What do you do with your garage door opener?

[mosrrt]

I am always looking for a place to put the garage door opener on the RT.
I am sure that there are a lot of ideas here that I have just not thought of .

Needs to be easy to use with riding gloves , protected from the weather, and not easy to steal

Mike

 

[motodan]

Left side "glove" box would be most obvious for easy access and lockable protected from thief and weather..

 

[lee]

If you ride with a tank bag you can place a mini remote in the map window.

 

[BrianAMcPhail]

Left side "glove" box would be most obvious for easy access and lockable protected from thief and weather..

Yes- exactly. My OEM remote is super light and small- so it is stuck to the door with heavy duty velcro, and does not interfere with the door's normal behavior. (it still pops up on it's own)

I also have a Mo door remote that I will not be needing (it seems) unless I get another bike. My Victory was lacking a good place for a OEM remote- so I got the Mo Door which fit perfectly behind the side cover- switch stuck to the forward facing surface. The RT is lacking a really great place for the MO door remote- so it seems I have come full circle..

 

[lkraus]

My solution is here.

Waterproof switch added to a pocket sized fob, fastened under a panel. It's secure enough - the button is useless away from my home, the fob is unreachable without removing the body panel, and I don't leave the bike parked outside the house. On the approach to my driveway I'm too busy slowing, shifting, turning to be fumbling for the button in a tank bag, pocket, or compartment.

Lots of other ideas in "Similar Threads" down below ↓↓↓.

 

[graywulff]

I place mine in the right side pocket of my riding jacket. It's always there...wear all the gear, all the time. I can activate it without taking off my glove, just press the pocket.

Ride safe,
Paul

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[strataj]

I place mine in the right side pocket of my riding jacket. It's always there...wear all the gear, all the time. I can activate it without taking off my glove, just press the pocket.

Ride safe,
Paul

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[dlong]

 

[Paul_F]

My solution is here.

Waterproof switch added to a pocket sized fob, fastened under a panel. It's secure enough - the button is useless away from my home, the fob is unreachable without removing the body panel, and I don't leave the bike parked outside the house. On the approach to my driveway I'm too busy slowing, shifting, turning to be fumbling for the button in a tank bag, pocket, or compartment.

Lots of other ideas in "Similar Threads" down below ↓↓↓.

I do this with my K but on the R1100RT I have a shelf and a black plastic triangle with a garage door mounted on it. When travelling the opener is mounted with Velcro under the shelf.

I do have a second remote button but being a procrastinator, for the last three years I been carefully considering where else to mount the opener before using the second pocket size fob.

 

[Paul_F]

This the remote button. You simply wire into your existing garage door opener. When I eventually put the R1100's remote hidden under the body work, I'll lengthen the wires.

Cheers!

 

[mosrrt]

This the remote button. You simply wire into your existing garage door opener. When I eventually put the R1100's remote hidden under the body work, I'll lengthen the wires.

Cheers!

So where do you purchase a remote button ?
Mike

 

[r0ckrat]

Why not wire the remote into the flask-to-pass switch, and just hide it under the bodywork?

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[mosrrt]

Why not wire the remote into the flask-to-pass switch, and just hide it under the bodywork?

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The remote is something like 1.2 volts , the high beam flash is 12v

 

[t6pilot]

My mini door opener is Velcro’d to the inside lid of left compartment under handle bars. No issues in 5 years

 

[mosrrt]

My mini door opener is Velcro’d to the inside lid of left compartment under handle bars. No issues in 5 years

Can the remote be operated when riding up to the door ?

 

[Paul_F]

So where do you purchase a remote button ?
Mike

https:tapeswitch.com/store/pro....php?prod=8201

After going through old threads I found this which is most likely where I was able to find mine.

Cheers!

 

[CharlesH]

I keep my opener in the right forearm pocket of my darien jacket.

 

[66789]

I'm surprised that BMW doesn't offer a built-in garage door opener option yet. (Or did I miss it?)

 

[RadioFlyer]

3D printed and mounted using a cheap 8mm mirror mount.

 

[r0ckrat]

The remote is something like 1.2 volts , the high beam flash is 12v

Resistors...

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