GPS pouch holder brackets for motorbike steering bar

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In need of a better way to attach my GPS to the steering bar of my Yamaha X-MAX, I used my pipe brackets http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1859966, skewed the base plate, added a block as pipe collar and changed defaults. I now enjoy a centered navigation device display, where it was mounted to the left mirror before, close to the left handle. Peripheral vision is now sufficient to catch a glimpse of the map, a big improvement over earlier state. Technically this would be a remix, but not published a such as this thing is made for an entirely different purpose. Parametrisation hasn't been tested thoroughly. But within reasonable margins of parameters, I expect the resulting thing to make some sense. Base angle shouldn't be set too tilted, because the bores for the screws will be accordingly arched. Printed as two parts (each side) as this supports rotating the parts according expected vector of forces, and for easier printing. Block tabs are kept same height as collars - and consequently the used screws - for strengthening the weakest dimension. Soon I may be able to update the photos, showing the items with a much thinner carbon fiber rod, instead of the currently used steel rod. It will also carry centered attachments for a hanging mount point, above the GPS pouch, thereby moving the whole pouch downwards. This helps to reduce obstruction of viewing instruments. Print Settings Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: 0.28mm/layer Infill: 50% (probably overkill, I wanted to be on the safe side) Post-Printing After printing I assembled the parts, using for each side: 2x screw M3*40 4x washers 4x nut M3 (2 used as locknuts) and for tightening the tabs: 1x screw M3x30 2x washers 2x nut M3 (1 used as locknut) As pipe, a cut-off from a steel clothes hanging pipe, taken from a cupboard, with diameter of a tad above 24mm (the pipe, not the cupboard) was used. Most parts were then fleetingly subjected to black varnish from a spray can, matching the vehicle colour. You may want to drill a hole through at least one side of pipe collar and pipe, for a tapping screw, to keep the pipe from rotating along X axis, especially if center of gravity of the GPS pouch falls considerable outside the pipe perimeter. I should have placed a rail through the inside of the collar base, and cut two notches into each end of the pipe, into which the rail could insert into. Versions: v0.0.1 2016Nov02, Bushmills initial version v0.0.2 2016Nov06, Bushmills changed rod from 24mm steel to 16mm carbon fibre added rod rotation preventing rails, requiring grooves at rod ends