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Lobo:
Hey Steve. Yea, the wiring simply runs from the canister up into the headlight shell. It’s not my bike, and with limited time, had other things to do other than satisfy my curiosities. Whether the big red lamp is part of the same circuit I can’t say (at this point).

Thanks Bryan... I rode the bike yesterday and was offended by the speedo mount being wonky. I straightened it... and in doing so didn’t not anything ‘abnormal’ about the instruments and their back-plates etc.

I will eventually figure this out as plan to renew the gaiters soon... and will have it back in my garage.

K2-K6:
 Could be a shift light to come on at predetermined rpm.

As Bryan says,  maybe a speed limiter of sorts or warning to alert rider of maximum (I've heard they're pretty hot on speed there).

If no other input is visible,  some cars used a frequency signal from alternator output to read engine rpm which had no obvious feed to instruments,  just tapped into alternator with electronics to interpret signal rate.

Nurse Julie:
On our 400/4's, we have a 'speed unit stay'. It's got nothing on it except it also doubles up as the hook for the big rubber band that hold the wiring loom in place down under the left side of the tank. On JDM model 400/4's (398cc) They had a sensor attached to this bracket, that some how picked up the speed the bike was doing and either made a light illuminate on the speedo clock or made a buzzer sound. It was all to do with speed restrictions in Japan. Many JDM bikes had it fitted as it was a compulsory thing on JDM bikes. How do I know all this useless info, well, we had exactly the same conversation on a FB site a couple of weeks ago 😁😁😁

Lobo:
....well blow me... just found this on eBay.

It indeed looks like Bryan & Julie are on the right track; I’m bloody intrigued as to how it senses speed given it’s mounted just above the engine with no (obvious) input wires from anywhere. I need to read up on these units, as have no idea what speed they may be set to.... certainly it’s > 80kph as I didn’t trigger it when I rode it Fri.

... it’s a Goldwing part... and GW owners care to elaborate pls?

Ta.

Bryanj:
Like i said before if it is the speed sensor, which normaly has the light in the chrome nut at top of steering stem, gave Ash one of those, there are extra wires from inside the speedo head, if you aint got those it wont work

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