Garage Door Opener

[wiz1974]

SITHBPB... has anyone come up with a clever way to mount/hide a garage door remote? Too bad bike manufacturers have not come up with a clever way to program a button some where on the bike like car manufacturers do with the programmable buttons on rear-view mirrors to open garage doors. Eight more days...

 

[ceddec]

SITHBPB... has anyone come up with a clever way to mount/hide a garage door remote? Too bad bike manufacturers have not come up with a clever way to program a button some where on the bike like car manufacturers do with the programmable buttons on rear-view mirrors to open garage doors. Eight more days...

Someone on this forum came up with the idea of using sticky velcro and putting on the lid of the little glove box on the left. Open the lid and push the button. Works great for me.

 

[rushes]

I just keep mine in the map pocket of the tankbag.

 

[odot]

It's a good idea to let everyone in the internet world know where you keep your garage door opener.

Used oil can be used to fertilize your lawn.

 

[BobMercer]

wiz1974,

One possible solution is to velcro your garage door opener on the underside of the hatch to the lockable storage compartment. It would not be quickly available, since you must place the FJR in neutral to open the compartment, but it would be hidden and locked away. If your opener is too large, there are miniatures available for Stanley, and perhaps other brands as well. I have a Stanley that measures about 1 1/2" X 2 1/8" and is about 1/2" thick.

Bob

 

[Joe2Lmaker]

wiz1974,
One possible solution is to velcro your garage door opener on the underside of the hatch to the lockable storage compartment. It would not be quickly available, since you must place the FJR in neutral to open the compartment, but it would be hidden and locked away. If your opener is too large, there are miniatures available for Stanley, and perhaps other brands as well. I have a Stanley that measures about 1 1/2" X 2 1/8" and is about 1/2" thick.

Bob

Your bike has to be in neutral?

I’m glad mine doesn’t; that would be a pain.

 

[angus]

I opened up my opener and found the two contacts and soldered two real small wires to them then hid the opener under cowling. I attached the two wires to a momentary switch which is mounted out of site just touch button open - shut.

 

[ShawnKing]

since you must place the FJR in neutral to open the compartment
Bob

Your bike has to be in neutral?

I’m glad mine doesn’t; that would be a pain.

No kidding. My '08A doesn't require the bike to be in neutral - just for the key to be in and bike turned on.

 

[LDRydr]

I had a H-D garage opener on a previous bike. I kept it and just mounted it on the FJR, hidden beneath the seat tray. It's wired into switched power so won't work when the bike is off. Switch on the dash operates it.

 

[ponyfool]

A somewhat simple solution would be to take use your existing garage door opener. Open the battery compartment, insert a small piece of plastic or obstruction between one end of the battery and the metal contact similar to how some toys come from the factory to prevent contact. Slide two leads on both sides of the obstruction and run the leads to a switch mounted on your dash. Zip tie the garage door button so it's always pushed.

When you push the button on your dash, the battery circuit is connected, and since the zip tie has the button pushed, the opener works. Put the garage door opener in your glove box or mount it out of the way somewhere, and you have a built in garage door opener on your bike.

 

[cadman]

my '05 has to be in neutral to open the glove box too.

i keep two door remotes inside with the buttons i push to the top wraped in a soft cloth so they dont rattle around. both are crafstman remotes and are pretty small.

one driveway is over 100 feet so i have time to put the bike in neutral, open the case and operate the opener. the other driveway is very steep and short i have to pull up and stop before i can open the door.

i have thought about adding small wired contacts but for now my set-up works for my needs.

i.e. not worth my effort.

cadman

 

[SPORT]

I drilled a micro-switch into the left handle bar plastic housing, ran a wire through the existing balck sheath as far as I could, then across to the right side (would have been easier to be on the left side) fairing where I had velcro'd the spare garage door opener on the bottom of the fairing. I had to solder a wire onto the circuit board of the garage door opener and file two half holes on each side of the garage door opener housing. I then connected the two wires (1 from the garage door opener and the other from the microswitch) by an electrical connector.

Has worked flawlessly and is extremely inexpensive!!!

Hope this helps

 

[rocketdoc]

I velcro mine onto the dash that I have my Radar detector, tire pressure monitor and GPS on. I mount it on the underside of the dash, out of sight and keeps it dry. I can pull it off easily and put it in my pocket or lock it in the rear case with the other dodads if I am parking somewhere for long.

 

[wiz1974]

Man, you guys are good. Will probably try to wire it (I'm handy that way...) and try to hide it somewhere (I'm kinda picky that way, which is going to lead to many headaches when it comes to farkeling things). But thanks for the replies.

 

[MCML]

I bought a very small transmitter skylink mini key chain transmitter info and I either Velcro it to the top of my brake fluid reservoir or, most often, just keep it in the top mesh compartment of my tank bag.

 

[Dusty]

I have a small pocket remote for my Sears Craftsman (two doors - two buttons on the remote) so I used double sided sponge tape and stuck it to the underside of my glovebox lid. On my 06, the lid will open while in gear so I just open it a block from home and press it upon approach, leave the lid open, and press again once in the garage to close the door - slick!

 

[Av8rider]

Wow, you guys are high tech, I just ask my wife to get off and open the door...

 

[cadman]

Wow, you guys are high tech, I just ask my wife to get off and open the door...

^

now that is funny! sure seems like alot of work on your part though. :lol:

 

[James Burleigh]

SITHBPB... has anyone come up with a clever way to mount/hide a garage door remote? Too bad bike manufacturers have not come up with a clever way to program a button some where on the bike like car manufacturers do with the programmable buttons on rear-view mirrors to open garage doors. Eight more days...

Couple of pieces of velcro and it sticks nicely to the inside of the glove box lid. MadMike taught me that trick. Jb