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If it is the Garmin phone mount like this one...
https://a.co/d/hq0Q5Gu
Those side keepers/holders can be custom adjusted by moving them to different positions to allow for the buttons on the phone. If yours is more like the X-Grip then I recommend replacing it ASAP with the one I linked to since I've had a modified x-grip holder and this other one is better IMO.

As to mounting the bracket with the shield in the low position... I would have used low profile round headed hex bit bolts to mount it. I have been using that type of bolt for many mounting tasks for precisely this reason unless a typical hex head bolt is the only thing that will work.

I came from the ST1100... 100 HP, 1085cc.
I still feel the AK accelerates better than that ST bike. Though maybe not more than that one from 70 to 100 mph but definitely a rocket from 0 to 70 mph by comparison IMO. Both will do about the same in that upper range in my experience and the ST will leave it behind above 100 mph (mainly because the ST will top out a lot faster than the 120 mph of the AK). Depends how any previous bike was tuned and configured for acceleration. I'm certain that any 1000 cc sport bike could blow it away... but then a 1000cc sport bike would likely have a lot more than 100 HP. Compared to my just previous Burgman 650 my AK does seem like a literal rocket. The 650 has about the same HP, is a bigger engine, is a heavier bigger bike. I ride during winter so never need to store my bikes. Central Iowa can get really really cold, but that just means one more layer to me.

BTW- the battery will not discharge faster if the fobs are near to or far from the bike. Yes, the fob batteries will last about a year regardless where they are located. Both my fobs batteries died at the very same time and one fob was kept in a RFID pouch the entire time so the bike and fob could not "see" each other... same as if that fob was kept far far away from the bike. Since I can start the AK without the battery in the fob I now keep the "spare" fob without the battery installed in that RFID pouch under the seat. I can also start my Rav4 with a dead fob since that is a keyless system as well.

The coolant drip is not on every AK. A few may have that more regularly than most. Since Nov 2021 when I bought mine I've only seen a single quarter sized drop under the bike twice... several months apart, and once when it was very warm out in my unheated garage. This is actually considered normal for many bikes and the weep hole is between 2 seal bearings and designed to prevent any coolant getting past the second seal bearing so coolant doesn't get into the alternator housing. Normal. I had that with my ST once in a big while. Also my Gold Wing as well.

I've said it before... both my cars, a Rav4 and a Subaru Legacy, need to be plugged into a Battery Tender if not driven for several weeks. I did have both batteries die at different times from sitting idle in my garage for more than 2 weeks. Now I keep the un-used vehicle plugged into a BT as well as my John Deere tractor and my wife's Metropolitan and also my AK whenever they are parked in the garage. I do usually ride the AK, or what ever bike I own at the time, often enough that the BT is not usually needed but I never really know how long until my next ride so I just plug it in to maintain the battery. That has been shown to improve battery performance and lifespan anyway. Blame those advanced electronics that are now common in almost all more modern "well equipped" vehicle with lots of electrical features.

Sooo! Tell me about starting your ak with no battery in the fob. Only having owned mine for 2 weeks, I am wondering about the fob and battery life and what happens if it dies.

Are you in the USA or another country?

So far there is only one version of the AK 550 that has cruise control. That is the AK 550 Premium. That initially came out as the AK 550 Euro 5 model in 2022 and then was renamed the Premium for 2023. Bad new is that it is not available in the USA... yet. No rumor that it will be but who really knows what we'll get on this side of the Atlantic (or Pacific).

The "Standard" version of the AK 550 is the only version that has been available in the USA since 2021. It is the same as the Euro 4 version in Europe.