I have just purchased a new 2016 R1200RT (coming off of a 2004 R1150RT). I would like to know where fellow riders are attaching their cell phones. I have added the illum barbacks and I have a bluetooth ready helmet. I think if I add a ram mount to the barbacks it will obscure my view of the odometer and/or the speedometer. I would like to place it above the gas cap, but how do I get it to stay in place without velcro which would be ugly when the phone is not attached?
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Where do you attach your cell phone
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dsmith12002492
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I keep mine in a small Pelican case inside the trunk. All phone/music functions are handled through Siri and bluetooth headset.
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I don't have a new RT (yet), so I can't offer an answer to your original question. I will make one comment, though. I keep my phone in a pocket so I can get to it if I happen to part company with my bike and need to summon help. If you use your phone for navigation or have some other reason to attach it to the bike, maybe consider getting one of those cheap, no-feature phones to keep on your body as a backup.
It seems like there are a ton of mounting options from Ram Mounts, et al. Surely someone makes a mount for your phone that can either work on your bars, tank bag, or elsewhere.
Sorry I couldn't offer specific help. Good luck, and enjoy the new ride!
I don't have a new RT (yet), so I can't offer an answer to your original question. I will make one comment, though. I keep my phone in a pocket so I can get to it if I happen to part company with my bike and need to summon help. If you use your phone for navigation or have some other reason to attach it to the bike, maybe consider getting one of those cheap, no-feature phones to keep on your body as a backup.
It seems like there are a ton of mounting options from Ram Mounts, et al. Surely someone makes a mount for your phone that can either work on your bars, tank bag, or elsewhere.
Sorry I couldn't offer specific help. Good luck, and enjoy the new ride!
I set up special ringtones for my wife, kids, and a few select pals. If they call and it's safe to answer, I'll take it. If it's anyone else, or if there is any safety issue, it goes to voicemail.
Question, is this only if you have an iphone, or will a samsung appear on the NAV IV Screen. I will read that part of the manual, i just did not think it was an option.
did not even think of setting up different ring tones, that is a good idea and I will keep the phone in the trunk if I can't figure out how to "affix" a "plastic" cell phone to a "plastic" tank without using ugly velcro.
BTW - LOVE the RT
I have an android phone; a sena 20s bluetooth on my helmet. can i program my Nav V. to see who is calling or does this only work with the BMW sponsored Schuberth product?
I like to keep it in the right glove box, I plug it in, it charges the phone so no need to carry extra stuff. I don't have the calls come in to the Nav V but do have the weather apt. I don't want the distraction of knowing I have call to make or take. It's a Galaxy s7. So say you should carry the phone on your person in the event of a get off...
Jay
Jay
lee
Debbie's Servant
If the RT does not have a good place for a permanent Ram Ball, a Ram Claw may work.
http://www.gpscity.com/ram-mount-to...ease-clamp-base-1-inch-b-ball-rap-b-400u.html
http://www.gpscity.com/ram-mount-to...ease-clamp-base-1-inch-b-ball-rap-b-400u.html
pglaves
#13338
Mine is either in a pocket or in my topcase. Turned off. Calls go to voice mail. When I stop I check messages. In a car inattentive driving may cause damage. On a bike it is more likely to hurt or kill the rider. I do not delude myself into thinking I am different and superior so can use the phone without distraction. I hate it when I see it and simply won't do it.
Agreed. It wasn't a phone, but trying to look at a car GPS in driving rain on the freeway while riding. It's amazing the amount of time you spend distracted...and the distance you travel...without realizing it. In my case, I realized that in a second, I would be off the road. The freeway turned and I wasn't. Obviously, I caught myself in time, but it was a wake me up "call".
Chris
BMW Triumphant
Ed Kilner #176066
The GS clamps from Wonderlich (or was it Touratech?) are nice and sold by the pair for a bit more than a single side from BMW.
I use a RAM ball-on-a-stud in the mounting hole. Had to special order the coarse thread one if memory serves. RAM does not inventory stuff, saves up orders until enough for a production run. That's the story I was told by a local and reputable dealer.
