GPS pouch holder brackets for motorbike steering bar

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I was in dire need of a better way to secure my GPS to the steering bar of my Yamaha X-MAX. So I turned to my trusty pipe brackets, sourced from http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1859966. After skewing the base plate and adding a block as a pipe collar, I made some tweaks to get it just right. Now, I enjoy a centered navigation device display that's mounted to the left mirror, close to the left handle - a big improvement over its earlier placement. My peripheral vision is now sufficient to catch a glimpse of the map, making this a significant upgrade. Technically, this would be considered a remix, but it's tailored for an entirely different purpose than what was originally intended. I haven't thoroughly tested the parametrisation yet, so please exercise caution with your parameters - within reasonable margins, however, you should expect it to make sense. Be mindful of setting the base angle too far tilted, as this will affect the bores for the screws and result in arched screw holes. For printing, I recommend splitting the design into two parts (each side) to take advantage of rotating forces and easier printing. The block tabs are kept at the same height as the collars - and consequently the used screws - for added strength on the weakest dimension. I'm planning to update the photos soon to show a much thinner carbon fiber rod, replacing the current steel rod. This will also enable centered attachments for a hanging mount point above the GPS pouch, moving it downwards and reducing obstruction of viewing instruments. Print Settings: Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: 0.28mm/layer Infill: 50% (possibly overkill, I wanted to err on the safe side) Post-Printing: After printing, I assembled the parts using 2x screw M3*40 for each side, along with 4x washers and 4x nut M3 (2 used as locknuts). For tightening the tabs, I used 1x screw M3x30, 2x washers, and 2x nut M3 (1 used as a locknut). The pipe itself was cut from a steel clothes hanging rod with a diameter of just over 24mm. Most parts were then lightly coated with black varnish from a spray can to match the vehicle colour. You may want to drill a hole through one side of the pipe collar and pipe for a tapping screw, especially if you plan to keep the GPS pouch centered along the X axis. I should have added a rail through the inside of the collar base and cut two notches into each end of the pipe, allowing it to insert into the rail. Versions: v0.0.1 2016Nov02 - Initial version by Bushmills v0.0.2 2016Nov06 - Updated with a 16mm carbon fibre rod, replacing the original 24mm steel rod, and added rod rotation preventing rails requiring grooves at rod ends