Vertical Mount ??

[dan02]

I live in Canada and own a STi Driver. I am trying to find a good spot to mount it on my motorcycle but am having some trouble. I am thinking about mounting it vertically under one of my side fairings but wasn't sure how that would affect the performance?

Is it just as reliable if mounted vertically as opposed to horizontally. I am very ne to this and do not understand alot of the short forms I have read in other posts.

Thanks

[djrams80]

I live in Canada and own a STi Driver. I am trying to find a good spot to mount it on my motorcycle but am having some trouble. I am thinking about mounting it vertically under one of my side fairings but wasn't sure how that would affect the performance?

Is it just as reliable if mounted vertically as opposed to horizontally. I am very ne to this and do not understand alot of the short forms I have read in other posts.

Thanks

I wouldn't do that if I were you! Check out the video in this thread:
http://www.radardetector.net/viewtop...ighlight=video

[dan02]

very interesting and good to know...thanks... looks like I'm back to square 1. Has anyone heard anything about those fake cases you can buy that hide and disguise your detector to look like a GPS etc..??

[Doc What, son?]

what about a tank bag? Do any of those have small pockets on top, or could you fabricate one?

[morceau]

yes the top pocket its for the maps and it's clear fabric so when the map is there it be readable .I have a bike and the size of the STI is the same as my wallet and I install my tank bag and it will be the way to detect my enemy police radar .

[Doc What, son?]

yes the top pocket its for the maps and it's clear fabric so when the map is there it be readable .I have a bike and the size of the STI is the same as my wallet and I install my tank bag and it will be the way to detect my enemy police radar .

Hah-hah-haaaaaaaaa!

Excellent! Right next to your wallet, safeguarding your money!

[MEM-TEK]

Regarding my thread and the 9500i tests, note that I did mention that the STi is roughly as sensitive to the clearly polarized radar emanating from the K band door opener when oriented vertically, whereas my 9500i is all but dead to the door opener once I rotate the 9500i horn vertical.

[StandingCow]

Got a chance to test this yesterday since there was a cop ahead of my running I/O X band.

Normal it was alerting about 5 bars, vertical it stayed the same, then as I turned the RD to the side simulating the off axis detection it went way down to like 2 bars or none.

So, as mentioned, yea, detection straight ahead remains the same but you lose a lot off axis.

[Freebird]

I did some testing and found you lose alot of off axis alerts with it vertical
http://www.radardetector.net/viewtopic.php?t=36628

I think in the tank bag map pouch etc with a speaker wired to your helmet is your best bet.