Quick and cheap Ipod mount
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Quick and cheap Ipod mount
Ok, so I was in a hurry. Still looking for something more permanent but I rigged this up last Sunday for scoot around town.
It's a rubber armored case from Radio shack that has the belt clip thingy with a push button release like on a cell phone holster.
6 ft cord also from Radio Shack. Wanted the 1 ft cord but they only had it in gray instead of the black that blends in better.
Zip tied the cord to the wiring from throttle assembly and then zip tied the quick release clip to the handle bars running the zip tie through the whole where a handlebar mounted mirror would normally go.
Zip here, snip there, plug this in, turn that on and as our neighbors down under say " Bob's your Uncle" and I had the Ipod Nano rigged to my Street Glide.
Ipod does not swing around and the zip tie keeps the fixed back of the top of the clip pinned against the inside of the throttle assembly so you just have to push the little button to release the Ipod.
If I don't find a shorter black cord I will just wind this one tightly and shrinkwrap it in black to clean it up some.
You get off the bike, push the button and unplug the Ipod, throw it in a pocket and you're are on your way.
Probably too much vibration for the hard drive driven Ipods but perfect fit for the Nano or Shuffle.
Primo
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It's a rubber armored case from Radio shack that has the belt clip thingy with a push button release like on a cell phone holster.
6 ft cord also from Radio Shack. Wanted the 1 ft cord but they only had it in gray instead of the black that blends in better.
Zip tied the cord to the wiring from throttle assembly and then zip tied the quick release clip to the handle bars running the zip tie through the whole where a handlebar mounted mirror would normally go.
Zip here, snip there, plug this in, turn that on and as our neighbors down under say " Bob's your Uncle" and I had the Ipod Nano rigged to my Street Glide.
Ipod does not swing around and the zip tie keeps the fixed back of the top of the clip pinned against the inside of the throttle assembly so you just have to push the little button to release the Ipod.
If I don't find a shorter black cord I will just wind this one tightly and shrinkwrap it in black to clean it up some.
You get off the bike, push the button and unplug the Ipod, throw it in a pocket and you're are on your way.
Probably too much vibration for the hard drive driven Ipods but perfect fit for the Nano or Shuffle.
Primo
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RE: Quick and cheap Ipod mount
I just did the same thing with my mp3 player. It's not a nano but a 2GB flash player, very small. I got a small cell phone case and zip tied the belt clip to the handlebars and ran a wire to the aux jack in front of the radio. If anyone wants pics I will post them.
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RE: Quick and cheap Ipod mount
Primo, I did the same as you. I used a black rubber case that had a belt clip attachment. I used a formotion "clip it" mount
http://www.formotionproducts.com/clipit.htm
and mounted it on the left side so I could adjust it and ride with the throttle hand (be very careful, usually on shuffle and only adjustment is to forward a song). I used a three foot cord but I ran it through the left side of the fairing at the hole for the handlebars, around the inside and then back out the ride side of the handlebars, to the front into the aux plug. The bonus of the clip it is that the ipod comes off quickly and I can take in anytime I am off the bike.
http://www.formotionproducts.com/clipit.htm
and mounted it on the left side so I could adjust it and ride with the throttle hand (be very careful, usually on shuffle and only adjustment is to forward a song). I used a three foot cord but I ran it through the left side of the fairing at the hole for the handlebars, around the inside and then back out the ride side of the handlebars, to the front into the aux plug. The bonus of the clip it is that the ipod comes off quickly and I can take in anytime I am off the bike.
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RE: Quick and cheap Ipod mount
Okay Primo - Here I was thinking that you were a man's man, a biker dude, the kind of guy that you cross the street just to avoid passing on the side walk....you know, a genuine badass.
Then I see the song playing on your iPod....
And that image went right out the window. You teenie-bopper you.
Then I see the song playing on your iPod....
And that image went right out the window. You teenie-bopper you.
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RE: Quick and cheap Ipod mount
I have this iPod mount one on my bike. It mounts on the switch housing and uses the top torx head bolt on the right switch housing. This way you can work you iPod with you thumb. This is where I bought it. http://www.2wheeltunes.com/radio_mounts.htm
I also have a retractable cord that goes from the radio to the Ipod, no slack to jack with. It's made by Belkin, cost 20.00.
I also have a retractable cord that goes from the radio to the Ipod, no slack to jack with. It's made by Belkin, cost 20.00.