[rabbit700]

I was wondering if anyone in here has added some sort of garage door opener mod to their ride?

When we come home from a long ride, the last thing I want to do is to fiddle in my pockets for my bloody garage door opener, while the hot sun is bouncing back at us from the bright white garage doors. :bigoops:

Has anyone incorporated a garage door opener to their bike so that all you need to do is to press a certain button and the remote door opener is actuated to open the door?

I seem to recall something about making one work with the high beam button on the bike, but not sure how this may be done.

Any ideas of any sort would be greatly received and appreciated.

Thanks folks.

 

[ALfromNH]

Probably not what you were looking for but I attached my opener to the bike with some Velcro. I've used that method on my last 3 bikes without and issues.



AL

 

[garrim]

Yeah, there are high beam mods, some guys also have just added a switch to their bike somewhere that is wired to the garage door opener (which is hidden on the bike), etc. I've seen one where a guy put a switch on the chrome housing around his speedo on a C50, the garage door opener was inside the housing and the switch was wired to it.

I've also seen guys just zip-tie their opener to their brake reservoir on the handlebar, stuff like that. Mine is actually attached to my keyring so it's hanging down and easy to get to. However I am also interested in a better location and on the bike itself.

 

[Ryan-Wi]

Try this thread.http://www.volusiariders.com/47-custom-mods/230905-garage-door-opener.html

 

[Ryan-Wi]

Here's another one.http://www.volusiariders.com/47-custom-mods/177107-garage-door-opener-cheap-easy.html

 

[mtmous]

Products - Flash2Pass™ turns your existing headlight high beam switch into a transmitter for your automatic garage door opener Flash2Pass™ turns your existing headlight high beam switch into a transmitter for your automatic garage door opener

I have these in both our headlight buckets wired to high beam. Hit the flash-to-pass button or flip your high beam switch switch twice to open or close. Hands never leave the grips. Works for about a block.

 

[copilot]

What garage door opener. Don't have one on the bike side

 

[dsmitty]

When I'm riding solo, my wife can hear me drive up when she's in the house and she opens it from inside. If she's riding with me, she gets off and opens it from the outside keypad.

 

[dsmitty]

Products - Flash2Pass™ turns your existing headlight high beam switch into a transmitter for your automatic garage door opener Flash2Pass™ turns your existing headlight high beam switch into a transmitter for your automatic garage door opener

I have these in both our headlight buckets wired to high beam. Hit the flash-to-pass button or flip your high beam switch switch twice to open or close. Hands never leave the grips. Works for about a block.

I ride with my high beams on during the day - wonder if I've been opening peoples garage doors?:biglaugh:

 

[Motiv]

Soldered wires to the button circuit of a mini opener, velcroed it inside the bezel, drilled a hole in the chrome speedo bezel and install a small momentary switch.

 

[Duffy]

On the C50 I used the "flash to pass" button to trigger the garage door opener. The Kawi Classic doesn't have one of those so I added a push button into the top of the left hand side cover. When that button failed I just put some velcro in the inside of the fairing and attached the garage door opener there.

 

[Paraquat]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQpBUQ-ZSKw

Here is a how-to.

 

[rvcycleguy]

I added a windshield bag and keep my neighborhood gate and garage door openers.

 

[OzriderC50T]

When I'm riding solo, my wife can hear me drive up when she's in the house and she opens it from inside. If she's riding with me, she gets off and opens it from the outside keypad.

+1, works great:biglaugh:

 

[imagineer]

Not the easiest solution, but I'm at 4 years and counting on the same opener battery
--> http://www.volusiariders.com/47-custom-mods/200299-flash-pass-garage-door-remote.html

It solves the issue of tapping into the flash to pass switch, but still uses the switch to trigger the opener. Using the resistor/capacitor timer allows to you drive with the high beam on without draining the opener battery.

 

[rabbit700]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQpBUQ-ZSKw

Here is a how-to.

Lovey solution. But, I don't think the wife will participate. teehee

 

[guitarjim]

I put my garage door opener in the windshield bag, on the left side of the bag. I reach in the bag and tap the button from a block away...easy. The opener rests in the same place all the time so I don't have to search for it.

 

[Whiskey]

I have one of those key chain openers that I added a super strong magnet to. I stuck it on the head of the front mounting bolt inside the right saddlebag. I just reach back into the bag and hit the button.

 

[cavie]

$10.00 WP case for GPS/door opener. Mounts on the handle bar

 

[mstrrab1992]

best garage door opener - make ur wife stay at home then honk the horn when you get home as a cue for her to know when to open it lol.. just kidding. but funny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkO1DYCrkAM - what im talking bout