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Wasn’t sure where to put this. It’s sort of a Mod, so here goes. This is not intended to be a full review. I’ll add to it later if anyone is interested in any additional info as I get more familiar with the unit.
I’d been researching dedicated MC CarPlay units for a bit. Knew I wanted one but didn’t want to spend a bunch. Based mostly off of some review on a Triumph forum, this is the unit I settled on.
Tried it in a few positions around the cockpit. Originally I had it on the windscreen support next to the Oxford heated grip control. Went for a spin, hated it there. Too distracting up high, always looking right at it. It also put extra weight on the front subframe which already holds so much, and which I’ve broken and had welded once already. Down low on the bars was a better choice for me. This unit comes with both a USB power cord and a fused direct to battery with lugs. After Trying the USB and having power cut out a few times, I went to the battery. I just have to remember to turn the unit off when I get off. Shouldn’t be hard.
Connectivity to iPhone was straightforward. Phone is also paired to in helmet Bluetooth. This setup works well. The plan is to keep my phone in my pocket so as not to wreck its camera by keeping it on the bars. I can run a USB power cord from the bikes accessory socket in front of the gas tank to the phone in my pocket.
There is a 3 button wired remote that I have inboard on the left grip. Instructions for what the buttons do are included. I figured out how to take a still shot, and the Home button gets you back to the main screen. Top button turns the unit on and off if you hold it in for a few seconds. They all have multiple functions but I’ve got to play with it a lot more to figure it all out.
Front and rear cameras were easy to mount on my Tiger. We’ll see if the adhesive lasts past a few washes.
Camera quality isn’t great for stills or video. But I knew that. GoPros they are not.
But they’re better than nothing.
I just finished the install yesterday morning in time for a planned benefit group ride. My first. Not the point of this post but pics and videos below are from that ride.
front camera still:
rear camera still (vignetting from rail rack):
front cameras video:
rear camera video (same scene):
The companion app that is needed to get the pics and videos onto your phone and then to the iPhones camera roll is the wonkiest bit of tech I’ve ever experienced. Involves switching phone Bluetooth/wifi on/off in some maddening fashion. Never got the phone to do it. I was successful in using my iPad to get pics onto iPad then up to Imgur, and videos onto iPad then up to YouTube. The apps UI had me changing from portrait/landscape and back. You could only access certain operations one way but not the other. It’s ridiculous and super frustrating.
That’s all for now. Need to salvage the little bit of daylight left and go for a ride.
Minor update. Frustrated. Try as I might, I could not connect the unit to show CarPlay when I got on to go for a ride. I think I somehow screwed up the connection going back and forth from phone to iPad. Would not properly pair to my phone. I’ll monkey with it more later in the week.
I’d been researching dedicated MC CarPlay units for a bit. Knew I wanted one but didn’t want to spend a bunch. Based mostly off of some review on a Triumph forum, this is the unit I settled on.
Tried it in a few positions around the cockpit. Originally I had it on the windscreen support next to the Oxford heated grip control. Went for a spin, hated it there. Too distracting up high, always looking right at it. It also put extra weight on the front subframe which already holds so much, and which I’ve broken and had welded once already. Down low on the bars was a better choice for me. This unit comes with both a USB power cord and a fused direct to battery with lugs. After Trying the USB and having power cut out a few times, I went to the battery. I just have to remember to turn the unit off when I get off. Shouldn’t be hard.
Connectivity to iPhone was straightforward. Phone is also paired to in helmet Bluetooth. This setup works well. The plan is to keep my phone in my pocket so as not to wreck its camera by keeping it on the bars. I can run a USB power cord from the bikes accessory socket in front of the gas tank to the phone in my pocket.
There is a 3 button wired remote that I have inboard on the left grip. Instructions for what the buttons do are included. I figured out how to take a still shot, and the Home button gets you back to the main screen. Top button turns the unit on and off if you hold it in for a few seconds. They all have multiple functions but I’ve got to play with it a lot more to figure it all out.
Front and rear cameras were easy to mount on my Tiger. We’ll see if the adhesive lasts past a few washes.
Camera quality isn’t great for stills or video. But I knew that. GoPros they are not.
But they’re better than nothing.
I just finished the install yesterday morning in time for a planned benefit group ride. My first. Not the point of this post but pics and videos below are from that ride.
front camera still:
rear camera still (vignetting from rail rack):
front cameras video:
rear camera video (same scene):
The companion app that is needed to get the pics and videos onto your phone and then to the iPhones camera roll is the wonkiest bit of tech I’ve ever experienced. Involves switching phone Bluetooth/wifi on/off in some maddening fashion. Never got the phone to do it. I was successful in using my iPad to get pics onto iPad then up to Imgur, and videos onto iPad then up to YouTube. The apps UI had me changing from portrait/landscape and back. You could only access certain operations one way but not the other. It’s ridiculous and super frustrating.
That’s all for now. Need to salvage the little bit of daylight left and go for a ride.
Minor update. Frustrated. Try as I might, I could not connect the unit to show CarPlay when I got on to go for a ride. I think I somehow screwed up the connection going back and forth from phone to iPad. Would not properly pair to my phone. I’ll monkey with it more later in the week.
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