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           4000-MILE TEST                                                                           EXPOSURE




                                                                                                    Unless you buy the (£15)
                                                                                                    optional weather-resistant (not
                                                                                                    proof) poncho, your phone will
                                                                                                    be exposed to the conditions







           MODULAR DESIGN
           The Quad Lock system is based
           on a menu of components; there
           are cases for a huge range of
           phones, bike mounts to suit most
           machines and circumstances
           and extras, such as a vibration
           dampener and charging options


































                                                                                                               PROPER METAL
                                                                                                               Part of the reason the Quad
                                                                                                               Lock system is expensive is
            QUADLOCK PHONE MOUNT £148.80                                                                       it seems wherever possible,
                                                                                                               proper metal, as opposed to
                                                                                                               plastic, is used for longevity
              www.quadlockcase.co.uk                                                                           and security
      ‘    Expensive but






           oh-so effective’






           Phone mounting system keeps phone safe for


           thousands of miles but doesn’t come cheap





                                                          THE CLAIM                                       THE REALITY
                THE FACTS                                 ‘The Quad Lock® Handlebar, Mirror and           £150-odd is a huge amount of money to
                                                          Fork Stem Mount Kits for Motorcycles
                                                                                                          hold your smartphone on your bike but,
                                                          and Scooters are the most secure and            if you use it for navigation, calls or music
               USED BY Jim Blackstock                     convenient iPhone mounts available.             over big miles, you may consider it a
               USED FOR Two years, for year-round         Featuring a dual chassis suspension             sound investment to protect your phone.
               riding in all weathers                     system with precision engineered                for a while and is based on several key
                                                                                                            The Quadlock system has been around
       Pictures Jim Blackstock  adventurers, retros  0  0  Dampener reduces over 90% of high              components. The first is a case for your
               USED ON Nakeds, sports tourers,
                                                          silicone grommets, the Vibration
                        0 4 0
                                                                                                          smartphone, now barely thicker than a
                                                          frequency vibrations. The weatherproof
               TOTAL
                                                          Wireless Charging Head replaces the
                                                                                                          normal case and allowing my iPhone to
                                            1
               MILES
                                                          standard mount head so you can charge
                                                                                                          charge on normal wireless chargers.
        76        SEPTEMBER 2022                          your device as you ride.’                         Next is the bike mount; I chose a
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