Vibrations also seem well contained, they also sell something called a vibration controller, but I didn’t opt for that.
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Update: Waterproof mobile holder:
Quick update on a new addition to the bike that I’ve wanted to get for a long time. Happened to get gift cards recently for accumulating card points so used some it on this.
I’m the kind of person who doesn’t like to stop while riding when it starts raining so most of what I invest in, be it gear or anything else for that matter is waterproof. Same goes for a mobile holder wherein I want the map to be running always irrespective of the weather. Hence the quest for a waterproof mobile holder.
In my recent post on this thread, I wrote about the GPS Mount I procured (If you’d like to read more about that, please scroll up xD) and I wasn’t too sure about the safety aspect of the older setup.
As you can see from the images, the older mobile holder I purchased from Wecool (Replacement for the Bobo Grip Holder that I managed to break long ago) is a basic spring based holder. Although it is of fairly good quality for the price, at around 600Rs, it is confidence inspiring only if you mount your phone vertically. I like my map in a horizontal or landscape orientation when I have it on the bike so this wasn’t ideal. Although it did do the job, I did’t want to risk the phone sliding out. Another issue I faced was an annoying rattling sound coming from the phone holder (probably some small plastic or moving part inside).
Hence the safety of my phone being more important, decided to go ahead and get the Yellowfin Waterproof Mobile Holder.
I realised that Bobo, Yellowfin, Grand pitstop, LGP and JB Racing rebadge and sell the same mobile holders so you can pick and choose depending on which one has the lowest price at the time. I picked up this holder for about 1800Rs, which is steep, but again the security it offers and the gift card smoothened that bump
The holder comes with both the mirror mount and the handlebar mount attachment so even scooter riders or even Clip On Handlebar users can opt for this product:
After mounting.
With phone.
Self charging port.
The unit also has a sealed charging port that is covered by a little rubber flap . There is a small distance between the phone’s port and the outside (i.e the little tunnel) which is good IMO as it will hold the cable in place. That solves another issue for me where the wind used to pull out the charging cable at speed.
Vibrations also seem well contained, they also sell something called a vibration controller, but I didn’t opt for that. I just put a couple of rubber strips that I had from previous attachments between the clamping mechanism which seems to do the job. Although I’ve only gauged this revving it in neutral and am yet to ride the bike post installation.
The only con however is the durability of the screen/plastic. It is extremely responsive to touch but I’ve heard from BHPian Helix that it tends to get scratched easily. hence I’ve ordered a cheap screen protector (The soft film kind and not tempered glass) to help with that. Other than that, seems like a solid product, and I would recommend it.
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