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[BSDThw]

If you don't close the throttle complete the bike will coast.

[CliC]

Paul, yes, I was using the 2013 smartphone app as as supporting evidence that a larger, color, hi-res display is advantageous. If it were a bike accessory, it would be waterproofed and have a handlebar mount. And it would be readable in daylight (which, unfortunately, most smartphones aren't).

[ZeroSinMA]

Paul, yes, I was using the 2013 smartphone app as as supporting evidence that a larger, color, hi-res display is advantageous. If it were a bike accessory, it would be waterproofed and have a handlebar mount. And it would be readable in daylight (which, unfortunately, most smartphones aren't).

Buy this one.

http://www.thinkbiologic.com/products/bike-mount-iphone-4

I put my iPhone in it, run the Google Maps app and that's my Zero GPS.

Waterproof and rock solid. I move it to my mountain bike when I'm doing trails. If it doesn't fall off on trails, it won't on my Zero.

Have to slide it off its halnflebar mount using the quick release to get to the start key but that's a minor annoyance.

[dahlheim]

i have had great success on various motorcycles with Ram-mounts

http://www.rammount.com/Products/AppleMounts/tabid/1647/Default.aspx#/

[ZeroSinMA]

i have had great success on various motorcycles with Ram-mounts

http://www.rammount.com/Products/AppleMounts/tabid/1647/Default.aspx#/

In the rain?

[wainair]

i have had great success on various motorcycles with Ram-mounts

http://www.rammount.com/Products/AppleMounts/tabid/1647/Default.aspx#/

In the rain?

Maybe in conjunction with one of these cases. Lifeproof is expensive but they do work. I've been swimming with my iphone shooting video and it worked perfect. They are good for about 5-10 feet under water.

http://www.lifeproof.com/shop/iphone-4-4s

I bought it originally because I kayak a lot in the summer and this keeps my iphone good and safe around the water.

[dahlheim]

i have a waterproof case also from ram-mounts that i have used in heavy rain.

[Nukie]

I already know the first thing I will be getting for my 2013 model. A louder horn. Because the bike is so quiet, a louder horn is a safety must-buy for me.

I have a Stebel air horn on my Vespa and it has saved my life many times when cars change lanes on top of me. The horn sounds like a diesel truck and motorists jump when I use it. Definitely gets their attention.

Just need to figure out the wiring to make sure it can be hooked up into the electrical system. (If anyone has already put one on their bike, do share)

http://www.stebel.it/stebel2012/products.asp?IDserie=14&uso=1&tipologia=moto

The second will be a modulating brake light. I notice that cars stay off my butt at intersections with a flashing brake light catching their attention.

[NoiseBoy]

I'm pretty sure the large stebel would exceed the capability of the onboard DC-DC converter

[protomech]

This page claims the stebel pulls 18A. The onboard DC/DC is good for 400W or about 30A (lights and other stuff probably pull 6-8A, so it might be close). You would have to hardwire it into the 12V system.

http://www.twistedthrottle.com/stebel-nautilus-compact-dual-tone-motorcycle-air-horn-12-volt-139-db-black-or-chrome

[NoiseBoy]

I have the smaller Stebel on my KTM, TM28 magnum iirc which only draws 6-7A and its pretty loud, the higher tone option moreso.  Could be the smart choice, on previous bikes I just used the standard horn relay circuit without issue as its only short bursts.