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Jun 06, 2025

Motorcycle phone mounts | Access to your phone as you ride

Motorcycle phone mounts are a game changing accessory for riders who like to also use their phones for navigation, and want quick access to their apps while they ride. That includes taking calls,

Motorcycle phone mounts are a game changing accessory for riders who like to also use their phones for navigation, and want quick access to their apps while they ride. That includes taking calls, listening to music and podcasts, and using the wide range of navigation options available on a smartphone, such as Google Maps, Waze, Calimoto and Scenic.

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But not everyone agrees that they are a good thing. Many emergency services believe your phone should stay in your pocket whilst on your motorcycle. They tell stories of riders who’ve had no means of reaching out for help after an accident where they’ve gone in a different direction to their bike and been too injured to reach their phones.

Horror stories aside, motorcycle phone mounts are hugely popular and have overcome many teething problems since they were introduced. The convenience of having your phone handy when you’re at the toll booth, or stopping to get that perfect picture, is something only a phone mount can deliver. Gone are the days of taking layers off in order to reach your phone for whatever reason.

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Speaking of pictures, one of the early problems was that sensitive cameras on some phones were damaged by vibrations when their phones were on a motorcycle mount. This is still an issue with some phones, especially iPhones, but manufacturers like Quad Lock have produced dampeners that claim to absorb up to 90% of vibrations on most bikes. That doesn’t apply to all bikes, and it doesn’t completely solve the problem, but it’s a risk you’ll have to take if you use a phone mount on your bike.

There’s also the weather. Most modern phones are only weatherproof to a limited extent, and your phone is exposed to all of the elements when it’s on a mount. That could be extremes in hot or cold, driving torrential rain, or even being submerged if your bike falls into water.

I spoke to one motorcyclist who swore he’d never use a phone mount yet was forced to gaffer tape his phone to his TFT when he absolutely needed Google Maps on one occasion. Not an ideal solution. It was more of an idealistic choice than practical because he still refused when I suggested that he get a phone mount but only use it when he needed to.

You must have hands-free access, such as:

The device must not block your view of the road and traffic ahead.

So choose and locate your motorcycle mobile phone holder properly to avoid any issues with the law.

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If you can’t see a review against a motorcycle phone mount on this page, it’s because we haven’t tested it yet. It’ll only be included if we think it’s important and relevant in the market. Rest assured that we will be bringing you more phone mount reviews as soon as we’ve done the miles with them.

We ask our reviewers to consider several aspects of their motorcycle phone mounts when they are using them. These include ease of installation and ease of use, quality, how it looks on the bike as well as any specific features claimed by the manufacturer. The acid test is whether or not they would spend their own money on the product.

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Robin is originally from Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean where he rode a Yamaha XT250 both on- and off-road. Off-road there meant everything from cane fields to virgin tropical rain forests. He left a career in media and advertising in Trinidad and moved to London to study music, giving up two wheels for buses and tubes.After working in the music industry for many years, he eventually went back to web writing and video production.A friend persuaded him to get back in the saddle and he began touring Europe and the UK with a new-found passion. He now does a lot of solo adventure riding and has turned his video skills toward filming his travel stories.Robin works on the digital side of MCN as a product writer and reviewer. His goal is to help his audience make informed buying decisions by sharing the latest product news, and by delivering in-depth reviews of bike kit and accessories after putting in the miles with them.

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By Robin Kirkley

Always exploring and looking for stories to tell