So where do you place your radar detector? (and no body parts as the answer) With a wind screen it sort of cuts down the mounting points if you know what I mean. It almost seems like on top of the brake fluid cap or under the handlebars. Then pray for low wind, which is less likely when you have the darn thing in the first place.
Look out for that tree!
Any number of handlebar mounted Ram mounts available. Seems like the most logical place.
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue..."
Current bike: 2012 BMW R1200RT
Previous bikes: 2009 Aprilia Mana, 2009 Piaggio MP3
To mount my little video camera I made a 2mm stainless steel bracket drilled and bent to fix under the left hand mirror with a suitable fitting on top. Works very well. I'll post a piccy if you're interested. If not I'll just climb back in my little hole.
Sorry for the crappy pics...
Clearance at full lock
Oscar Wilde: "I don't want to go to Heaven; none of my friends are there."
2010 Black Mana GT
RSV4 Factory OZ wheels, RSV4 Sachs adjustable Forks, RSV4 brembo 100mm monobloc brakes, RSV4 Factory Rotors, Pilot Road 2 Spec B tires, HyperPro Lowered Suspension, Leo Vince Exhaust, HID Hi/Lo lights,Carbon Front Fender, Carbon LED mirrors, Carbon Heel-guards, cut rear tail, DD Aluminum brake lever, Frame Sliders, Puig Chin Fairing, Rear Hugger, Kaoko Throttle Lock, MFW adjustable footpegs, Custom Painted Wheels/Rotors/Brakes Valentine One Radar, voltmeter, Tach, removed evap can, and lots o decals
I have a ramball that uses the bolt that holds holds handlebar clamp on already for my iPhone w/ tomtom and will do the same for v1.
Current bikes:
2003 Mille-R nicely modified
2004 Yamaha YZF-R1 not much stock stuff left
2007 Vespa GT60 2.9 mile mint bike
2009 Mana 850 "Factory" not much stock stuff left
2011 RSV4 APRC not much stock stuff left
Past Bikes
1987 Yamaha FZ600
1990 Kawasaki EX500
1993 Kawasaki EX500
1994 Kawasaki EX500
2002 Suzuki SV650 Naked
2003 Suzuki SV650S
2004 Piaggio BV200
2004 Piaggio LT-150
2004 Yamaha R6
2004 RSV2 Factory
2004 Ducati 998 Matrix
2006 Yamaha R6
2007 Vespa GT200
Coming soon
MotoGuzzi V7 Racer (will have record kit)
Aprilia Tuono V4
Kawasaki GPZ900 (Top Gun Replica)
CBR900RR (have period correct Ohlins and HRC exhaust)
CB750
BV350
That won't work for GT users unfortunately unless you get a super long rod to get clearance over the dash and screen so the V1 can see down the road...
Oscar Wilde: "I don't want to go to Heaven; none of my friends are there."
2010 Black Mana GT
RSV4 Factory OZ wheels, RSV4 Sachs adjustable Forks, RSV4 brembo 100mm monobloc brakes, RSV4 Factory Rotors, Pilot Road 2 Spec B tires, HyperPro Lowered Suspension, Leo Vince Exhaust, HID Hi/Lo lights,Carbon Front Fender, Carbon LED mirrors, Carbon Heel-guards, cut rear tail, DD Aluminum brake lever, Frame Sliders, Puig Chin Fairing, Rear Hugger, Kaoko Throttle Lock, MFW adjustable footpegs, Custom Painted Wheels/Rotors/Brakes Valentine One Radar, voltmeter, Tach, removed evap can, and lots o decals
Bro, sorry to say it, but that looks butt ugly on the bike! Take it off...you cannot possibly go that fast on the jersey turnpike anyways given traffic and construction these days...right?
Not gonna happen, it isn't there for aesthetics but functionality and has saved my a** NUMEROUS times... I could have gone for a different unit I could have hidden somewhere but nothing beats a Valentine One IMHO so pretty or not it is there to stay. Not to mention it is actually hidden behind my brake reservoir I actually went out of the way to show pics of it from behind.
The fact is it has been on the bike for EVERY other pic I have taken and no one even noticed it until I took the close up shots.
Oh, BTW, we have more than the Jersey Turnpike in NJ as well... Believe it or not but we are up to like 3 roads up here these days not to mention all these other states like NY and PA I am allowed to ride in too!
Oscar Wilde: "I don't want to go to Heaven; none of my friends are there."
2010 Black Mana GT
RSV4 Factory OZ wheels, RSV4 Sachs adjustable Forks, RSV4 brembo 100mm monobloc brakes, RSV4 Factory Rotors, Pilot Road 2 Spec B tires, HyperPro Lowered Suspension, Leo Vince Exhaust, HID Hi/Lo lights,Carbon Front Fender, Carbon LED mirrors, Carbon Heel-guards, cut rear tail, DD Aluminum brake lever, Frame Sliders, Puig Chin Fairing, Rear Hugger, Kaoko Throttle Lock, MFW adjustable footpegs, Custom Painted Wheels/Rotors/Brakes Valentine One Radar, voltmeter, Tach, removed evap can, and lots o decals
"Oh, BTW, we have more than the Jersey Turnpike in NJ"
I have yet to ride this bike on the NJTP and still have managed to exceed 100mph (GPS) several times on I78, I80, and some Pine Barrens roads. Personally, I'd rather have a Deer Detector than Radar.
Ray
'10 White GT
Right on bro...ride safe!Originally Posted by PSolk
Not gonna happen, it isn't there for aesthetics but functionality and has saved my a** NUMEROUS times... I could have gone for a different unit I could have hidden somewhere but nothing beats a Valentine One IMHO so pretty or not it is there to stay. Not to mention it is actually hidden behind my brake reservoir I actually went out of the way to show pics of it from behind.
The fact is it has been on the bike for EVERY other pic I have taken and no one even noticed it until I took the close up shots.
Oh, BTW, we have more than the Jersey Turnpike in NJ as well... Believe it or not but we are up to like 3 roads up here these days not to mention all these other states like NY and PA I am allowed to ride in too!
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