HP2S Accessorizing (farkles). Is This Wrong?
 

Ok, likely gonna incur the wrath of some, but couldn't resist using that threaded hole for a RAM ball and mounting the GPS.

http://jpalamar.smugmug.com/photos/4...46_P9oVq-L.jpg

Also, never liked those skinny grips and Grip Puppies solve that probem for me:

http://jpalamar.smugmug.com/photos/4...7_Tq8Bp-XL.jpg

I managed to sneak out for an hour yesterday to ride the HP2S for the first time. Lots of FL traffic for a Sunday afternoon, and likely I won't add much to the accolades this bike has received. In one word: WOW!

No worse than painting a mustache on the Mona Lisa. Do you need a GPS to find the map in your back pocket, John?

If some really wants to make a couple of bucks they'll find a way to interface the GPS display onto the existing LCD.

You do like those Grip Puppies don't you John.

IMO for that bike:
its not were you're gonna go, its who's chasing ya.:)
Put a radar detector on, it will be worth it
But hey what do i know, my detector keeps blowing off:(
its sergios fault.

cya
jeff

Jeff, have you seen the new windscreen mount by Legal Speeding. It has possibilities for mounting the V1 where you can still see the LCD.

Actually, can put anything on it. Just thought I'd twist a tail or two with the GPS on it...of course all in fun.

But, this has been covered in detail and my only minor disappointment is being able to see out of the mirrors. Of course been covered. I'm heading out to an Autozone or Discount Auto and see if perhaps I can find some of those convex 1/2 dollar sized stickies for the mirrors. Twice yesterday had a crazy coming up in the passing lane at very high speed and the mirrors were all but useless. Small price to pay and this usually only a probelm on multi-lane interestates.

John, the HP2S is not supposed to be passed, thus no worry about the rearview mirror. lol

Yeah, well NOT being a politico nor an HD rider with a get-out-of-jail free card I have to let the crazies pass!:D

MY fault?!?! I've never had issues peeling and fastening 3M velcro strips... maybe you should use some stuff from your work. ;)

Jeff is just faster, Sergio... :D

Windscreen Mount Legalspeeding
 

What do think of tis Functional Farkle?:cool:

http://www.legalspeeding.com/images/AWM_pics/Slide6.JPG

if that's the little suction cup do-hickey that comes with the V-1, i tried that and was dang lucky i'd thought ahead and tethered the V-1, cause that little box "de-sucked" itself from the windscreen and came right off when i hit a bump.
flew back and whacked me in the helmet.
once.
it was velcro from the on. the kinda velcro you tie jeeps into transport aircraft with.

ps: it ain't no sissy plastic plastic neither. that V-1 left a mark and made off with some of my helmet paint in the process!

Brad, V1's cases are not plastic, they are magnesium - something about EM shielding. ;)

....if ya wanted an RT...oh nevermind.

...Q...

...what´s that round, bicycle bell like, thing above that Garmin... :confused:

antenna... and I think I just threw up in my mouth a little. Would you put that on a 1098?

sergio~
mag verses plastic explains why it took a hunk out of my helmet, verses shattering into a ga-zillion little black pieces.

roloo~
not sure what that is either, but it loooks like he raped/pillaged one of the battery straps to play the part of "the bungee".

hifi guy~
personally, i'd put a gps on any bike i ride from now on. besides the obvious feature of getting you "unlost", if you set the zoom correctly, it's a great way to see what's coming up next...without seeing it. really handy.

fer instance: stuck in traffic behind cars/trailers. look at gps. see on map that in a little while there's a nice long straightaway coming up. change mind about passing in risky corners, wait until straight shows up, be prepared, blitz past.

that kinda thing.

don't use it to find the nearest greek food restaurant, but if necessary, most gps units will do that too.

Brad, those are not the suction cup thingys that come with the V1. It has stong stickum thingys I think. They don't the windscreen any harm.

i dunno bubba.
everytime i've messed with the structural integrity of a windscreen, whether it be suction cups, killer velcro, holes with rubber grommets, washers and bolts....i've always had the same result.
the windscreen is made to be a windscreen. it's a pretty tough job, and that windscreen is fairly busy doing the job.
when you go a slap in a new element, an unbalanced weight...in my experience, things tend to get wiggy.
dual purpose bikes do two things "ok", but neither "brilliant".
asking a windscreen to take on a dual purpose job it wasn't designed for...it's just never panned out well for me.

I tried the half dollar mirrors on the hp2 already.
couldn't get them to work properly, no place fit correctly imo

Bubba,
I used to use suction cups on my rt.
It ruined the wind screen.

Sergio,
face up to it sergio its your fault. Ask Ralf, if he is not the culprit then it has to be you.:):):)

Ralf,
mein heir, ist es sicher

Looks an antenna for a Sirius radio

Jeff, next time, try acetone on the metal parts before applying velcro strips. ;)

Good advice BUT please be very careful with acetone. Virtually anything classified as a plastic is TOAST with acetone. Denatured alcohol not as good but a helluva lot safer.

To add to this already screwed up thread, 3M 'Dual Mounts' much, much better for strength (not talking about adhesive, but the mount itself).

And Jeff, likely you are correct but I have acquired some variety of the convex mirrors, and will try it myself. Hell, I can't screw the visibility any worse than it is.

The 3M stuff is called Dual Lock...
I'd never heard or seen it before. Jeff's problem was that the adhesive on the velcro strip came off the aluminium, not that the velcro same undone from itself.

Sorry Sergio, not sure why I called them Dual Mount as opposed to Dual Lock. Anyone with a boat, etc uses them. BTW, Cee Bailey uses them for their headlight protectors too. Radio Shack sells the stuff, etc.

V1 uses the 3M Dual Lock to mount the power adapter for the V1. It's 1/2" square black. Cee Bailey's is white and round.

What youse guyz really want to do is to kill the slick surface of the aluminum (it looked anodized to me, but not certain on that one) with a scotchbrite pad or similar. Then give it the acetone treatment. After that you should have more stickie.

Ahhhh... Lars and his avatar. Thanks for the link to the original! Seeing the whole package is NICe!

[QUOTE=
To add to this already screwed up thread, 3M 'Dual Mounts' much, much better for strength (not talking about adhesive, but the mount itself).

And Jeff, likely you are correct but I have acquired some variety of the convex mirrors, and will try it myself. Hell, I can't screw the visibility any worse than it is.[/QUOTE]

the 3M is what i was using and blew off to Sergio's amusement:D
good luck the mirrors. How something so small can be so frustrating ....

They come in different sizes, shapes, colors, and density Bubba. Take a look, I think on the left side, there's a piece of black Dual Lock on the RT (maybe right).

That's what she said. :p

...yet, she still agreed to marry YOU!... go figure...

I did the little round convex mirror thing and the result is a net positive but not a real solution. Since they cover a part of the mirror that gives you a good view of your elbows you don't lose much...but you don't gain much either.

Anton had suggested that a set of R11S mirrors might work. I dropped by his house the other day and matched up my template of the base of the HP2S mirror with the mount on the R11S. The holes are close but do not appear to mate up. I still think an extender will work.

As to the GPS thing. I guess when you live in a part of the country with either few roads or where the map looks like a grid the GPS may seem unimportant but for exploring the back road twisties in these parts (western Va/West VA) it's the perfect tool. You don't have to stop to study the map either. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1227068151.jpg

Mirror extensions won't do squat, IMO. They'll raise the mirrors up more than out, and it won't be by much. I tried them on a SuperHawk, and they didn't help at all. And the mirror stalks are more horizontal on the Honda.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1227076671.jpg


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1227076685.jpg

Sergio, you are SOOO tactful :cool:

i noticed it John. What's it for?

I'm still wanting to know if there is a way to integrate the GPS display on the LCD. It would be monochromatic I know.

Well I just couldn't post the link right out in the open now, could I??? :D

That Garmin's XM antenna, which now comes with Best of Sirius, too. Works with zumo, and several other Garmin m/c gps, a few marine units, too.

Marine AND aviation units as well (e.g. 396, 496 etc.) Also, with marine and aviation units can subscrbe to weather. NOT weather alerts but NEXRAD radar and cloud cover, among a lot of marine info that's not needed. Expensive tho' at 50 bucks a month. The 9.95 Skywatch version USELESS, the 29.95 version 'ok', but no cloud-cover mosaic.

We LD tourers like this stuff!:D:D

I found an interesting way to mount a GPS on the HP2 Sport. Seems the two front bolts on the HP2S that hold the tank down can be removed and an aluminum bracket installed to hold a GPS just above the tank.

From the above link:

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...n/IMGP1826.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...n/IMGP1821.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...n/IMGP1822.jpg