Amplink Power Distribution Module... Awesome! Big Bike Accessories Fuse Block... NOT awesome...

[@BryceAWD]

I put one on my africa twin and couldn't be happier. Just like you said, 100% top quality and easy to use.

[@Traxxion]

Thanks for the post letting others know!

[@stevenedwards8388]

I installed the Amplink PDM on my Honda Pacific Coast 2 years ago and it was so simple. It is compact and it cleaned up a mess of accessory wiring. Best power distribution module on the market. It is more expensive than other brands or making your own fuse box activated by a relay but worth every penny. I added one extra item to my install, a ground bar to have a central place to ground all the accessories and it guarantees a solid grounding. I was tempting to save some money and purchase the unit that you connects to you computer to change the settings but I am glad I didn't. One of the best additions I added to my motorcycle.

[@Revalid8]

Hi, what ground bar did you install, please?

[@stevenedwards8388]

@@Revalid8 I don't know the exact brand. I picked up a seven terminal ground bar at Lowes and installed it to the frame of the motorcycle. Get one that is corrosion resistant. Under one of the terminal screws I installed the ground wire from the Amplink PDM and a ground wire that I ran over to the negative terminal of the battery. To make sure that I wouldn't ever loose that ground connection between the two wires, I soldered them together. Screwing the terminal bar to the frame should be enough to offer good continuity for grounding your wires but this way I will never have to worry. My I installed the ground bar beside the Amplink PDM so all my wiring is neatly together. I also tinned the ends of any stranded wire installed under a screw. The screws are designed for solid wire. Happy Riding!

[@Revalid8]

@@stevenedwards8388 Excellent. Many thanks for the detailed response.

[@nbitzis]

The Amplink PDM is excellent. I installed one the day I brought my Wing home and it controls my cell phone mount, my radar detector, my Garmin 590LM, and my auxiliary lights. With the "delay on" and "delay off" features it allows you to customize each circuit for how you want it to behave. Using Wago connectors you can set easily setup distribution points. Best part is it is totally waterproof. Great recommendation Max!

[@jimnielsen4076]

I'm also a fan of Posi-lock & Posi-tap wiring connectors.

[@MarshalZhukov]

Considering this on my Indian. I like the idea of bluetooth opposed to the other same manufacturer unit where you have to plug it in to a computer. I noticed a Skene Designs light box on there too. I haven't seen any other videos yet and see this is more than a year old now. But any time on any of the motorcycle forums I'm on when anyone asks about extra lighting, turn signals, etc. I always recommend Skene Design's products. I'm not a spokesperson for them or anything, just a satisfied customer that has been using them for more than 8 years now. I transferred my Photon Blasters and P3 tail lights from my Honda to my Indian when I got it. The best lights for visibility especially during the day I think I have ever seen.

[@johnanderson9735]

Thanks for this video. Budget wise I had to go with the Show Chrome box for now, but may upgrade in the future. I may try and put some type of gasket on the cover.

[@Traxxion]

Good choice!

[@nbitzis]

Forgot to mention, I like that the unit has a full-time live circuit so that I can hook the battery tender circuit to it and it becomes the "nerve center" for all the electrical accessories added to the bike.

[@ibhandlebar]

I've been using this probuct for year,,, love it.

[@ttalleur]

Thanks, Max. Appreciate you sharing this. I ordered one today.

[@RobertMacCready]

Good stuff Max. Always interesting to watch.

[@Traxxion]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@shaneevc8879]

I am impressed by the breaker box; big improvement. Also I noticed the Garmin mounted high on the dash, around the air deflector. I was thinking of doing this on mine. Would you cover how you went about that on a video?

[@Traxxion]

I do have some video somewhere on how I ran the Garmin Harness, and I think it showed the mount partially complete. But at present, I am doing these mounts completely custom on a one-off basis, so I don't have any good video I can make.

[@shaneevc8879]

Thanks mate, Did you attach it to the pop up, in which case it is no longer operative or did you attach to the top of dash under the pop up?

[@Traxxion]

@@shaneevc8879 I pulled out the "guts" of the pop up, and then used a Honda self tapping screw (like inside the trunk walls) to hold it down permanently. I mounted the back support to the hole where the pop up button used to be. Electrical connection has a bracket that will get you "close".

[@billyray3761]

Thank you Max. 😁

[@paulkonar7842]

Max, thanks for introducing this product. Did you also use a separate ground block to connect all of the ground wires?

[@Traxxion]

They supply a special cable. However, the bolt for the battery strap is a great ground if you only have a few wires.

[@FuzzyScaredyCat]

My Rowe PDM randomly forgets its config. It doesn't have the app feature and required removal form the bike, plugging in a special cable and into a windows Pc. Last time I removed it I didn't bother putting it back.

[@Traxxion]

I wouldn't suggest anyone you to that much trouble. If it doesn't work right, the manufacturer should just replace it.

[@Tim.Traveler]

Max, other than the fuse block accessory post for a switched terminal, what other switched wires did you use to connect the other 2 trigger wires? I have this same unit.

[@Traxxion]

The extra trigger wires must be for an installation of complexity I can't imagine. I just use one trigger wire.

[@Tim.Traveler]

@@Traxxion ok great, thanks. Im not an electrician by any means and was going to do just that, but then I wasnt sure if I would overload the 10A fuse on the accessory block with multiple circuits.

[@Traxxion]

@@Tim.Traveler the triggers don't draw anything... I am sure there is a spec, but it just tells the unit to turn on.

[@trevino73]

Question about the Amplink install. I am using 2 outputs. Output 1 is for my radar and output 2 is for my Garmin Zumo XT. Output 1 works like it’s suppose to with a 7 second delay. Output 2 does not. In the app under the monitor section it tells me output 2 is off. I don’t see where I can turn this function on. Is it possible the way the triggers are setup? I purchased your radar mount (along with many other parts you sell for the 2020 Honda Goldwing DCT) and took your advice in purchasing the Amplink. Any help would be very much appreciated.

[@trevino73]

Update: Hey Max I was able to figure it out. Thank you though.

[@Traxxion]

@@trevino73 OK Cool. Amplink has good customer support the few times I've had to call them.

[@av8dr]

Looks like a great tool but I don't see the app on the Apple app store.

[@Traxxion]

It's there, we sold several to Apple owners.

[@av8dr]

@@Traxxion Yeah it was there two weeks ago. I don't see it anymore when I checked yesterday. I wrote to Rowe Electronics but they haven't replied. Thanks.

[@av8dr]

I received this reply from Rowe Electronics. "We are currently aware of the situation and are awaiting Apples verification that the problem has been resolved."

[@almannais]

Hi Max Question?? Why specialized in Goldwing? Why not BMW K series ??

[@Traxxion]

BMW owners are trained to buy Ohlins and Wilbers... No room for a 3rd company for suspension.

[@theperson7718]

This is a great product if when you go to install the app on your phone that your not forced to turn of your location cause I'm sick and tired of google forcing companies to force people to have to turn on there location service even if the app as no reason for location just so google can track us like little kids or criminals. I hate google for this and I can't wait till the Linux phone gets better so that it can be a mainline phone for me.

[@Traxxion]

I agree!

[@lance3613]

$250 + S&H How does it interface or connect to the Goldwing? Does it have plug-n-play cables?

[@Traxxion]

It can't be plug and play because virtually anything can be connected to any of the 6 output wires.

[@lance3613]

@@Traxxion So what is the interface to the Goldwing ?

[@Traxxion]

@@lance3613 Positive cable to the battery. Ground wherever you please. Trigger wire to Postive accessory terminal.

[@davidjenkins3749]

@@Traxxion For someone with lots of accessories, wouldn't you need more than 3 trigger wires? Seems like 4 triggers would be ideal: running lights, left turn signal, right turn signal, brake lights. Or am I missing something? Thank you!

[@Traxxion]

@@davidjenkins3749 yes, you are thinking of output wires. I think it has 6 output channels... so you can connect accessory lights, heated clothes, radar, etc, etc. The triggers are harder to understand. Each of those channels can be triggered to activate based on different events... such as turning the key on, or turning the key off, and they can be programmed differently... such as people who put a ton of lights on their bike like to leave them on to display while their bike is parked. You can use a trigger that is "on" when the key is "off".

[@jimmydickson6957]

Max can you do a video on the Honda trike suspension l

[@Traxxion]

I have one, I think you can just search "Traxxion Trike"

[@sunnycloudy1337]

want to buy this thing but can't find the app on the google play store? what gives?

[@Traxxion]

Should be there, we have customers that use it all the time. Rowe Electronics is the company.

[@sunnycloudy1337]

@@Traxxion except I can't find it on the on google's play store, I've looked for it on the web and from my andriod phone, no luck. I found the manual with a link to it (youtube doesn't allow me to post links in comments) and that link goes to a 404 not found page. I don't get it, look it up yourself if you don't believe me. The only place I found it was on some shady apk mirror sites, but I won't downlad and install it from there because malware

[@Traxxion]

@@sunnycloudy1337 Not sure why you are pissed at me. I don't make the thing. Contact the manufacturer and ask them. Rowe Electronics.

[@sunnycloudy1337]

@@Traxxion I'm not pissed at you, I just wanted a confirmation that the app for Android is nowhere to be found, officially, if that's possible. I also emailed rowe electronics about it... total silence as of now. I want to buy it for my bike, but my phone is android. Do you know any other similar power delivery modules that work like this one? with a phone app?

[@Traxxion]

@@sunnycloudy1337 I would hold out, I don't know of anything better than this product. Not sure why it's down, they would have to refund every Android's money if it didn't work.

[@mohammedalshehri3188]

Water will not go there unless you force it , 250$ vs 37$ for show chrom

[@Traxxion]

Water doesn't have to be in liquid form to be destructive. As a gas, it's at least as bad. Anything open to the environment is never going to be as good as something sealed.

[@bramfrank409]

Overpriced, and overkill. Electrical connections underseat aren't exposed to spray on any bike I've even owned. If the Amplink is done the same as Rowe's PDM60 you'd better put a big fuse on the power cable at the battery terminal. If you have heated gear there is no reason to mess with the settings based on seasons - it isn't as if the gear draws any power when your vest, gloves or whatever isn't plugged in. Have a battery maintenance charger? Use the SAE cable that came with it and connect it directly to the battery. Do NOT run the power through the fuse block in case something happens to the device. Delayed power start? My FJR1300 enables the headlight after engine start. My trigger relay is connected there. So I don't have to wonder if my gear has come on before starting the engine - and the huge electrical spikes generated by the starter are isolated from the equipment by that relay. One good use for the extra triggers might be to control driving lights - wire the trigger to the high beam and the output to your lights - I'm not sure whether this unit can control voltage, but if it can, you might run your driving lights at half-bright on low beam and full bright with high beams, using 2 outputs and 2 triggers for that. I also strongly suggest that you switch ALL of your accessories to prevent battery rundown in case you forget to switch off your GPS or radar detector at the end of a long riding day. I use an optimate 3+ battery maintenance charger and as I suggested, it is connected directly to the battery. So I have an 80 amp automotive relay and inline fuse in series with a Blue Sea 6 circuit fuse block - total cost about $45, saving me almost $240 to pay for a set of tires.