I have rebuilt dirtbikes and motorcycles for some time. One issue I have is redoing wire harnesses. It involves splicing a lot of wires and figuring out where most of them go. When I went to go fix a recent one, I realized that it was to much work to wire everything up. I decided to design a pcb that would treat all parts on the bikes as plug in components. This will eliminate any wire splicing and following of wires. All components will plug into their respectable terminals on the board. The first version of the board will be just that, allowing all components to plug in. After verification of a working board, then will come board components that will allow me to diagnose and test components. This would have been a basic atmega microcontroller that would read voltage/amperage and relays. But after I seen what the MAX32620FTHR board can do, this opens up more possibilities. I can monitor the battery on the bike and keep track of it's power. This would be done with some simple LED's for the time being. Eventually would come a touchscreen LCD that would mount on the bike and would not only allow for basic motorcycle functions, but also diagnostics. This would be the third milestone of the project.
When all the electronics and programming is done, 3d printing will come into play. A simple enclosure will be printed for the board itself and another for the LCD touchscreen. These will be able to go anywhere on the bike as there is no longer any restriction due to components location on the bike.
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