QUAD LOCK IPHONE SYSTEM

[E11even_Hunnit]

Be aware.!

And a bit careful. I love the quad lock system, and have use it for my iPhone for years. BUT - when I upgraded to the iPhone 11 Pro... things went badly. When mounted to the handlebar, the vibration from the bike (I'm on a 2013 CB1100) wrecked the camera focusing stabilizer motors on the new phones (iPhone 8 and newer). I ate through 3 phones in 2 weeks, running the camera each time (all covered by Apple, thankfully) before I found a solution I could live with.

Rubber bits on the bar first didn't help. Some add-on dampening set ups were way to bulky and ridiculous. So - I chose to get it off the bar altogether and created a mounting bracket that actually tied into the Speedo Cluster/Instuments - so that the quad lock mount is actually attached to the existing dampening rubber mounts that hold the instrument panel. Seems complicated, but actually simple (although a little work to install).

Just a warning. I can post pics if/when anyone is keen on it.

-Mike

THIS IS 100% TRUE

I use the RAM Mount X Claw(have for years), had a 6S Plus I bought new in 2016, unfortunately that phone flew off on the highway due to 2 missing rubber stops back in January. In hindsight, the mount was never intended to be used at highway speeds without the rubber corner harness that helps support it in place, much less with only 2 rubber stops. At least not without a good enough fairing/cowl to eliminate all the wind pressure. That was one lesson learned

Due to this incident, I was then forced to buy an iPhone 11, first camera lasted a while...1st replacement back in August, then 2nd one back in November...

I'm going install a set of new rubber stops on the X mount that have been sitting inside their shipping packaging since January, and try the slightly larger "tablet" sized corner harness. If my phone camera fails again(Still under warranty). I'll have to figure out another solution..