iPod/iPhone, where do you put it?
Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 702
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From: U.S.S.A.
I've been using the T-bag right pocket with a 12" cord. Works great. Since the music is all mine, I rarely want to skip a song. There's no chance I'll be stopped at a red light and WHAM! comes on the radio. LOL.
A few times, I have switched playlists and that's not easy to do with the low-tech setup. I was riding through some Jersey shore towns and just had to play Springsteen. Coming home through the pine barrens, I switched to the Allman Brothers. Nothing like having the right tunes for the moment. I may look into that claw thingie...
A few times, I have switched playlists and that's not easy to do with the low-tech setup. I was riding through some Jersey shore towns and just had to play Springsteen. Coming home through the pine barrens, I switched to the Allman Brothers. Nothing like having the right tunes for the moment. I may look into that claw thingie...
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 184
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From: Brownsburg, IN
I don't know anything about other Ipods but this is not true with the Iphone. It uses flash memory and is not susceptible to damage like ipods with hard drives are.
I have been using an Iphone for some time now and it has had no problems.
Advanced
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 80
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From: Heltonville, Indiana
I have an ipod classic which is a hard drive unit and susceptible to vibration. I have the Harley lower fairing glovebox pocket thingys and I put the ipod in there. I ran the cord out of the jack and into the switch panel and then down to the frame and across the highway bar and into the pocket. I have had no issues with the ipod locking up due to vibration. I think if you hard mount one then the vibration becomes an issue, but its ok if it kinda floats in a pocket.
Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 146
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From: Tampa, FL
Windshield bag works perfect for my IPOD Nano. I can relate to the comment of the hard drive in the older IPOD's, I had to buy the nano because the other one got stuck all the time.
It never gets wet in the rain and there is no risk of it falling while riding.
It never gets wet in the rain and there is no risk of it falling while riding.
Last edited by titomalu; Sep 12, 2009 at 03:09 PM.
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 282
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From: Michigan NE LP
I have the 3 pocket hd windshield bags. My ipod goes in the R hand one and I just run a short (about 10 inches) mini stereo cable (male both ends) from the ipod headphone jack to the auxiliary jack on the radio panel. Simple. You might need an adaptor for the iphone or other smart time phone I think, but same idea. I have a Motorola Moto Q 9C and the head phone jack is smaller than my ipod.
Walt MI/USA
Walt MI/USA
Cruiser
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 103
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From: Colorado
Mount mine with two little pieces of velcro so that it goes over the useless air temperature guage. (hooks side on the fairing so that I can still carry the ipod in my pocket when I'm not riding). Then use a 6" long cord from RadioShack to plug into the stereo.
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