IPOD Instrument holder
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IPOD Instrument holder
Hey guys, so I was riding the other day and after fumbling with my IPOD several times, I thought about putting a holder for it near the instrument cluster. I went to walmart and they have a car adapter for IPOD's that plug into the cigarette lighter. I was thinking of taking that off so all you are left with is a holder and wires hanging out the back. My thinkin was to somehow wire these into a power source on the bike and then mount the holder somewhere on the left side of the cluster. That way you can scroll through songs with your left hand while your right hand is on the throttle, your IPOD charges while you ride so it'll never die, and you dont have to fiddle around your pockets trying to find your IPOD. I will have to find the best spot to mount it and maybe come up with a small canvas cover to put over the holder in case it rains, and check the amps coming from the bike to make sure it won't blow th IPOD when i put it in the charger. Post up and let me know what you think.
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They make cig plugs for bikes. Generally for heated hear, but you could wire one up for ipod, gps, whatever.
My one piece of advice is make sure the holder is good, my gps came off my bike at about 30mph when I went over a bump in the rode. I since also do a retainer strap.
My one piece of advice is make sure the holder is good, my gps came off my bike at about 30mph when I went over a bump in the rode. I since also do a retainer strap.
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Ok, but how big are these cig adapters? would it fit next to the cluster without looking like crap? I would want something pretty small so it adds to the sleekness of the bike
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Ok here is a couple choices for you,
First is if you are not very handy
http://www.powerletproducts.com/index.php
They make bike specific stuff pretty slick, but pricey
Second here is a how to so to speak
http://www.triumphrat.net/speed-trip...er-outlet.html
Wally world sells everything you need or radio shack.
I've seen mount points in the air duct, fender side, instrument gauge and under seat.
First is if you are not very handy
http://www.powerletproducts.com/index.php
They make bike specific stuff pretty slick, but pricey
Second here is a how to so to speak
http://www.triumphrat.net/speed-trip...er-outlet.html
Wally world sells everything you need or radio shack.
I've seen mount points in the air duct, fender side, instrument gauge and under seat.
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A nano holds a charge for over 24 hours nonstop play, my old gen 5 videos used to last over 8 hours during my work shifts. How long are you planning on riding? I'd have to agree with the above poster about not paying attention to an ipod while you ride (anything more that just hitting next or adjusting volume seems rediculous, as bad as cagers on their cell phones) but If you just want a good mount for it then thats easy enough to do using any of a hundred different mounting brackets that are made for cars and retool it a lil to fit your bike nicely, alot of the holders I'm talking about come with a plug in adapter for your cig lighter that you can dismantle and wire directly to your bikes batt or switchable ignition wires, would just be the two wires inside the cig plug, power and ground, they run off of 12 volts, same as your bike. What kind of ipod is it?
edit. btw. I'm pretty sure I've seen a mounting bracket that bolts onto the tank where the fuel cap is that holds an ipod, gps, whatever you want to mount to it as well.
edit. btw. I'm pretty sure I've seen a mounting bracket that bolts onto the tank where the fuel cap is that holds an ipod, gps, whatever you want to mount to it as well.
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1st gen IPOD. It seems to only hold a charge for about 4 hours. The only **** about it is if I dont remember to charge it, it dies on rides. Thanks Y'all for your responses. To tell you the truth I dont really like the tank mount brackets, I did however look into just single 12v lighter adapters that can mount almost anywhere. Also I'm not going to be messing with it while I'm riding (too much anyway), I was mostly wanting to come up with something cool that would add to the gauge cluster. I'll have to check around. What are some good sites to check out the tons of different mounts that you are talking about.