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Old 07-12-2018, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by voudoujoe
Did this on the tank bib of my FXDF, too.
This is an interesting idea. Haven't found a good place for my phone anywhere on the handelbar.

With the phone mounted on the tank bib were you able to read the screen while riding?

The phone will be laying rather flat, how was sun glare on screen?


 
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Old 07-12-2018, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by voudoujoe
I put a 3" strip of 2" wide velcro on the inside of the faring ... on the left - opposite side of where the little storage door is. Then, I put the other side of the velcro strip on the back of the phone case (a $5 Body Glove from Amazon). Push it on, rip it off. Holds very firm. Easy to see; easy to reach. Phone rarely gets wet, even in pretty good rain.

Did this on the tank bib of my FXDF, too. 7 years and zero issues.
Velcro is amazing. My problem has always been with the adhesive that holds it in place, especially in climates where summer temps regularly go over 100°.
 
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Old 07-12-2018, 07:46 AM
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I have a Ram Mount X-grip on my Iron that has been great so far. I have a Quadlock as well that I use for cycling. I prefer the integrated design of the quadlock’s mount/phone case. At the same time, the ram mount can be used to hold a PV or other electronics that the quadlock cannot.
 
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Old 07-12-2018, 08:12 AM
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Ram mount. I haven't had to worry since I installed mine.
 
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Old 07-14-2018, 04:52 PM
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There are 7 trillion threads on this, use the internet!

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MORPHEUS LABS M4S Ultra. Case is waterproof up to 5m, dirt proof, shock proof. Not had the chance to try it on the bike yet, but after fixing the case to the bracket, it seems to be a really strong connection when locked in place.

 
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Old 07-17-2018, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Redoilokie
Velcro is amazing. My problem has always been with the adhesive that holds it in place, especially in climates where summer temps regularly go over 100°.
I don't remember if I used this to attach it to the Ultra's faring, but I know it used it to attach the velcro to the FXDF tank bib. I live in MD - it gets hot and humid and bitterly cold. Never had a problem. This stuff is awesome.

 
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I used to use velcro in my truck, stuck the phone right to the steering wheel. Worked great in my GMC, but in my Mazda, for some reason, the glue would run in the heat and make a real bad sticky mess.... I gave up on velcro and went to one of those magnetic mounts. thinking about trying that for the Heritage.....with and old phone first.
 
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Old 07-18-2018, 05:55 AM
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I once had my gps/phone on the handle bar when there was no other options. Take a look at some of the faring mount options. There is far less vibration on the faring vs the handlebars.
 
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