and indicators to LED lights + put in a digital speedometer. But im worried about blowing electronic components when trying to Kick it into life (spikes etc). It would be nice to clean up the current setup of wires stuffed into the headlight

@BrickHouseBuilds

10 ай бұрын

For keeping things simple I really like the x21 with the perfect example being on this bike. I wouldn't worry at all about damaging components when kicking as thats just normal use.

@pmacc3557

10 ай бұрын

ok thanks - its a cheaper alternative than the moto unit which seems for more complicated electrical bike systems and is overkill for my simple little Thumper :) @@BrickHouseBuilds

Hey i currently just finished building my cl175 and im on to my wiring. Ive been looking for a set up like this but i have found a lot other then the M-unit by motogadget and the blackbox by all purpose moto. What would you say is the difference between those and you X21 system? And with your system are your controls already wired to the plug that goes to the X21 leaving your lights, ignition and others to be wired after?

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Well I'm glad you have found the X21. As far as differences are concerned all of the ones you listed operate along the same basic premise with smart control power output. What I can say for the X21 is that it is modern and uses the latest tech, the manufacturer of the product also designed it, and it is always being evolved based on what customers want to see. If you haven't already please check out my website and look for the install guide PDFs for all of our products. That gives you full info for how to wire them. We also have a 2 year no hassle warranty and the best support. I have a lotnof information out on this stuff so Its a matter of going through it.

@bildergilder

Жыл бұрын

@@BrickHouseBuilds Okay thanks! Im excited with what I see so far and hopefully it ends up being a perfect fit for me and my bike!

In your CX500 build you put the reg/rec under the tank instead of the tray here. I have a reg/rec I want to mount in the electronics tray of my GL500 build but I am worried about heat. Any issues from this build or should I not worry about putting it in the tray? It would get similar airflow to this video.

@BrickHouseBuilds

6 ай бұрын

While having airflow is a good thing it's not always necessary. I've never had one fail on me. Do your best to have the fins face upward as heat rises. If not, have them to the side. Just don't mount them upside down. Also, a mosfet reg/rec will run cooler due to its internal design

@michaelbabinec

6 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you so much! Love the new shop build and the bike builds. I didn't know the mosfet ran cooler as well @@BrickHouseBuilds

That handle bar wire pull would have never gone that well for me! Lol!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

It definitely wasn't easy. Very time consuming process but very clean results

Should there be any continuity on the headlight wires and the rear brake wires. I’ve been testing those and haven’t gotten a beep

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Send me an email to bj@brickhousebuilds.com and we can go from there. Much easier than in comments

Does this have a built-in starter solenoid relay in it like the M-unit?

@BrickHouseBuilds

8 ай бұрын

This controls the starter solenoid yes. The solenoid is external from the control hub itself

Looking into this on an f11 cafe thing im attempting. Would it happen to work on a 6 volt bike?

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Very cool! Yes it works with 6v just fine.

@tylercampbell3134

Жыл бұрын

@@BrickHouseBuilds AWSOME thanks for the reply. The factory harness is not in good shape at all and has alot of extra crap in it. Once i get to that part this will be how i fix it

Where can you buy this x21 in the uk please

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Just follow the links in the description. Nwtcycletronic.com

How can I get this?! Every link leads me to dead ends

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Nwtcycletronic.com

My friend were i can buy this

@BrickHouseBuilds

3 ай бұрын

Please check the description as mentioned

Now it's a Habit. Not gonna lie. I start one of these and I end up on craigs list. Ya know ~. all the used motorcycles available in the area. Just one leads to the other. Totally out of control. This stuff is just my craigs list conduit. Oh well. Got to go. ~~~ But ~~~ "I'll be back!" ～✨🌸🌟🌸✨～. from Nahampsha

@BrickHouseBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Hahaha we are all addicted its ok. Judgement free zone here

I have a question about the neutral switch, my dummy light is on when the bike is in gear 1-5 and off in neutral. Is there a fix for that?

@BrickHouseBuilds

8 ай бұрын

If you have an X21 and having this issue you can actually reach out to tech support on nwtcycletronic.com

@cedricwood1746

8 ай бұрын

Thanks. will do@@BrickHouseBuilds

You crazy Americans - "...and now we have our 21/64ths bit..."

@BrickHouseBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I wish we just went to metric already