Droid cell phone holder for handlebars
I bought the screen protector that Verizon sells for the phone. No antiglare properties to it.
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Joined: May 2009
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From: St. Paul, MN
Here's what I did to adapt mine to a RAM mount. I bought the Motorola car mount. The cradle snaps off the mounting arm with a sliding dual "T-Slot" mount. I found a T-slot to AMPS mount adapter on Ebay for about 3 bucks. The RAM ball is attached to a small square plate with 4 holes in it which bolts to the T-Slot/AMPS adapter (about 1/4 inch thick) the cradle can then slide and snap on and off the adapter. I roughened the back of the cradle and adapter with sand paper and epoxied them together. The Droid clicks firmly into the cradle but I use a small rubber band to wrap around them just to make sure they don't come uncoupled. I can attach my cigarette charger cord to it and leave it plugged in on my street glide to keep the battery charged.
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Here's what I did to adapt mine to a RAM mount. I bought the Motorola car mount. The cradle snaps off the mounting arm with a sliding dual "T-Slot" mount. I found a T-slot to AMPS mount adapter on Ebay for about 3 bucks. The RAM ball is attached to a small square plate with 4 holes in it which bolts to the T-Slot/AMPS adapter (about 1/4 inch thick) the cradle can then slide and snap on and off the adapter. I roughened the back of the cradle and adapter with sand paper and epoxied them together. The Droid clicks firmly into the cradle but I use a small rubber band to wrap around them just to make sure they don't come uncoupled. I can attach my cigarette charger cord to it and leave it plugged in on my street glide to keep the battery charged.
Really got to try it out on the way to work and back today, about 42 miles round trip. Pandora is great on it.
For right now I just use the Verizon adapter plugged into the receptacle in the fairing and wrap the cord around the handlebar then plug into the phone. I noticed weird sounds on the way home and found that when the power adapter is plugged in and there's silence in a track or if you pause Pandora you can hear muted radio through the fairing speakers. Unplug the adapter and it stops. Somehow the cord is causing radio pickup and interference. Anyone else experienced this?
Eventually I think I'm going to take a lighter plug that has a usb outlet on it out of it's plastic case and put it in a plastic box, mount it under the fairing, power it off the unused auxillary switch, plug a usb cord into it then run the usb cable up the handlebar to the phone for a cleaner look.
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Joined: Jan 2010
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Let's see, I can ride all day long as long as my office can get in touch with me by phone. I opted for cardo headset with bluetooth, with Itouch Ipod , riders claw (looks awsome) so ride while I work listen to music, occasionally have to answer phone. Works for me!!
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Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Augusta, KS
I am not sure if this is gong to assist anyone due to the time elapsed since the last post, but I solved my Droid issue by mounting the Ram Mount that replaces the hand control mount on the left side and the cradle I use is the iPhone mount. It fits the Droid snug and I can use it in landscape or upright mode, depending on the application running. Very inexpensive and very secure.
The mounting bracket: http://www.gpscity.com/ram-mount-mot...inch-ball.html
The cradle:http://www.gpscity.com/ram-mount-app...nt-cradle.html
And as I discovered that they forget to tell you...you need this also need a diamond plate with 1 inch ball to make the cradle attach to the mount via a one inch arm (also needed)...
Total cost was under $30 for me...
The mounting bracket: http://www.gpscity.com/ram-mount-mot...inch-ball.html
The cradle:http://www.gpscity.com/ram-mount-app...nt-cradle.html
And as I discovered that they forget to tell you...you need this also need a diamond plate with 1 inch ball to make the cradle attach to the mount via a one inch arm (also needed)...
Total cost was under $30 for me...
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Joined: Jun 2009
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ICTDOG I would love to see a pic too. I am about to do something to use my Droid instead of my Nuvi. I like the droid's turn by turn better AND its smaller. ICTDOG does the Ipod cradle fit the Droid securely or do you teher also? Thanks for you help in this.
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Joined: Apr 2006
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From: East Alton, IL
I suspect the phone to manufacture a mount for now is the new Droid X.
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Joined: Oct 2009
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From: San Jose, CA
Wish they had one for other platforms (ie: HTC Incredible, Motorola X, etc)
I would use it for my Incredible (android phone) for GPS and music. I think that would be great!
It looks sharp! I'd put one on my bike.
It looks sharp! I'd put one on my bike.