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Geez that is expensive.
And as for the acceleration of an electric vehicle - my son scared the daylights out of me in his Tesla. And he said his was not the more powerful sporty model.
0>60 in 3 seconds on a bike....is stupid. IMHO.
Fortunately, it is too expensive for most....
Stig

I won't argue with the stupid comment but I've had many sub 0 to 60 bikes and it's a lot of fun and very addictive.

Since all of my photos that are taken with my Pixel phone are WAY TOO BIG (3-5 megabytes each) they won't directly drop into any posts here without going through the task of severely resizing them. Posts on this forum don't allow any photo to be more than 1024 KB.

Therefore I simply share a link from my Google Photos repository. That way I can also select a series of photos in one link and potentially end up with WAY more than the limit of 4 per post allowed here. On other forums I attach my pics directly and the forum software resizes as needed... or not. Those forums accept full sized photos.

As it turns out, I already have Google Photos on my Android phone. What's the process for adding a photo to a post on this site? Do I select the photo in Google Photos, click on "share" and then, click on "create link"? Any other steps? Thanks, Bob!

I used a Posi-Tap connector off the Black/Green wire coming out the back of the fuse block for my switched 12v. But be careful. There are 2 Black/Green wires. One is coming off fuse D which is for the headlights, turn lights and horn. I think it was fuse 3 as labeled on the fuse block lid. DON'T use the other B/G wire which is fuse 1 for ABS IGN. Don't mess with anything related to ABS. I also NEVER use a tap off any factory wire to directly provide power to anything I add. Instead I use the tap for a relay trigger, and that relay gets power directly from the battery. This minimizes any load added to the factory systems. Important since the factory sizes wires only for the load they intend to put on those systems. Also, doing it this way allows me to power not only the LED light bar I added but also the Uni-Go trailer lighting as well without adding any noticeable load on the factory systems.

This is super helpful, Bob! Thanks! I do like the idea of tapping into a wire just for trigger purposes. You're pointing out one at the fuse block so that should be pretty straightforward. I may use an add-a-circuit fuse holder so I don't actually tap into any wires. In the past, I've done that and installed a solid state relay with the actual power coming straight from the battery. Of course, battery draw for a phone or gps is pretty small but still, I think this is a great way to go. Thanks again! --Ken

BTW, on this forum, what do you use for photo hosting? Or, can I just use the "insert image" button?

Normally, my primary use of navigation is to enter an address so it sounds like Noodoe may do that fine. It's also helpful to be able to see a map on the screen so you know where you are and can see other possible roads of interest. What about weather? Can Noodoe check weather?

Yes, I need to watch out for that in the future. Actually, I may have done that twice where I posted my comments inside the quote. Thanks, Bob, for pointing that out. And BTW, over the years I've always been able to spot the small number of forum contributors that actually do most of the "heavy lifting". You appear to be one of those so thanks for that!

Personally I've had a GPS device holder on the handlebars as well as one that put the GPS just over the center handlebar clamps and also on a cross bar I added on top the dash. The absolute BEST location I've found is on top the dash. It is top center and just within your field of view without requiring you to take your eyes off the road ahead.

There are a few phone/GPS device holders available that put the holder just at the top of the dash above the instruments/gauges so as not to interfere with view of anything. Just do a  search for "Kymco AK 550 phone mount" and you should get several results for that. Here is the most common one that seems to have been favored by most AK owners who want a mount.
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/For-KYMCO-AK-550-AK550-Motorcycle_1600442378034.html

Excellent info. Thanks, Bob!

I've never felt the need for one on my AK since I use the Noodoe Navigation system. I like having that in the center round display and being able to keep my phone in the left glove box plugged into the USB port... out of the weather completely. I do sometimes ride 450+ miles in a day on my trips and ride in ALL kinds of weather. Rainy or sunny, hot or cold... hot as in sometimes over 100F (up to 40C) and cold as in sometimes well below zeroF (-20C or under).