GPS / Phone / Tuner Mount
#1
GPS / Phone / Tuner Mount
Specifically, I am looking to mount a Garmin 660 on my Ultra and I am looking for pictures or ideas of different setups.
Yes ... My bike has built in navigation and yes it works fine but my type of riding this coming year will benefit from having two GPS units.
What I would like is something clean. I had a fairing mount on my 2010 Street Glide and I liked it a lot but I can't find the same mount for 2014+ bike.
The best thing that I have found so far is the Iron Aces mount but I don't like the idea of tapping holes into my fairing to either secure the mount or run the power cable.
The Harley mount is OK, but I like my handlebars clean. I even went to fairing mount mirrors because having them on the handlebars annoyed me. But I do like the idea that I can remove it without leaving holes or other marks.
I am a big fan of RAM Mounts, and I will have to go into the garage and pull my box of mounts to see what I can come up with, but looking for ideas there as well.
Has anyone else seen an other option to mount their phone / GPS / Tuner?
Yes ... My bike has built in navigation and yes it works fine but my type of riding this coming year will benefit from having two GPS units.
What I would like is something clean. I had a fairing mount on my 2010 Street Glide and I liked it a lot but I can't find the same mount for 2014+ bike.
The best thing that I have found so far is the Iron Aces mount but I don't like the idea of tapping holes into my fairing to either secure the mount or run the power cable.
The Harley mount is OK, but I like my handlebars clean. I even went to fairing mount mirrors because having them on the handlebars annoyed me. But I do like the idea that I can remove it without leaving holes or other marks.
I am a big fan of RAM Mounts, and I will have to go into the garage and pull my box of mounts to see what I can come up with, but looking for ideas there as well.
Has anyone else seen an other option to mount their phone / GPS / Tuner?
#2
This T and T mount is what you want. I made something similar to this for my 2010 UC.
http://www.tandtfabrications.com/sto...171/category=0
http://www.tandtfabrications.com/sto...171/category=0
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Dr. Tiki (12-28-2016)
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For those looking at this post in the future, or now if you are reading it currently.
Though I like RAM Mounts, I ended up going with the Harley Road Tech Zumo Handlebar Mount Kit (76000192B).
The mount itself looked clean to the eye and with two-screws I could mount or remove the mount in under 5 minutes. The next step was to figure out the wiring so that I could actually remove it when I didn't want to look at it.
The mount with GPS mount test fitted
Originally I envisioned using a deutsch connector but eventually decided just to use some extra cables that I had for my heated gear. It's small, had a debris cap and if needed, I could plug the GPS into the plug that I use for my heated gear.
Next step was to splice open the Garmin harness. At the bottom there were a red and black wire that would supply power to the GPS. I opened those up.....
and spliced in the connector so that I could easily remove the whole setup when I wasn't using it.
Nest step was to remove the end of the harness so that I could keep the original fuse
This is the remaining wiring harness that I thew away.
I then tapped into the wire that powered the 'cigarette lighter' socket. At lest if I blew that fuse it would only be the ACC fuse.
The connection I ran through the fairing and just under the left handlebar and zip tied it up all nice and clean.
Now when I don't need it, the Garmin unplugs and pops right off with two screws and leaves very minimal trace that it was ever there.
Though I like RAM Mounts, I ended up going with the Harley Road Tech Zumo Handlebar Mount Kit (76000192B).
The mount itself looked clean to the eye and with two-screws I could mount or remove the mount in under 5 minutes. The next step was to figure out the wiring so that I could actually remove it when I didn't want to look at it.
The mount with GPS mount test fitted
Originally I envisioned using a deutsch connector but eventually decided just to use some extra cables that I had for my heated gear. It's small, had a debris cap and if needed, I could plug the GPS into the plug that I use for my heated gear.
Next step was to splice open the Garmin harness. At the bottom there were a red and black wire that would supply power to the GPS. I opened those up.....
and spliced in the connector so that I could easily remove the whole setup when I wasn't using it.
Nest step was to remove the end of the harness so that I could keep the original fuse
This is the remaining wiring harness that I thew away.
I then tapped into the wire that powered the 'cigarette lighter' socket. At lest if I blew that fuse it would only be the ACC fuse.
The connection I ran through the fairing and just under the left handlebar and zip tied it up all nice and clean.
Now when I don't need it, the Garmin unplugs and pops right off with two screws and leaves very minimal trace that it was ever there.
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