Fork Stem Phone Mount: Look Inside Your Stem First

A fork stem phone mount like ours fits the fork stem instead of clamping a handlebar. Our listing describes it as a mount riders fit “to the fork stem rather than the bar,” including on “sportbike clip-ons where there is no round bar to clamp.” Before you order, check the hollow stem opening and its depth, your phone in its case, and the clearance around your controls.

We sell a fork stem mount, so read this as a shop’s notes on its own listing plus what riders ask online.

What riders ask about the stem

Two riders on Reddit wrote about where to put a phone mount.

• One rider asked whether a fork stem mount would fit correctly, or whether “the hex nut will come in the way.”
• Another rider, looking for “a decent place for my phone mount,” wrote: “I decided not to go with fork stem for various reasons.”

The stem is one place for a phone mount and the bar is another. Whether the stem works on your bike comes down to the checks below.

What our listing says

Our listing for the Black Fork Stem Phone Mount Kit with Ball Arm describes “a rear-facing black phone cradle, separate double-socket arm and expansion base.” It says “the images show the three main components before assembly.”

One mount kit is offered. Phone and motorcycle are not included.

People search for this as “fork stem phone mount”, “fork stem mount”, “motorcycle fork stem phone mount”, “sportbike phone mount”, “phone mount for sportbike” or “motorcycle stem mount”.

Look at your stem before you order

Our listing says to “check the hollow stem opening, available depth, phone and case fit, and control clearance before fitting.”

1. The opening. Look at the top of your fork stem and check whether it is hollow.
2. The depth. Check how deep the opening goes.
3. What sits on top. Note anything on top of the stem, like the nut one rider asked about.
4. Your phone and case. Check your phone in its case against the cradle.
5. The controls. Make sure the phone position would leave your controls clear.

Put it together

Our listing says “assembly is required.”

1. Lay out the parts. Check you have the cradle, the double-socket arm and the expansion base.
2. Assemble the kit. Put the three parts together.
3. Check the phone. Fit your phone, in its case, into the cradle.
4. Check the controls. Confirm the phone position leaves your controls clear.

Mounting a phone on the tank instead? Our motorcycle tank phone mount guide covers a magnetic base.

Quick answers

Does this fork stem mount need a round handlebar?

No. Our listing says riders fit it “to the fork stem rather than the bar,” including on sportbike clip-ons “where there is no round bar to clamp.”

Is a phone included?

No. Our listing says phone and motorcycle are not included.

Where to go next

Browse fork stem phone mounts, or go straight to the Black Fork Stem Phone Mount Kit with Ball Arm.