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iPhone mount? USB charger?

Do any of you guys have an iPhone mount for the bike?

Also, whats the best way for me to add a cigarette style or USB charger?

I have one. It's a RAM mount. I have the universal finger grip RAM mount so I can keep my iphone in its otterbox case.

I have a SAE connection coming from my battery, so it sticks out near my handlebars. I connect a 12v to SAE adapter to that, and in the 12V adapter I have a usb charger.

I don't really use my iphone mount anymore. I just keep it in my tank bag and charge it using the method described above.
 
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+1 on RAM Mount
It works great, I can take a picture if you want to see how I have it mounted. As for power I'm looking into making a self contained water sealed supply that takes 12V in and puts 5V out a usb style connector. I can give you a sample circuit diagram as a starting point if you're interested in going that route.
 
I did this:
http://www.600riders.com/forum/fz6-mods/29677-iphone-mount-ped-3-a.html

Very involved but its awesome and I love the placement. I am working on a USB charger to keep it charged. I got far but accidentally switched polarities and blew out the rectifier. I used this

belkin-micro-auto-charger-1a.jpg
 
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I did this:
http://www.600riders.com/forum/fz6-mods/29677-iphone-mount-ped-3-a.html

Very involved but its awesome and I love the placement. I am working on a USB charger to keep it charged. I got far but accidentally switched polarities and blew out the rectifier. I used this

belkin-micro-auto-charger-1a.jpg

I have a 12v power outlet mounted on the right side of my frame, where there is a "spare" threaded hole, for the horn, which can be mounted on either side of the bike, and which has mounting points on each side of the frame, but only one horn...this works well, because you can run the cables for the 12v outlet through the hole in the front of the frame, where the throttle cables, etc, run through....i used a bit of shrink wrap to tidy up the wires, and connected the wires directly to the battery....

I use a suction cup mount to mount my iphone....

Here are some pics.....
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I also use the same belkin usb adaptor for the I phone, GPS, etc...

:thumbup:
 
I did this:
http://www.600riders.com/forum/fz6-mods/29677-iphone-mount-ped-3-a.html

Very involved but its awesome and I love the placement. I am working on a USB charger to keep it charged. I got far but accidentally switched polarities and blew out the rectifier. I used this

belkin-micro-auto-charger-1a.jpg

I recently got one of those Ped3Form and I've been trying it on the car (which does not have the same vibrations as the bike!!!). I have an OtterBox case on the iPhone. The Ped3From is supposed to work with cased/naked iPhones.
So far it seems to work great and hold the phone pretty well, but I have not used it on the bike yet.

Some time ago I got one of those Belkin 12V USB adaters (I got it at Walmart) and it comes with 2 USB ports.
I still need to get the 12V socket.
Eventually I'll mount the whole thing on the bike, once I do that I'll share some pictures
 
I mounted mine under the fairing , there is a spare hole there and it keeps it nice and dry. The wires are not visible as they run from the bracket along the fairing to under the tank.

edit: talking about the 12v socket, not the iphone obviously!
 
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For power I got this device from Amazon that gives USB power right off the Battery Tender. Works great and it can be used for all sorts of electrical devices. Pretty sweet.

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/SAE-2-Pin-USB-Charger-Adapter/dp/B007VFFQRE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336529162&sr=8-1]Amazon.com: SAE 2-Pin to USB Charger Adapter: Electronics[/ame]

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