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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 11:18 AM
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Well unless you edited your original post before I saw it. It made perfect sense to me.
You had a some sort of a Apple device that was not secured well and it fell off hitting the highway at 70 mph.
But if you had had the I-pod interface it would have been secured inside the saddlebag and this would not have happened.


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If anyone needs justification as to why buy an Ipod interface, here ya go.

70 mph impact on the highway.
 
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by vzts4q
Well unless you edited your original post before I saw it. It made perfect sense to me.
You had a some sort of a Apple device that was not secured well and it fell off hitting the highway at 70 mph.
But if you had had the I-pod interface it would have been secured inside the saddlebag and this would not have happened.

Bingo!

So now i get the ipod interface @$400 - $500 im out an ipod @$300 and I need a new Ipod at another $300.
 
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 11:38 AM
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and we bitch about cagers farting around texting while driving
 
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 11:40 AM
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Funny, just the other day I read a thread where someone was touting the durability and superiority of Apple products.
Guess I'm better off with a $40 player and $5 worth of velcro. (BTW: I saw a cheap player skip down the highway with no damage other than a few scratches).
 
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 11:40 AM
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before you drop $500 on the harley interface check out
onthemovetechnology.com
they have the interface for $279.95
 
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by hoethree
and we bitch about cagers farting around texting while driving
You are absolutely right, not even sure why I tried it, the only thing I can think of is because I had my father following me, and did not want to pull over just to click shuffle.


Hob, thanks I will check that out, the good news is, I no longer need all the fancy stuff to put it in a nice protector in the saddlebag, as all its going to be is a solid state drive connected right to the radio and left there. Ill have to get a new ipod for me to carry around.
 
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Rider's claw. Set it and forget it.
 
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by scooplove
Rider's claw. Set it and forget it.


I also have a rider claw, hands down the best thing out there.
 
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Originally Posted by scooplove
Rider's claw. Set it and forget it.
Originally Posted by fannin


I also have a rider claw, hands down the best thing out there.
Yep, you won't lose it from the claw.

 
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This is why I have my ipod mounted in my saddle bag and controlled by my Alpine head unit.

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