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This is what I wanted to hear knowing not one thing about electronic gizmos. And as the above post stated I too am going to try and mount near the center of the bars as opposed to out on the end.
Good idea, that will reduce the flapping.
Fwiw, the worse riding I did with the dual sport was several miles on baby heads (rocks the size of a baby's head, littering the road). Broke the swing arm, several spokes, and fractured the rims in a few places. The phone and GPS were fine.
I've got over 40k on my Ram Mount X. Phones have gotten bigger since I bought the large at the time in 2011. My phone has always worked great in it. Never had any shaking symptoms to the phone. Used on a Switchback, Ultra, RGS and now and RGU. I've also mounted the ram mount to engine guard and saddlebag guards for getting better views with the GoPro. Works great in that location also. Lastly I have the suction cup for my GoPro. On my Jet Ski accidentally let it go under water at speed a few times and it stayed on cool video.
I ordered a Ram X-grip with tether and a claw mount handlebar mount so I can use it on both my bikes. I downloaded (for free) a program called Waze and will give this set up a try and report back.
So that leads to my next question:
What is the data usage on using a phone as a GPS for say a 1000 mile trip?
I ordered a Ram X-grip with tether and a claw mount handlebar mount so I can use it on both my bikes. I downloaded (for free) a program called Waze and will give this set up a try and report back.
So that leads to my next question:
What is the data usage on using a phone as a GPS for say a 1000 mile trip?
With an average travel speed for that long of a trip your looking at approximate 18-22 hours. If I was worried about data I'd only turn on when needed near my next big junctions.
What is the data usage on using a phone as a GPS for say a 1000 mile trip?
Use a app called navmii. It's a free download and doesn't use data. You download the maps you need to the device and it runs them from there. It even has an in app mo3 player so it lowers the music when giving voice directions.
Use a app called navmii. It's a free download and doesn't use data. You download the maps you need to the device and it runs them from there. It even has an in app mo3 player so it lowers the music when giving voice directions.
Thanks guys. I just downloaded navii and in the event that I want to use Google maps I'll do as suggested and just turn it on when needed.
I'm a newbie at this GPS stuff but wow; smart phones seem poised to kill GPS, compact digital cameras and music players dead. I know very, very little about this technology but I just don't see how those items will survive in the face of phones that do all of that.
I'm a newbie at this GPS stuff but wow; smart phones seem poised to kill GPS, compact digital cameras and music players dead. I know very, very little about this technology but I just don't see how those items will survive in the face of phones that do all of that.
You might find somewhere in your travels that cell phone won't get any signal at all. Just be on the lookout when two banjos start playing.
You might find somewhere in your travels that cell phone won't get any signal at all. Just be on the lookout when two banjos start playing.
I always have paper maps and a compass. I've traveled to some pretty far flung places with nothing but maps and riding gear. Only in recent years did I get a cell phone.
