Motorcycle GPS
Road Master
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 968
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From: Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
I was looking at my service manual yesterday at the wiring section in the back. Found a "fender tip" light harness that is not used on my Road King. Located the harness end in the nacelle. It is wired to the ignition switch for both accessory and ignition side.
Going to get the end of the plug and hard wire in my Nuvi 200. I don't see any reason to not use this as it is right in the nacelle and the Nuvi draws very little.
Anyone had experience with this particular harness?
Going to get the end of the plug and hard wire in my Nuvi 200. I don't see any reason to not use this as it is right in the nacelle and the Nuvi draws very little.
Anyone had experience with this particular harness?
Cruiser
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 173
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From: PUNKIN CENTER U.S.A.!
ive bought a tank bag for my nuvi 200 and also bought the accesory plug to hard wire it to my switch on the forks. but i cant decide on how i want to run my wires. do i want to run my wires under the tank and mount my plug infront of the tank or under the seat???? how did you guys wire yours that are hard wired in?
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 890
Likes: 5
From: Fayetteville Arkansas
Ram Mount
ive bought a tank bag for my nuvi 200 and also bought the accesory plug to hard wire it to my switch on the forks. but i cant decide on how i want to run my wires. do i want to run my wires under the tank and mount my plug infront of the tank or under the seat???? how did you guys wire yours that are hard wired in?
But if you use a Tank Bag, you can get a hardwire kit that steps it down from 12v to 5v with a usb on the other end. Check out this site
http://www.powerletproducts.com/shop-by-product
This is great for a bag
http://www.whitehorsepress.com/produ...oducts_id=4422
http://www.whitehorsepress.com/produ...oducts_id=4421
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 6,095
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From: clearwater, fl
An atlas has served travellers well for years but!!! GPS is so much more than an Atlas.
Just try a gps and you'll never go back.
btw...I use a Garmin Nuvi 260 with a Ram Mount....no vibration problems so far.
I called Garmin and was told; "Over a period of time it might develope some problems because it is not 'motorcycle friendly'."
so far it works great.
Just try a gps and you'll never go back.
btw...I use a Garmin Nuvi 260 with a Ram Mount....no vibration problems so far.
I called Garmin and was told; "Over a period of time it might develope some problems because it is not 'motorcycle friendly'."
so far it works great.
Advanced
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 52
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From: Colleyville Texas
I bought a Magellan Roadmate 2200t, and have it mounted on the handlebar. It is waterproof, and has a battery that lasts about 8 hours, has a xd memory slot with a built in MP3 player. Love it, and you can find them online for less than $100...
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 6,642
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From: Ogden, UT
I have been using a Garmin Quest 2 on my bike for about 3 years now and it is almost useless. I get more "Lost Satellite Signal" as time goes on and then have to reboot, rather annoying during a trip. This all started about the end of last summer, until then it worked like a champ. So the warning about over time degradation is a valid concern.
I just ordered a TomTom Rider 2 and am hoping it will last and work as well as my Garmin used to.
I just ordered a TomTom Rider 2 and am hoping it will last and work as well as my Garmin used to.
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Road Master
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 931
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From: Orlando, FL
Nuvi 760 for me
I use a nuvi 760, and haven't had any problems with vibration. Load up mp3s on the SD card, run a cable from the GPS to the aux in on the radio, and you hear voice prompts through the sound system. The best part for me, though, is that I can plan routes on the HD Ride Planner and import the routes into the GPS.
