I have the MagSafe case, all weather wireless charger, with the vibration dampener, the offset mount for the handlebars. I have about $200 invested for my motorcycle but I did install a mount in my truck and it works great. Don’t buy the Pro mount it’s not any better than the regular mount. My camera on my phone broke from the vibrations before I did install the vibration isolator. So yes you need it or else your cameras will slowly fail.
@@tbillington I bought my got new bike in August, installed the mount without the vibration isolation on it September 5th, rode approximately 500 miles and on October 2nd my camera failed. Dates and mileage are accurate from pictures and texts in my phone. I ride mainly smooth paved state highways and city roads, I avoid interstates.
Love the Quad Lock. I would only say stick with Quad Lock's Ball mounting system if you have more than one motorcycle and like moving stuff around. Had a friend with the surface changer fail on a enduro ride....I think dab of blue threadlock could be helpful when assembling if its going to be treated to some rough single track. I just run the vibration mounts and so far so good...those haven't needed any additional threadlock and have been holding up so far.
Vibration dampener worked on my IPhone 8plus and 12 pro for 4 years no problems. All hard off-road for over 12000ks. I use wireless charging head also mounted on the bars. I reckon only reason it would disconnect and fall off would be if it wasn’t seated properly. The cases do wear so replace them when they get a bit loose. I don’t mind because mine take a hammering and I like a clean looking phone and case anyway. Probably get a year and a half from a case. Make sure your window is squeaky clean for the window mount and it won’t come off. Got the mounts on my dirt bike, postie bike, mountain bike, my old Harley, 2 cars and now the wireless desk mount on my bed head. Oh yeah also have a mount on my tool box when I’m in the shed. Mates all use them now and use the phone for offline navigation in the bush. Awesome stuff.
There’s aliexpress copies you can buy as secondary mounts. I use one for the car and quality seems pretty good. Putting the stupidly high price aside get a wireless charger. Was definitely worth the extra coin for me especially with phone cables coming loose offroad
yeah seen a youtube test, they actualy held the phone a good bit stronger than the quad lock brand......... the knock off stick on pads were lacking, the quad lock stick on and the knock off base resulted in destroyed phones before the mount/stick on failed
Do Not Use without the vibration dampener or budget for a new camera. 40miles and my iPhone camera now shakes and constantly zooms in and out, spoke to few other bikers who’s had the same issue with their phones after using the quad lock, by the time you budget the dampener, waterproof poncho ….
I run OG QL on motorbike (s1000r), mountain bike, gravel bike and road bicycle. Painfully had some huge crashes on the MTB, never damaged the phone (ribs, shoulder and lung not quite so lucky). Vibration damper is needed if you have a vibby inline 4.
Great review. Yes they do loosen up after a while it chews out with the dust etc I replace them every couple of years. Like you I thought the mag lock would be better but it just uses the magnet 🧲 to secure it does not rotate and lock so good for the car or 4WD. But no go on the bike.
Ive been running the Quadlock for years with the vibration dampener. My only suggestion to QL, Please make a high viz case available for the popular phones. I'm constantly needing to use the finder because of the black case and my old eyes and brain. lol
Good video mate …currently using a quad lock on a Versys 650 , with dampener , ok but in landscape mode iPhone pro max 12 , hangs down on the cockpit horizontal gps mount when going over bumps . Bought one for the 300 rally , also , thinking of getting a Garmin zumo xt 2 …as I suspect pro max iPhones are too heavy when used in landscape mode . Wondering if Garmin comes with a mount ? Is Gaia maps any good …what about in zero internet areas? Cheers
I've ridden with people who have and I've used it on dirt bikes, works well. I actually got mine replaced under warranty and it hasn't fallen out once since in the rough stuff
I been running the RAM clamp lock for about a year. Not all that great unless you glue the rubber boots that hold that phone to the metal stem inside them. Plus the rubber bands that hold the phone also ripped within the first 2 months. 😔 Looks like I might have to upgrade to QL soon. Great video also buddy!👍👍
I had the Quadloc mount on my 2023 KLR650. I had it mounted above the dash using the GPS bar mount + the Antivibration mount. My IPhone 12 didn't even last an hour before the camera was destroyed. Apparently the IPhones are more susceptible to vibration damage than other phones. Stupid thing is, if I had mounted the phone to the handlebars, it probably wouldn't have been a problem. I still use their stuff on my Desert X, mounted to the handlebars, and have not had any issues.
I'm VERY happy w/ my Peak Design system. Mount on my handlebars. The moto mount for handlebars has really nice rubber shock bumpers. The system is magnet & clip in together, and have seen tests where the pressure pull off of phone from mount beat the other brands by a bit, and even w/ a small bit of damage caused, the phone still mounted again strongly. All parts of the mount I believe are aluminum. And I think the design is about as spare and rock solid as you could want. By the time you add the shock absorption to the cost of the Quad lock you are close to the same cost of the Peak Design which comes with shock absorption built in. They also offer a VERY wide assortment of mounting options for anything else you want to hold your phone in/onto. The case is beautiful and sturdy. Though I've not put the system through it's paces in horizontal mode - I doubt very strongly that you would ever have the phone coming loose from the mount and falling, as it's not a twist on. And putting on and taking off is the simplest and quickest of all these mounting systems.
Using the Quad Lock system on my Aprilia Tuareg. Handle bar mount, no dampener and case. Really impressed with the sturdiness and quality build. Just added the vent mount in my truck. Good stuff!
I run ram X grips in my cars and quadlock on the motorbikes. Obviously quadlock is faster and easier to use, you're just stuck with their boring generic black cases.
@@onthebackwheel Yep. I have 800DE and I prefer the ram mount I prefer wallet type cases for phones (Pixel7), I have an older phone I run on the bike. It rains alot and I can put it in a bag. Ram mounts also have larger combinations for other devices. Having said that I am going to be switching to a C5 (Aliexpress) special Android wireless auto.
@@NoSkillzMoto ram has many sore points, they are always shifting and moving in the ball sockets, though are easily positioned. the different mounts leave allot to be desired sometimes, super disapointed in the bar mount for my harley i picked up recently, realy crap stick on rubber liner ect. I don't like the x because it cants back and forth an anoying amount. holds my old montana 600 gps powered mount great though, atleast 100'000 km on that unit
I cannot understand why the things don't come standard with a a damper. Way overpriced for bits of plastic. For that money, I'd expect all alloy units, with damper included.... Just the extra weight of the alloy would help with damping... Why does everything have to be built so light and flimsy?
There was an issue with some of the alloy mounting brackets used on some of the expensive Garmin and Wahoo bicycle computers chewing out the plastic mounts on those computers, with the attachment mechanism being similar to the push and twist mechanism used on QL. An alloy mount to a plastic case might not be a great thing?
It’s not the shaking that stuffs the camera stabilisation, it’s the high frequency vibrations which the dampener actually stops. The vibrations aren’t from bumps but from the harmonics of the engine and probably the road. I don’t think they are overly expensive considering the quality of the product. If plastic was a problem on a dirt bike or any bike for that matter then we wouldn’t be riding what we are now. Considering my phone cost nearly 2k when new I think 100 bucks is fair to make sure I can use it for navigation.
Definitely quality products. I’d recommend a dampener for motorcycles👌
I agree, need that dampener
I have the MagSafe case, all weather wireless charger, with the vibration dampener, the offset mount for the handlebars. I have about $200 invested for my motorcycle but I did install a mount in my truck and it works great. Don’t buy the Pro mount it’s not any better than the regular mount.
My camera on my phone broke from the vibrations before I did install the vibration isolator. So yes you need it or else your cameras will slowly fail.
What phone did the camera break on?
@@tbillington iPhone 13 Pro Max
@@tbillington I bought my got new bike in August, installed the mount without the vibration isolation on it September 5th, rode approximately 500 miles and on October 2nd my camera failed. Dates and mileage are accurate from pictures and texts in my phone. I ride mainly smooth paved state highways and city roads, I avoid interstates.
Love the Quad Lock. I would only say stick with Quad Lock's Ball mounting system if you have more than one motorcycle and like moving stuff around. Had a friend with the surface changer fail on a enduro ride....I think dab of blue threadlock could be helpful when assembling if its going to be treated to some rough single track.
I just run the vibration mounts and so far so good...those haven't needed any additional threadlock and have been holding up so far.
Vibration dampener worked on my IPhone 8plus and 12 pro for 4 years no problems. All hard off-road for over 12000ks. I use wireless charging head also mounted on the bars. I reckon only reason it would disconnect and fall off would be if it wasn’t seated properly. The cases do wear so replace them when they get a bit loose. I don’t mind because mine take a hammering and I like a clean looking phone and case anyway. Probably get a year and a half from a case. Make sure your window is squeaky clean for the window mount and it won’t come off. Got the mounts on my dirt bike, postie bike, mountain bike, my old Harley, 2 cars and now the wireless desk mount on my bed head. Oh yeah also have a mount on my tool box when I’m in the shed. Mates all use them now and use the phone for offline navigation in the bush. Awesome stuff.
There’s aliexpress copies you can buy as secondary mounts. I use one for the car and quality seems pretty good. Putting the stupidly high price aside get a wireless charger. Was definitely worth the extra coin for me especially with phone cables coming loose offroad
I'll check out these Aliexpress ones
yeah seen a youtube test, they actualy held the phone a good bit stronger than the quad lock brand......... the knock off stick on pads were lacking, the quad lock stick on and the knock off base resulted in destroyed phones before the mount/stick on failed
this review helped and im definitely going to be buying a quadlock phkne mount for my new bike (yamaha MT125)
Glad it helped. Been happy with mine
Do Not Use without the vibration dampener or budget for a new camera. 40miles and my iPhone camera now shakes and constantly zooms in and out, spoke to few other bikers who’s had the same issue with their phones after using the quad lock, by the time you budget the dampener, waterproof poncho ….
It certainly gets expensive. Some people have resorted to using a cheaper phone or tablet, not a bad idea
I run OG QL on motorbike (s1000r), mountain bike, gravel bike and road bicycle. Painfully had some huge crashes on the MTB, never damaged the phone (ribs, shoulder and lung not quite so lucky). Vibration damper is needed if you have a vibby inline 4.
Good to hear they've held up, not so much you by the sounds of it!
Great review. Yes they do loosen up after a while it chews out with the dust etc I replace them every couple of years.
Like you I thought the mag lock would be better but it just uses the magnet 🧲 to secure it does not rotate and lock so good for the car or 4WD. But no go on the bike.
Good to know mate. Quad lock were good and replace mine under warranty, good support
Ive been running the Quadlock for years with the vibration dampener.
My only suggestion to QL, Please make a high viz case available for the popular phones. I'm constantly needing to use the finder because of the black case and my old eyes and brain. lol
Haha I'm the same mate. Might need to get out some spray paint
@@onthebackwheel I've been thinking about using some plasti dip and seeing how that would hold up on the silicon/rubber of the cover.
Good video mate …currently using a quad lock on a Versys 650 , with dampener , ok but in landscape mode iPhone pro max 12 , hangs down on the cockpit horizontal gps mount when going over bumps .
Bought one for the 300 rally , also , thinking of getting a Garmin zumo xt 2 …as I suspect pro max iPhones are too heavy when used in landscape mode .
Wondering if Garmin comes with a mount ?
Is Gaia maps any good …what about in zero internet areas?
Cheers
Gaia is good. You download maps for your riding areas/routes so you don’t need internet while out of service zones (and save on data charges).
Thanks mate. I agree, Gaia is very good
Does anyone use this on a dirtbike or enduro set up, I'm not a very aggressive rider but things do get rough from time to time 😂
I've ridden with people who have and I've used it on dirt bikes, works well. I actually got mine replaced under warranty and it hasn't fallen out once since in the rough stuff
What about super sport bikes and fork stem mounts? Was hoping to see a guide on how to install.
Sadly I don't own one at the moment. They are good systems too, the bike quality is much the same
Quad lock is the best.
Love my QL kit. Best phone mounts I've owned.
Nice mate
I been running the RAM clamp lock for about a year. Not all that great unless you glue the rubber boots that hold that phone to the metal stem inside them. Plus the rubber bands that hold the phone also ripped within the first 2 months. 😔 Looks like I might have to upgrade to QL soon. Great video also buddy!👍👍
Cheers mate. Sounds like too much effort to me 😂
I had the Quadloc mount on my 2023 KLR650. I had it mounted above the dash using the GPS bar mount + the Antivibration mount. My IPhone 12 didn't even last an hour before the camera was destroyed. Apparently the IPhones are more susceptible to vibration damage than other phones. Stupid thing is, if I had mounted the phone to the handlebars, it probably wouldn't have been a problem. I still use their stuff on my Desert X, mounted to the handlebars, and have not had any issues.
Yeah right, thats crazy. Mine lasted probably a year on my Pixel 6 and I'm not sure that was even caused by the quad lock (you'd presume so though)
I feel like an Ice Cream........
🤣
I'm VERY happy w/ my Peak Design system. Mount on my handlebars. The moto mount for handlebars has really nice rubber shock bumpers. The system is magnet & clip in together, and have seen tests where the pressure pull off of phone from mount beat the other brands by a bit, and even w/ a small bit of damage caused, the phone still mounted again strongly. All parts of the mount I believe are aluminum. And I think the design is about as spare and rock solid as you could want. By the time you add the shock absorption to the cost of the Quad lock you are close to the same cost of the Peak Design which comes with shock absorption built in. They also offer a VERY wide assortment of mounting options for anything else you want to hold your phone in/onto. The case is beautiful and sturdy. Though I've not put the system through it's paces in horizontal mode - I doubt very strongly that you would ever have the phone coming loose from the mount and falling, as it's not a twist on. And putting on and taking off is the simplest and quickest of all these mounting systems.
Haven't heard of them, I'll check them out
I've uses them for years. love them.
Good to hear mate, liking mine too
Using the Quad Lock system on my Aprilia Tuareg. Handle bar mount, no dampener and case. Really impressed with the sturdiness and quality build. Just added the vent mount in my truck. Good stuff!
Nice mate. We've got them in the cars too, very happy
I run ram X grips in my cars and quadlock on the motorbikes. Obviously quadlock is faster and easier to use, you're just stuck with their boring generic black cases.
I like the clean look!
Please daddy, dont make me 😂
What the?!
Don't care for the quad lock since I don't want to switch my case. Prefer my ram mount.
Fair enough. Do you like the Ram mount?
@@onthebackwheel Yep. I have 800DE and I prefer the ram mount I prefer wallet type cases for phones (Pixel7), I have an older phone I run on the bike. It rains alot and I can put it in a bag. Ram mounts also have larger combinations for other devices. Having said that I am going to be switching to a C5 (Aliexpress) special Android wireless auto.
@@NoSkillzMoto nice mate. A fair few people are changing to the tablets. Much easier to read and use
@@NoSkillzMoto ram has many sore points, they are always shifting and moving in the ball sockets, though are easily positioned. the different mounts leave allot to be desired sometimes, super disapointed in the bar mount for my harley i picked up recently, realy crap stick on rubber liner ect. I don't like the x because it cants back and forth an anoying amount. holds my old montana 600 gps powered mount great though, atleast 100'000 km on that unit
I cannot understand why the things don't come standard with a a damper.
Way overpriced for bits of plastic.
For that money, I'd expect all alloy units, with damper included....
Just the extra weight of the alloy would help with damping...
Why does everything have to be built so light and flimsy?
I think the issue you'd have with alloy is dampening and its lack of. But yeah, would be good to be a bit cheaper
@@onthebackwheel Yeah nah... most people think like that, but more weight definitely helps to control the jitters....
There was an issue with some of the alloy mounting brackets used on some of the expensive Garmin and Wahoo bicycle computers chewing out the plastic mounts on those computers, with the attachment mechanism being similar to the push and twist mechanism used on QL. An alloy mount to a plastic case might not be a great thing?
@@brianglendenning1632 Hmm, sounds like bad design.
It’s not the shaking that stuffs the camera stabilisation, it’s the high frequency vibrations which the dampener actually stops. The vibrations aren’t from bumps but from the harmonics of the engine and probably the road. I don’t think they are overly expensive considering the quality of the product. If plastic was a problem on a dirt bike or any bike for that matter then we wouldn’t be riding what we are now. Considering my phone cost nearly 2k when new I think 100 bucks is fair to make sure I can use it for navigation.
Mirror mount on the GPS bar is a great tip. Put a lanyard on your case and sinch it around the mount before it falls in the river and a croc eats it.
Mate I'll have to! I'm saying that, a got a new case and it is rock solid
Biker Gripper Cell Phone mount. Secure even on rough off road.
Haven't heard of that one, I'll look it up
Running the QL setup on my WR250R Love it :) Great vid
Thanks mate. Seems to be a lot of love for QL
They are the problem from what I see.
Why do you say that?
Thanks
Thanks mate