Hi Joshua, nice to see you! Admittedly, these are really great possibilities with all this smart technology! But for me personally, it's too much on the handlebars... 😉
Yeah, I agree. A setup like this is a super nice option to have, if one's on a trip or so. Aesthetically, clean handlebars are the way to go and it's also good to sometimes just enjoy the ride and not have a phone in the face :D
Hi guys! Thank you so much for your feedback and for supporting this build! Really means a lot to me. Your system is awesome - so easy and such good quality.
This is an awesome video. I'm more of a visual learner so this has given me the information I need to install a quad lock on my brand new Triumph Tiger 900 GT Pro Thank you!
That's an amazing bike. Would love to test ride one of the KTM adventure bikes one day. How do you like it? That's a good choice. The wireless head makes it very tidy because the cable can be connected permanently but it's also quite a bit bulkier. Maybe they'll have a black Friday deal.
@@MotoWrenchers Monster bike Lots of power, excellent suspension, fun to ride, be it on Twisties or straight highway. The bike do like to rev a little higher, or else it will shake a lot, at 120kph highway speeds, I need to use the 5th gear, the 6th would be too low down the rpm range to be comfortable for my taste. Again, beast of a bike.
Yeah I can imagine. It's similar on my SMC 690. But I probably don't travel as far as you on the bike so it's not too big of a deal. One day...looking forward to trying one of them. Ride safe 👊✊✊
Will definitely be getting the quad lock for my BMW after seeing this! Quad lock company if you see this get this man a discount code so we can get him some commission for more bike parts!!! Cheers for another class video Joshua, subs are going to the moon! 🚀 📈
Hi bro! Thank you so much for your kind words! It always makes me smile, reading a comment like yours. Love to hear that. I was really impressed by the simplicity and quality of the quadlock system 👌 #onlyalittlebitsponsored 😅 All jokes aside, it's worth the money if you need your phone for navigation. Thanks again for your comment my friend 🙏😍
@@MotoWrenchers Always a pleasure brother!! It does look so simple and easy to use! Will be essential for navigation when I can come over to Europe after lockdown and tour on my bike!!
@@MotoWrenchers I’m from Scotland 🏴 just outside of Edinburgh :) Aww bro id be so keen for that! Never been to Germany would be class to ride on the R80’s! I’ll bring some whisky 🥃 if you bring the beers 🍻 haha!
Thank you after hours of fiddling watching utube I realised I do need the phone mount with the wireless charger lol I have two spares lol Whoops put them on my bike 🚲 Might try stick One in my car lol
Another amazing video, timely and informative, I will be going with this system on my BMW also. Being a Luddite by nature, I have only recently migrated to having a Smartphone and this will be a wonderful addition! Cable ties are handy, though velcro is much more so. I would be inclined to add a drop of blue loctite to each of the metal screws once the position of all the components are finalized. Keep up the good work my friend, I look forward to the next video.
Hi my friend! How are you doing? I guess you would have made Ned Ludd very proud by living without a smartphone for so long. Crazy that you have endured for so long. Good job! :) I never used velcro on a bike but that seems like a very nice addition to the tool box. Especially now, when it comes to wiring. Thanks for the tip :) That will go onto my list of rather unconventional but very helpful tools (for a future series). Do you have any other unusual tools that are super helpful? My favorite in this category is the syringe. An absolute life saver when it comes to refilling the front break system. Regarding the loctite, there is some on the screws already but you're absolutely right - it can't hurt. I'll add some later. Thanks! Have a great week, my friend!
@@MotoWrenchers Good Morning. We used velcro exclusively in the data industry for cable management. I am of course speaking of the velcro that has the hook and loop on the same tape (not the separate hook tape and loop tape that our mums used on our knickers :) . Primary advantages are that it is stronger than the smaller cable zip ties and even more UV resistant, completely weatherproof and infinitely adjustable and reusable, also will not chafe or pinch wires. AT-205 Re-Seal was made for the automotive industry as an oil additive to help rejuvenate oil seals and was used as an oil additive, has the consistency of water and can be applied directly to old rubber parts on our bikes to help rejuvenate, rubber grommets, fork gators and the like. Works a treat too! I have been on this planet longer that your dad and have picked up many different tools and tips and will gladly share whatever I know for your build.
Nice, I'll definitely pick some AT-205 up if I'll find some. I definitely have a few parts on the BMW that could use a rejuvenating treatment. Would be awesome to reuse a few of those. Thanks a lot :)
@@MotoWrenchers I bought mine on Amazon, here in the states. If you have any trouble finding, let me know and I will ship you a bottle ( No affiliation and I am not a dealer). Application can be a simple as a small cotton cloth or even a small spritz bottle.
@@MotoWrenchers Yeeah, 3300 mega would be equivilent to 3,3 billion amps 😂 I bought a 1991 Bwm r80, monoswing with the classic tank last week, will be nice to follow your progress alongside my own!!
hi, very nice video! just one question: does the Optimate charge your phone while riding with active GPS and full screen brightness on? did you already test this scenario? thank you for your info!
Hi Chris, thank you very much for the feedback 🙏 I unfortunately didn't have a chance to try the set up in real life yet because the BMW is still in the making but I've contacted @OptiMate1 and asked them for an answer. As soon as I know more I'll let you know. Are you also thinking about getting the Quadlock system?
@@MotoWrenchers thx for your comment. I already have exactly the same setup as you have, but running in that issue by using the GPS during a sunny day-ride with fully display brightness on. to me, it seems that the optimate provides too less power to charge my iPhone through the quad lock wireless adapter. so, I'm waiting to hear what your experiences are in real riding... but you can make a test for your own: let your smart phone drop down to approx. 15% state of charge > hook it up on the wireless charger > choose a route on your GPS and press start > turn on your display brightness to max manually > watch out for about half an hour, and see what's happening to your batteries percentage... I would appreciate your feedback very much!!
@@icmz73 Hi Chris, sorry for the delay in this but heard you had a question! To answer your question, YES it will work! The O-108KIT will charge at 3.3A which should be more than enough to maintain and increase your battery state of charge while riding with everything on the phone turned up.
Ah that's a shame. I'm traveling at the moment but will be back in October and will run your test once I'm back home. Once I know how how it turns out, I'll let you know :)
I am planning to build a bracket for the speedo that will place it in the center of the handlebars. Having the phone on the side seemed to me like the best solution to still see both. But you could also place it in the middle which would probably make it easier to see the navigation on the phone. Do you also have a quadlock system, George?
@MotoWrenchers I mean to install the phone charger that you have to dismantle the bike and wire it to the bikes Battery in order for it to work would be so much better to attach to handle bar plug and play instead of all that faff
(1.) Your video could have been 1/3 of the lenght if you didnt love your own voice so much. Less talk = getting more done. (2.) @6.03 = **milliampere**. Not mega-ampere.