Nothing feels better than cruising on a motorcycle. Hearing the engine roar, feeling the wind blow, enjoying the sunset – they’re all the ingredients for a perfect day.
However, even the most passionate motorcycle enthusiasts know having the right gear is essential for a safe and enjoyable ride. Modern tech advancements pave the way for countless gadgets that improve your riding experience. Keep reading to find out which five motorcycle accessories you need to make the most out of your time on the road.
Motorcycle Phone Mount
The most practical gadget on this list is definitely an adjustable motorbike phone mount. This allows you to safely use your phone while you’re on the road. The dynamic X-Grip tightly secures your phone or other small electronics and prevents it from loosening up in high-vibration environments. These devices are low profile, easy to set up, and some models even let you rotate your phone 360 degrees.
Of course, using your phone while driving is incredibly risky. After all, most of us enjoy riding precisely because it lets us disconnect from the world and the technology that controls our lives. But stick with me, there are many good reasons why a quality phone holder comes in handy.
What are the Advantages of Having a Motorbike Phone Holder?
First of all, a phone mount offers a convenient and secure place to keep your phone while you ride. Nowadays, most of our phones fit in a back pocket, and as you are probably well aware, they often stick out when riding a bike. You will need another place to put your phone to avoid your pricey device sliding down the tarmac at 60 mph.
The pocket of your jacket is another common place for storing your phone. However, by doing this you will need to remove your gloves to use the phone or fumble with zippers while wearing gloves. A motorbike phone mount will make accessing your phone much easier, as it’ll be resting on your handlebars.
The features that smartphones offer nowadays are also convenient. Many people use GPS apps for directions when entering uncharted or unfamiliar regions. Apps like Waze will warn you of impending dangers like roadworks, debris, or speed cameras. They also offer clear turn-by-turn directions to your headphones.
On the other hand, if you enjoy listening to your favourite music while riding, placing your phone on a motorcycle mobile holder in front of you ensures a strong Bluetooth signal and a lower risk of signal interruption.
A Brake Light on Your Helmet
After popping up in the popular TV series Shark Tank, the helmet-mounted brake light started gaining popularity with its brilliant design. This helmet-mounted device is made to improve your safety and increase your presence on the road.
Motorcyclists are at a high risk of injury in case of an accident. By increasing your brake light’s visibility and warning drivers when you’re slowing down, the helmet-mounted light lowers the chances for an accident — and it functions without using wires. The light attaches to your helmet using a sticky pad. The installation is simple and you don’t need to pair it with any device.
The Brake Free Light device automatically senses when you’re slowing down (whether that be from applying the brakes on your motorbike or engine braking) using inbuilt gyroscopes and accelerometers. The 100 super-bright LEDs in the device glow when it senses your vehicle is slowing down to warn other drivers. Additionally, the gadget flashes to make you even more detectable when it senses an emergency braking manoeuvre.
Motorcycle Side Stand Foot
Whether it was grass, mud, or uneven asphalt, we’ve all parked our motorcycles somewhere that made us feel uneasy. This often makes you nervous for the whole day, fearing that you’ll return to your cherished steed lying on the ground. Situations like these call for a side stand foot.
A bigger surface area applies less pressure to the ground. Many motorbike side stands have a small footprint that’s only 5-7 cm wide. If you increase the size of that footprint, your stand will be less likely to sink in the ground and your motorbike to topple over.
The motorcycle side stand foot is an ingenious accessory that attaches to your bike’s side stand and nearly doubles its footprint size. This way you will rest assured that your ride won’t tip over.
Denali Sound Bomb Horn
Are you self-conscious about the low-pitched, timid squeal of your bike’s horn? And to make matters worse, how many times have you used it while other drivers in their soundproofed vehicles didn’t even raise an eyebrow? If this is the case, you should consider getting a Denali Sound Bomb for your horn instead.
It all comes down to the volume – there are no gimmicks at play here. The Denali SoundBomb is two times louder than a typical car’s horn and four times louder than that of a motorcycle. It emits a 120-decibel blast at the press of a button, which is likely to wake up even the most unsuspecting drivers.
It operates through an electro-pneumatic horn that wires directly into your current harness. Even though this horn is substantially bigger than your stock horn, it blends perfectly when you install it the right way.
A USB Power Adapter
My last suggestion for a useful bike accessory is the USB power adapter. How many times has your smartphone, tablet, or another essential device run out of battery while on the road? If you asked me – this has put me in a lot of unpleasant situations.
Having a power adapter plugged into your bike allows you to easily charge your devices when you’re away from home. Don’t leave anything to chance and gear up before stepping onto the open road.
