phone charger

Appreciate all the good info. Since I am flying out to Albuquerque, New Mexico and riding home to Sacramento, California, I opted for the socket and cord from Powerlet because I don't have time for tinkering and the socket is a plug and play unit....FYI their socket is $20 vs. $40 for the one that comes in an envelope labeled Triumph.
 
I have a universal 12v outlet wired to my saddlebag. I have a dual USB adapter plugged into it with two phones charging at a time. One is an iPhone with a 2m cable run up to my handlebars where I use an Otterbox and belt clip ziptied to the bar. The phone clips on and off with one hand and I can even type quick messages with my thumb at lights. Great for Nav and music. I have an older pic of the setup when I had my iPhone 4 in my pics. The set up is similar with my iPhone 5. I have the iPhone 5s and new bars comming soon, so I'll post a new picture of the setup soon.
 
power outlets

I put a dual USB adapter in my left saddle bag and a power outlet on the plastic panel on the right side of the fork.

http://www.r3owners.net/accessories/16511-12-volt-outlet-stupid-question.html

I can program a route on the iphone map app and it will automatically reduce the music volume on the speaker to tell me a turn is approaching at the same time as keeping it fully charged in my saddle bag.

I haven't actually used the front power outlet yet, but could charge the speaker if I needed or power a gps if I got one.

I have a hard time seeing the map on the iPhone, it could be the age, mine, not the phone
 
I have seen a bloke using a small solar panel about the size of an I phone strapped on top of his pack to charge his phone said it worked well.
 
Best emergency charger I've seen and really sensible for anyone traveling is one of those small wind-up torches. Not only gives you light when there is no power or batteries, but has a plug for charging your phone. 30 seconds of winding would give you more than enough phone charge back for a few minutes talk time. It's about the size of an egg. Unfortunately the handle broke and the connectors were for Nokia phones ......... but a brilliant idea.
 
I thought I'd post a picture of my new fabricated windshield and my iPhone mount. I have a lightning adapter cable going from under the seat to the clip. I still have 20/20 vision, so the placement is perfest for me. I had placed the phone on the handelbar next to me left hand, but it was too distracting to look left to see the phone map or see an incoming text and see if it's important enough to pull over and reply. In the center works well and I can screen calls before answering using my headset. I often work while riding. I know, scold me as you wish, but I comfortable with this. photo 1.JPG photo 2.JPG
 
Why would you even consider reading text messages while riding? :eek: Get a headset and make use of technology if a mobile office is a must. I can listen to texts and reply by txt by just speaking into my Scala. Ditto with the GPS.
Bad enough watching for cagers doing it. Imagine what we'd all say if some idiot drove into one of us because he/she was texting or staring at a GPS. There'd be calls for life inprisonment and public humiliation. Being on a bike doesn't make it OK.
 
I wouldn't be able to read the screen anyway. Unless I had my glass's on and then I wouldn't be able to see the road. I'd prefer to see the road so I'll leave the phone and glass's in my pocket while riding or driving. I can handle being out of contact with the rest of the world for a tank of fuel at a time. I think that might be one of the reasons I ride a bike. Remember back in the 80's 10 days away at Bathurst no contact with anyone except 40 odd mates, service station operators, publicans and police.
 
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