Bikerbrady
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Where do you put your ipod while listening to it through the autocom?
Secondly where have you run the music lead?
Thanks
Biker
Secondly where have you run the music lead?
Thanks
Biker
LISTENING TO IPOD ON YOUR AUTOCOM
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initially had it in the map pouch on my tankbag.
Now got an otterbox and ram mount which is on the handlebars,
Jury is still out wether it will stay there though.
Mate had his in a waterproof kriega pouch which worked pretty well - just got to remember to take it off the bike!
Have photos if needed
Sid
Now got an otterbox and ram mount which is on the handlebars,
Jury is still out wether it will stay there though.
Mate had his in a waterproof kriega pouch which worked pretty well - just got to remember to take it off the bike!
Have photos if needed
Sid
Tank bag 
Bikerbrady
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What ram mount did you use for the back of the otterbox?
there is a specific one that fits to otterbox
www.psalmgear.co.uk do a whole line of mounts, it does vibrate but not enough to faze the ipod yet
Makes it look like you've got an 80's tape walkman on your handlebars though...
www.psalmgear.co.uk do a whole line of mounts, it does vibrate but not enough to faze the ipod yet
Makes it look like you've got an 80's tape walkman on your handlebars though...
Bikerbrady
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Just ordered case and ram mount......thanks 
Biker
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Toddy
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80GB ipod classic in one of these, in a bar bag. Waterproof pouch was about a fiver from Sainsburys. Tried a Ram aquabox but too much vibration and the ipod kept cutting out. Audio cable run forward from the autocom (which is under the seat), under the tank to the headstock, then follows the front brake line up towards the bar bag.
The Bede
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Ersatz Option - An Easy to Follow Five Step Solution
... Step One
... Swipe one £10note from the housekeeping and one tuppeny sandwich bag from the drawer by the sink
... Step Two
... Zip into Currys, or Jenners, or some other place that stocks Lowe-Pro, Tamron, or other brands of digital camera pouch
... Select item with velcro to your liking, spend about a fiver.
... Step Three
... Pop phone and I-Pod into waterproof sandwich bag, pop the lot in your new camera pouch.
... Attach new custom made CEC (Communications & Entertainment Console) to screen mount with the velcro bits
... Connect to wires run under tank
... Step Four
... Pop into the Dog & Duck on the way home for a half or three of Shepherds Scrotum
... Step Five
... Go home and proudly announce the fact that you've just saved £50
Bikerbrady said:
... Step One
... Swipe one £10note from the housekeeping and one tuppeny sandwich bag from the drawer by the sink
... Step Two
... Zip into Currys, or Jenners, or some other place that stocks Lowe-Pro, Tamron, or other brands of digital camera pouch
... Select item with velcro to your liking, spend about a fiver.
... Step Three
... Pop phone and I-Pod into waterproof sandwich bag, pop the lot in your new camera pouch.
... Attach new custom made CEC (Communications & Entertainment Console) to screen mount with the velcro bits
... Connect to wires run under tank
... Step Four
... Pop into the Dog & Duck on the way home for a half or three of Shepherds Scrotum
... Step Five
... Go home and proudly announce the fact that you've just saved £50
Just a warning for ipod owners who are thinking about ottebox/ram mounting to bike.
update from my setup...
fine for about 20 minutes but then the vibrations make the ipod skip and freeze.
Tried sticking a rubber cork spacer on the mount but to no avail.
otterbox and ram mount are ace, just ipod being fly in ointment.
Shame as it made it so accessable to pause / forward the tunes and I've not got wires going into my pockets.
Now attatched to the tank bag which I think may be where it stays unless
RamMan can work out a 'anti-vibration' ram mount!!
update from my setup...
fine for about 20 minutes but then the vibrations make the ipod skip and freeze.
Tried sticking a rubber cork spacer on the mount but to no avail.
otterbox and ram mount are ace, just ipod being fly in ointment.
Shame as it made it so accessable to pause / forward the tunes and I've not got wires going into my pockets.
Now attatched to the tank bag which I think may be where it stays unless
RamMan can work out a 'anti-vibration' ram mount!!
Bikerbrady
Registered user
I have used my ipod in the gym for hundreds of hours in my pocket bouncing around while on the tread mill.............now used it for 3 days on the bike in its otterbox for an hour each time and it plays faultlessly, as for vibration it doesnt vibrate much at all?
One problem I do have though is that when my stereo jack lead that came with the autocom is plugged into the otterbox the left ear speaker in my helmet is slightly muted and the right is fine, plug the lead directly into the ipod and both speakers are equal in volume, Ive found that pulling the 3.5mm jack plug slightly out of the otterbox makes both speakers as they should be, its definitely not the autocom or the ipod as ive tested them, its only when the lead is plugged directly into the otterbox.............. slight fault me thinks?? Still I can live with it as its still securely in the otterbox jack socket I just dont push it all the way in!
Biker
One problem I do have though is that when my stereo jack lead that came with the autocom is plugged into the otterbox the left ear speaker in my helmet is slightly muted and the right is fine, plug the lead directly into the ipod and both speakers are equal in volume, Ive found that pulling the 3.5mm jack plug slightly out of the otterbox makes both speakers as they should be, its definitely not the autocom or the ipod as ive tested them, its only when the lead is plugged directly into the otterbox.............. slight fault me thinks?? Still I can live with it as its still securely in the otterbox jack socket I just dont push it all the way in!
Biker
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hard drive device + vibration = sad rider...kaput!
I'm sure the ram mount would be fine for solid state MP3 players/ipods like the nano, as they are not affected (read; wrecked eventually) by vibration or drops.
you are restricted to 8 gigss at this point but thats still alot of music!
I'm sure the ram mount would be fine for solid state MP3 players/ipods like the nano, as they are not affected (read; wrecked eventually) by vibration or drops.
you are restricted to 8 gigss at this point but thats still alot of music!
Hi Biker, where have you fitted it?? is the otterbox 'braced' against something else?? I have moved the ram mount to the middle of the handlebars so the otterbox is held tight against the crossbar.
Not tested as yet.
Option 2: modded my tankbag:
bit of heavy duty elastic riveted onto the bag and a small safety wire just in case the elastic makes its way over the rivet heads
Still accessable for what I want, lets see how this one gets on!!
Not tested as yet.
Option 2: modded my tankbag:
bit of heavy duty elastic riveted onto the bag and a small safety wire just in case the elastic makes its way over the rivet heads
Still accessable for what I want, lets see how this one gets on!!
Bikerbrady
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Nothing fancy.......just on the handlebar and it isnt braced either
Biker
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Bikerbrady
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aaaaaaah 
spoke too soon! Bloody thing started to skip this morning, looks like its gonna be taken off the bars and I will put it in a handle bar bag
Biker
spoke too soon! Bloody thing started to skip this morning, looks like its gonna be taken off the bars and I will put it in a handle bar bag Biker
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Hi Biker
I found this useful tip on another website some guy has up about mods to his GS etc. http://www.r1200gs.info/howto/ It's listed in the Miscellaneous Projects section. It's cheep to set up too
I set the iPod to suffle songs and zip it up in a pouch in the tank bag. The control allows me to play, pause, skip forward or back and control the vaolume. If you press & hold the Play/Pause button it also switches the iPod off! The only thing is I don't think it is rain proof.
Product description here...
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/airclick
Best prices I've found are here...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss...?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=Airclick
Hope you find this useful!
I found this useful tip on another website some guy has up about mods to his GS etc. http://www.r1200gs.info/howto/ It's listed in the Miscellaneous Projects section. It's cheep to set up too
I set the iPod to suffle songs and zip it up in a pouch in the tank bag. The control allows me to play, pause, skip forward or back and control the vaolume. If you press & hold the Play/Pause button it also switches the iPod off! The only thing is I don't think it is rain proof.
Product description here...
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/airclick
Best prices I've found are here...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss...?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=Airclick
Hope you find this useful!
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