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31-01-12, 10:00 AM

Yep, the clamp is just two halfs, with a bolt through the middle. It'll clamp two different size balls, or it'll clamp one ball with the jaws closed at the other end. You can try it on mine, but it would be good to try both 0.56 and 1" clamps to see which one grips better, from the perspective of the diameter curve of the ball vs the curve of the clamp. It looks like your ball there is hard plastic and the RAM mount is designed to hold a rubber ball securely, so maybe a bit of rubber between would be required to stop it vibrating loose, particularly on the DRZ, but the clamp can clamp pretty tight and you may not need it. As with anything not designed for the purpose, it would be a bit of trial and error.

31-01-12, 10:00 AM	#8
-Ralph- Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Engineering type folks, inspiration please. Yep, the clamp is just two halfs, with a bolt through the middle. It'll clamp two different size balls, or it'll clamp one ball with the jaws closed at the other end. You can try it on mine, but it would be good to try both 0.56 and 1" clamps to see which one grips better, from the perspective of the diameter curve of the ball vs the curve of the clamp. It looks like your ball there is hard plastic and the RAM mount is designed to hold a rubber ball securely, so maybe a bit of rubber between would be required to stop it vibrating loose, particularly on the DRZ, but the clamp can clamp pretty tight and you may not need it. As with anything not designed for the purpose, it would be a bit of trial and error.