This thread is a waste of time without pictures
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I agree with you.
In the meantime:
1) Check out some of the pics on RAM's motorcycle page:
RAM® Mounts is the industry leader in rugged motorcycle and car phone mounts, rugged tablet mounts for trucks, forklift mounts, and more. Find the perfect device mount for your car, truck, motorcycle, plane, forklift, snowmobile & many more.
rammount.com
My guess is that
@catd, the OP, is using RAM's U-Bolt Base (and a RAM extension arm, and some unspecified) phone holder:
Ideal for motorcycle handlebars, the RAM-B-231ZU consists of a 1" B size rubber ball attached to a zinc-coated metal U-bolt base. Designed to sit at right angles to the mounting rail, the U-bolt base accommodates rails from .5" to 1.25" in diameter. Included are black cover caps to be placed...
rammount.com
2) If you interested in further reading on this subject, you might enjoy two related articles (with lots of pics) I wrote for webBikeWorld about five years ago:
Motorcycle phone mounts reviewed and ranked and a primer on RAM mounts.
www.webbikeworld.com
RAM mounts reviewed, a primer on RAM mounts
www.webbikeworld.com
3) Since then, Apple (in particular) has warned of possible damage to its more recent, more sophisticated, and apparently more delicate phones when mounted on motorcycles. I link to those warnings in a post from 2021:
I plan to put a ram mount on my Burgie before the next spring riding season begins. Show me your favorite phone holders, please? I have an iPhone SE in a case. Thank you!
www.burgmanusa.com
So if I were doing another article, I would only discuss phone mounts that have provision for vibration dampening:
- I already had a Hondo Garage Perfect Squeeze (Motorcycle Mounting Systems), so after that warning from Apple I ordered the companion vibration dampener (which, unfortunately, is fairly bulky).
- If I were starting from scratch, I'd probably order a system from Quad Lock (Motorcycle). They have a more compact setup, including their more integrated optional vibration dampener. The downside of their systems -- which, to me, look very convenient and very well made -- is that you have to use one of their cases for your phone, which might be something someone like me does not want to do.
- Another possibility is a setup from Peak Design (Mobile Cases & Mounts). I'm not very familiar with their products, but one of them got a favorable review in Motorcycle.com, as I recall, and their systems have a vibration dampener.
Those are the only three outfits that I'm aware that have specific anti-vibration motorcycle mounts, and I try to keep up with the subject.
