Mounting your phone on your motorcycle is a bad idea for a lot of reasons: - The sun is hot. Your phone wasn't designed to be out in the direct sun for extende

Mounting your phone on your motorcycle is a bad idea for a lot of reasons: - The sun is hot. Your phone wasn't designed to be out in the direct sun for extended periods of time. - It rains, often unexpectedly. Every rider knows what it feels like to ride in the rain, even a "light" rain: it feels like needles in any exposed skin (time to lower the visor!). That's not great for your phone. - Sometimes there's hail. No, one doesn't tend to continue riding in such conditions, but it takes time to find cover. Meanwhile the phone is getting pounded. - There's potholes and other big bumps. A phone mounted to the handlebars bears the brunt of that impact. Simply put, phones weren't designed for this kind of operating environment. A lot of Garmin GPS units are, especially the ruggedized ones. Save your phone, use the right tool for the right job. Get a Garmin.