Last summer, StreakSmart reader Cody hit the road with the Dell Streak riding in a slide-out tray built into his Harley-Davidson Road King. Now, thanks to a heavily modified Dead Center Cycles fairing and a Dell Streak dock, it's the Streak 7's turn.
Unlike the original Streak integration's more custom look, Cody went for a "more integrated/factory look" for the Streak 7 because of its larger screen.
"I opted against a fold out drawer in favor of a fixed and flush integration," he said. "This allows the Streak 7 to vibrate with the bike to lessen the impact of vibrations. This build has been tested at highway speeds, the icons are easy to use, and the music is easy to hear."
Cody plans to turn his attention back to his Dodge Ram and said that this will likely be his last motorcycle build. I wouldn't hold him to that, though; it just wouldn't be fair to the Dell Streak 10.
Thanks, Cody!
Wow! Now I want to buy both of these things!
very awesome diggin the sound track in back round !jay-z fan !
Thats just something else to fall off after shaking itself loose
I can just imagine the conversation at the bar of the roadhouse…
“i’ve got a standard Dell flip wallet”
” ha, i have an Otterbox”
“Ummmm,…….I’ve got a Harley wrapped around mine”
That’s funny, Tim. The guy that did the fiberglass work (Bob from Custom Sounds) is probably the best around… I’m confident it’s not going anywhere.
Cody
my most recent chat with Dell, Telling me once again the update is there?!?!?Print
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14:07:11 Catherine E
Welcome to Dell US Chat! My name is Catherine and I will be your Dell.com Sales Chat Expert. I can be reached at us_dhs_sp_sales@dell.com or via phone at 1-800-289-3355 ext. 7244161. How can I help you today By the way, the number provided above is our team’s voice mail box and the message box to type in is on the bottom portion of the chat, just to the left of the send button if you are having trouble finding it.
14:07:43 jack miles
first, am i chatting with the MOBILITY DEPARTMENT?
14:08:17 Catherine E
Hi Jack, this is electronics and accessories sales, how can I help you today?
14:09:21 jack miles
well i need the mobility department i believe, just trying to get an HONEST dell rep to tell me when the Streak locked to AT&T will get it’s LONG PROMISED 2.2 update?
14:09:47 jack miles
please don’t tell me there is already an unlocked version with 2.2, i know this.
14:10:07 Catherine E
are you referring to streak 5 or streak 7?
14:10:32 jack miles
5, the 7 is not with AT&T
14:11:53 jack miles
thank you
14:12:43 Catherine E
are you looking to get the streak 5?
14:13:33 Catherine E
by the way, can I have your best callback number in case we get disconnected?
14:13:34 jack miles
i want VERY much to get the Streak 5, HOWEVER, it would be useless to me until it can be updated to android 2.2
14:13:56 jack miles
469-219-9783
14:15:48 Catherine E
please give me 2 minutes here
14:15:59 jack miles
no problem
14:18:39 Catherine E
thank you for waiting
14:19:28 jack miles
no problem
14:19:49 Catherine E
are you looking for the lock version?
14:20:36 jack miles
yes, as i said, the locked to AT&T version of the dell streak 5
14:23:58 jack miles
thank you
14:25:57 Catherine E
here’s the thing Jack
14:26:39 jack miles
ok Catherine, what’s the thing?
14:26:39 Catherine E
the locked versions comes with 1.6 version
14:27:12 Catherine E
but once the upgrade is available, it can be done through phone
14:28:06 jack miles
Yes, I am quite aware of this, Dell has been saying this for 6 months since the phone/tablet came out
14:28:44 jack miles
however, my QUESTION was WHEN are they going to actually SEND OUT THE PROMISED UPDATE?
14:28:58 Catherine E
I actually had a customer a while ago who was able to do the update himself on the phone
14:30:33 jack miles
and this was the offical over the air update? there are alot of WAYS to get 2.2 on the phone, but those are hacked. I really do not want to have to hack my device
14:31:55 Catherine E
we are going to do the right way, not the hack thing
14:32:14 jack miles
but again, my QUESTION was is there a Date, guess, as to when the OVER THE AIR update will be available? or is the answer, TODAY, since tyour previous customer was able to do the update himself.
14:34:49 Catherine E
not actually today because he got the phone around January
14:36:51 jack miles
ok, i’m sorry, not sure if you’re just trying to passify me, or what, but you’re making NO sense, can you either just pretend you know the date, or give me the automated Nothing At this time response? If purchased in January, makes NO difference.
14:38:10 Catherine E
like what I have said it is available on the phone
14:38:15 Catherine E
the upgrade
14:39:19 jack miles
ok Catherine, Thank you for your help. You have a good day.
As an ex Honda Pan European (st1300 to you guys over the pond) world tourer, I do admire the thought and handywork…but a Harley wouldn’t be my first choice. Vibration & asses etc etc
Got stopped by police who thought I had an mp4 player on my tankbag, had satnav running and spent half an hour showing them my streak
Ride Safe Cody
funny stuff justjk!! I’m getting closer to trying streakdroid.
i wish i worked for dell so i can do this to all my toys with the company credit card
nice work tim and cody.
Cody, do you rid in the ROT rally? maybe ill see you there this summer.
Fone Fanatic, you’d be sadly mistaken if you think I’m not out personal $$$$ for the things I do. Hard dollars aside, I spend a ton of personal time doing this. If you think this is all free to me, you’re wrong.
I’m seriously thinking of doing that myself, Just scared s*^*less about doing it, i’m one of those Not Too Tech Savvy people, but i think i owe it to myself to give it a shot! I NEED that BIG screen!! Samsung is coming out with some 4.5 inch screens, they are nice, but i have personally BOYCOTTED Samsung cause of the Epic busniess, so anyway, i think streakdroid is the way to go, IF ANYONE WANTS TO WALK ME THRU LIKE I”M A CHILD, I WON’T MIND… Hint* Hint* Justjkm222@yahoo.com. Thanks.
If your in the UK/Wales/Swansea area, pop in and i’ll show you how to
Offer is open to anyone else as well.
I upgraded my Streak (5) via DJ Steve’s methods too. Currently running one on 2.1, another on 2.2 and my 3rd (work) on 1.7.0….