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[Starpower]

Check out this link - https://www.s1000r.co.uk/index.php/topic,6349.10.html

It seems many have destroyed their phones from bike vibes and bumps. It sure is a drag if we can’t mount it on the bike. Anyone experience vibe damage to cameras? So far I’ve been ok on both bikes but I think I’m no longer willing to take the risk. Just this morning I noticed a slight dent in my rear rim bead. The phone is clearly taking no hits.

[ESokoloff]

I've spent the last 13 months & about 15k miles commuting on a DSR.
My 6s+ has been along for the ride (handlebar mounted) for all but a handful of those miles with no signs of any issues.   
It still takes crappy close ups at times, same as when new

I'm thinking the issue is with phones mounted to ICE handlebars.

[Richard230]

I certainly wouldn't want to mount a smart phone (i or otherwise) on the handlebars of my Royal Enfield Bullet. 

[Starpower]

It certainly is hit and miss with many having issue and many not. I don't believe that ICE bike makes much difference as with my experience my bike/phone takes the biggest hits from pot holes and crappy roads in general the vibes seem trivial by comparison. IDK, but I plan to use an old 5c for here on out that has been retired to just a music player in my shop.

[originalspacerob]

No issues here. On any of my iphones. Been mounting them to the bars on all my bikes for the last 8 years. Even my enduro bike for the woods. I use RAM mounts on all the bikes so maybe thats why. They dampen a bit with the rubber ball mounts.  I could see maybe if they were solid mounted and you had it on a Harley or single cylinder bike solid mounted to your bars. The suspension on most bikes should cushion road vibrations enough that the vibrations would be no worse than walking around with it in your pocket.


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[BrianTRice@gmail.com]

A Zero will thankfully vibrate a phone less than an ICE bike.

However, I have had an iPhone 7 "bricked" by wearing on the Lightning charging port because I was charging while riding from my USB outlet, and the cable over time was applying lateral force inside the inlet. This probably related to some dense cockpit layouts I use while traveling, using a tank bag, phone holster, and a couple of other items near each other. After a while, it wouldn't take a charge so I traded it in. Now I'm more careful to ensure the cable doesn't apply any forces to the phone.

[ESokoloff]

I've spent the last 13 months & about 15k miles commuting on a DSR.
My 6s+ has been along for the ride (handlebar mounted) for all but a handful of those miles with no signs of any issues.   
It still takes crappy close ups at times, same as when new

I'm thinking the issue is with phones mounted to ICE handlebars.

Will Murphy’s Law caught up with me last week. 
My phone (iPhone 6S+) developed a bad the case of the camera jitters. 

Thought I needed to get a new phone until I did some googling. 
Turns out I fixed it by attaching a 5/16” thin round neodeum magnet to the front approximately directly opposite of the camera lens on the back. 
I hope the fix lasts. 

Meanwhile, I’ll still continue to use the phone as my tire pressure monitor. 

[ESokoloff]

I forgot to note that I think it's the numerous drops the phone has endured over the years rather then being mounted on the handlebars of my 16 DSR for 18k miles that caused this issue. 

[OrionEridanus]

A Zero will thankfully vibrate a phone less than an ICE bike.

However, I have had an iPhone 7 "bricked" by wearing on the Lightning charging port because I was charging while riding from my USB outlet

You can get that part replaced for ~$20-50 at a 3rd party repair shop.

[BrianTRice@gmail.com]

A Zero will thankfully vibrate a phone less than an ICE bike.

However, I have had an iPhone 7 "bricked" by wearing on the Lightning charging port because I was charging while riding from my USB outlet

You can get that part replaced for ~$20-50 at a 3rd party repair shop.

That’s what I tried first before an OEM visit. The repair shop was not successful.

[OrionEridanus]

Bummer.  I had this done successfully on an iPhone 6 Plus.  It was the 3.5 mm jack that failed, but the lightning connector was on the same board so it got swapped out too.  worked fine.