Install Quadlock fork steam mount today :)

Nicely done. Did you do that on a lathe, a drill press, or are you just really comfortable with a cordless drill?

Renboy said:

Nicely done. Did you do that on a lathe, a drill press, or are you just really comfortable with a cordless drill?

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Thanks !
Made with a cordless drill. The angle is not perfect but correct for installation. If the drill would have had a level bubble, I imagine the result would be better.

What size drill/ tap? I ended up snapping the tap in the bolt….. weird -was oiling too….

YOWR3 said:

What size drill/ tap? I ended up snapping the tap in the bolt….. weird -was oiling too….

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Is part of the tap still in the hole? Are you sure you drilled the correct sized hole for the tap size? Unless you have a power tapping head to put in a drill press I would only do this by hand as well.

Renboy said:

Is part of the tap still in the hole? Are you sure you drilled the correct sized hole for the tap size? Unless you have a power tapping head to put in a drill press I would only do this by hand as well.

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Yes - broke off in the hole…. Ordered a new bolt… will be doing again once I’m back home…

Worldbeater said:

But there is thread on both sides of the ignition switch?

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When you know the Fork Steam PRO month with vibration damper from Quadlock...you do the right thing.

CBelley said:

When you know the Fork Steam PRO month with vibration damper from Quadlock...you do the right thing.

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I use the thread of the bike.
That seems much easier to me.
And I use genuine navigation systems like Garmin or Tom Tom.
Or the same connection tool for a GPS laptimer on the race track.
They are all vibrant resistant.

But that is my and your personal choice.

Worldbeater said:

But that is my and your personal choice.

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Yep I agree !!

This is a pretty clever solution. I'm 3000 miles in for experience on my R3, but I'm surprised this is a new discovery. Has anyone else tried this? how did it work out? I got the rokform case because I watch a lot of Dan Dan, 😄 but I was annoyed when I learned that the center mount doesn't work on the R3. I know I could get the offset but I didn't like the look. This looks like it could solve my issue though.

Worldbeater said:

But there is thread on both sides of the ignition switch?
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I like this.

I generally like to have very low-profile phone cases. Can you take a pic of the case itself? It looks like the attachment method would require some additional thickness to interface with the handlebar piece. Thanks

I used the same thread that was already beside the ignition switch. Instead of a ball mount, I used the stem mount and got a longer bolt from my local hardware store. Works perfectly

Why not just order this. Yamaha R3 Ram Stem Nut by MNNTHBX
I did and it works like a charm just make sure to torque to spec

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Who's spec? Yamaha spec is like 69ft lbs (off the top of my head). MNNTHBX says don't exceed 30. 👀

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I torqued to 69ft.lbs and had no issues plus a little locktite to be safe, just gotta be careful not to round out the hole as it's a Allen key hole

clawhamm3r said:

Who's spec? Yamaha spec is like 69ft lbs (off the top of my head). MNNTHBX says don't exceed 30. 👀

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30 ft lb because you can potentially break the bolt.