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Keyless ignition

EasyRide

EasyRide is a separate device dedicated to keyless ignition. It recognises my phone and lets me start the motorcycle using its existing controls.

EasyRide circuit board with radio module and connector inside a transparent enclosure

From my workbench

A look inside EasyRide

The transparent enclosure shows the board, radio module and wiring connector. A compact piece of hardware behind the daily starting routine.

A smaller brief

Where TrueKeylessGPX brings several motorcycle functions together, EasyRide focuses on access and ignition. A phone is paired over Bluetooth; there is no app to open for the daily starting routine.

The design uses the motorcycle’s existing controls. The original ignition key remains usable, and a personal PIN provides a way to authorise a start when the phone is unavailable.

Fully open source

EasyRide is fully open source: hardware, firmware and documentation. The project files are available in my GitHub repository for anyone who wants to explore the design or build their own device.

Explore EasyRide on GitHub ↗

Boards and enclosure

These photographs show the hardware from the workbench and the underside of the board in its transparent case. The connector labels remain visible through the enclosure.

Several EasyRide circuit-board assemblies on the workbench
Board assemblies from the EasyRide project.
Underside of the EasyRide beta v1 board in a transparent enclosure, with labelled wiring connections
The underside of the board, with the wiring connections labelled.
EasyRide device in a black enclosure beside its wiring connector and a ten-baht coin for scale
EasyRide in its black enclosure, with the wiring connector and a coin for scale.

The behaviour matters

If my phone is missing, out of battery or broken, I can still start the motorcycle. I enter my personal three-digit PIN using the motorcycle’s starter button to authorise the start without a phone. The original ignition key also remains usable.

If the phone connection disappears after the ride has started, EasyRide warns me but keeps the engine running. Permission to start and continued engine operation are separate: losing the connection during a ride does not shut down the engine.

On this GPX

A short demonstration on my GPX shows the starting routine using the motorcycle’s own controls.

Starting the GPX

A five-second clip from my motorcycle. The original on-screen title is in Thai: “How to start the GPX keyless.”

From starting up to switching off

This second video follows the sequence on my motorcycle: starting the engine, moving off, coming to a stop and switching the engine off.

EasyRideGo · Watch on YouTube ↗

For the current operating sequence, wiring information and compatibility details, see the EasyRide motorcycle page.

Two projects, one recurring question

How much work should the rider need to do? TrueKeylessGPX and EasyRide answer that question at different levels of system integration.

Part of my GPX 250 Twin Brighton workshop journal.

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