Protecting Radar Detector From Water & Dirt ?

[Hoosierbanker]

I'm getting ready to purchase one of the radar detector mounts from Gerauld and was just curious as to how some of you who use radar detectors on your bike keep them clear and dry from the outdoor elements?

Do you have a specific case that you have the device enclosed in? Do you wrap it in something? I want to make sure that I'm doing something that will work longterm and also will not interfere with the device obtaining clear signal detection.

Any and all help is appreciated!

THANK YOU!

 

[ahchiu]

This is what I have.

https://www.roadtrack.co.nz/radar-detectors/motorcycle-radar-detectors/38-our-range/radars/motorbike-water-covers

 

[zamField]

Upside down zip lock baggy and a rubber band... Fold up small for a pocket or tank bag and works like a charm... Cheap too, if you steal it from the kitchen!

Depends how much wet riding you do as to whether it's worth shelling out for a waterproof bag in my opinion.

 

[ionbeam]

I'm thinking it's a real dumb cop if he is standing in the rain writing tickets. Hmm, I should mention that rain degrades the performance of the police radar guns too. Hmm, I should mention that rain degrades the performance of your tires too, perhaps it's time to slow down if the roads are wet.

Hmm, #3 -- if the rain is intermittent I go for the baggie. Ridding bud Fred W has a spiffy powered tank bag where his radar detector hides from view when it's sunny and hides from the wet when it rains.

 

[Justin]

This is what I have. https://www.roadtrack.co.nz/radar-detectors/motorcycle-radar-detectors/38-our-range/radars/motorbike-water-covers

Any US dealers for those cases? I need one for the Hayabusa.

On he FJR I used a $2.99 plastic container:

 

[Geezer]

I made a cover for mine out of plexi-glass:

 

[bigjohnsd]

Buy one like this and you don't have to worry about protecting it!

https://www.adaptivtechnologies.com/gear/tpx-radar-detector

I like mine, no reliability issues, I modified the Gerauld mount by drilling and tapping the plate to accept the screws provided in the Adaptive RD mount.

Works slick.

 

[Top_Speed1]

Anybody try the Rustoleom Neverwet spray on the circuit board? There's video's online submersing complete circuit boards while they are powered up.

I did this for my Radar "Controller" that is mounted on my brake reservoir. 1-year in and 12K later, still working fine.

 

[PhilJet09]

I just throw a bowl cover (plastic bag with elastic - kinda like a shower cap) over it for light rain and pull it off and stow it in my tank bag (and slow down) for anything heavier.

 

[Geezer]

Anybody try the Rustoleom Neverwet spray on the circuit board? There's video's online submersing complete circuit boards while they are powered up.
I did this for my Radar "Controller" that is mounted on my brake reservoir. 1-year in and 12K later, still working fine.

That is interesting. Do you think it would work for moving parts with contacts like the buttons and volume knob on the Escort detectors?

 

[Bill Lumberg]

If I used a detector, I'd mount a pelican case for it. They make various small models with clear tops.

 

[SFCJCA]

I made a cover for mine out of kydex. Kydex is under $3 a sheet on amazon. I used a block of wood as a mold. The kydex is screwed on to a metal base plate with a ram ball on the bottom. Clear plexiglass on the front/rear. Some clear silicone sealant on the seams. It's not pretty, but it works.

 

[Niehart]

This is what I have. https://www.roadtrack.co.nz/radar-detectors/motorcycle-radar-detectors/38-our-range/radars/motorbike-water-covers

+1

 

[AKjitsu]

This is what I have. https://www.roadtrack.co.nz/radar-detectors/motorcycle-radar-detectors/38-our-range/radars/motorbike-water-covers

Did yours come with a flat bottom? I ask because I got a pair of these a couple of years ago and the bottom section has a hump (cavity) on the bottom to house a HARD unit. I had to do a bit of fabricating to make the bottom flat again to fit my mounting arrangement.

 

[RPrice]

I just throw a bowl cover (plastic bag with elastic - kinda like a shower cap) over it for light rain and pull it off and stow it in my tank bag (and slow down) for anything heavier.

+1, now that bowl cover sounds like an excellent idea!!

 

[Fred W]

Riding bud Fred W has a spiffy powered tank bag where his radar detector hides from view when it's sunny and hides from the wet when it rains.

Here she is:

Being mounted on top of my electrified tank bag means the wires only have to go from inside the tank bag (to my Stacom1 and power) up to the lid. It also means that when it rains and I put my rain cover over the tank bag it protects the RD too.

Being inside of the little opaque Cordura zipper bag means it is somewhat stealthy, but also you lose your (optical) laser detection, so miss out on the ability to be alerted to the fact that you will soon be getting a LiDAR ticket. I'm OK with that.

 

[dcarver]

Buy one like this and you don't have to worry about protecting it!
https://www.adaptivtechnologies.com/gear/tpx-radar-detector

I like mine, no reliability issues, I modified the Gerauld mount by drilling and tapping the plate to accept the screws provided in the Adaptive RD mount.

Works slick.

did you buy from them? just tried, website said no ship to usa?

 

[Bill Lumberg]

I like Fred's tank bag. I've never used one though (only a small one would be an option for me with my wicked pulled-back bars). If you use common sense and don't put a bag on a filthy tank, do they tend to wear the finish too badly? I'd be taking mine off 3x a week for fueling unless I found a tank ring one.

 

[Fred W]

I like Fred's tank bag. I've never used one though (only a small one would be an option for me with my wicked pulled-back bars). If you use common sense and don't put a bag on a filthy tank, do they tend to wear the finish too badly? I'd be taking mine off 3x a week for fueling unless I found a tank ring one.

Before the big Bags Connection "Evo City" bag in those earlier pictures, I had their smaller "Daypack" one that I passed along to my son with the '05 FJR. It was also a Bags Connection model, but a much smaller one .

The Bags Connection tank bags snap onto a tank ring and do not touch the tank, (except for the rear part of the big City Evo, and I have the TechSpec snakeskin pad under there where it does) I was still running a Bagster tank cover in the above photo, but I got rid of that soon after getting the bags connection bags. I also had not adopted putting the RD on the lid of the tank bag yet, but that could be easily done on the littler bag too.