Gps mount ..for relocation
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Minnesota
Center mounting puts it right in your field of view without looking down and to the side and it is closer making the screen easier to read. It is just a Ram Ball mount, about $12 I think. I also bought a 3” Ram arm, about $20 or so, bringing it up an inch. The tops of the gauges are only slightly obfuscated. With a marine grade fused cigarette lighter adaptor it allows you to dismount it very quickly leaving only the Ram Ball.
I have the part #s if anyone wants them.
Now you see it….
Now you don’t….
I have the part #s if anyone wants them.
Now you see it….
Now you don’t….
Road Captain
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 621
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From: N CA
Got a zumo 550 on the garmin supplied mount bracket which bolts to the handlebar collar via the 2 mount screws.
I'm changing the bars to 16 inch apes and I dont want the gps way up there.....
Basically I need a handlebar clamp mount to snap the garmin housing into.
Dealer said look at Ram Mount.
I looked at them and the way it mounts to the bar with a single u bolt looks cheap to me. The ram mount itself looks good but I'm not used to using "hardware store" type u bolts on my bike.
Anyone else know of better quality mount?
Thanks
I'm changing the bars to 16 inch apes and I dont want the gps way up there.....
Basically I need a handlebar clamp mount to snap the garmin housing into.
Dealer said look at Ram Mount.
I looked at them and the way it mounts to the bar with a single u bolt looks cheap to me. The ram mount itself looks good but I'm not used to using "hardware store" type u bolts on my bike.
Anyone else know of better quality mount?
Thanks
- You can just go with just the Kuryakyn mount - I didn't hard wire my GPS - I use it off it's battery pack - I don't have it on all the time - the battery will last 5 hours - then I just recharge it at the motel at night if on a trip - anyway - here's some pix's - works for me - tom 
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 314
Likes: 1
From: Mass.
I don't like the idea of the U-Bolt, but have seen some good options on various threads, including this one. Here's one I've held onto that seems promising. At least another option.
http://www.leadermotorcycle.com/CTGY/nuvi.html
http://www.leadermotorcycle.com/CTGY/nuvi.html
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Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 2,234
Likes: 462
From: Arizona
I did this as well. I ran power from the spare wire behind the headlight, up between the windshield & inner fairing and under the windshield bags. When the GPS is not mounted the power wire tucks into the bag and is out of site.
Center mounting puts it right in your field of view without looking down and to the side and it is closer making the screen easier to read. It is just a Ram Ball mount, about $12 I think. I also bought a 3 Ram arm, about $20 or so, bringing it up an inch. The tops of the gauges are only slightly obfuscated. With a marine grade fused cigarette lighter adaptor it allows you to dismount it very quickly leaving only the Ram Ball.
I have the part #s if anyone wants them.
Now you see it .
Now you dont .
I have the part #s if anyone wants them.
Now you see it .
Now you dont .
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 285
Likes: 3
From: Parkton,MD.
I have the RAM GPS handlebar mounting bracket and find it just top notch quality. I'm not too concerned about the fact that a U-Bracket was used. First of all, it held the total cost down, and secondly it's was completely functional and matched the black color of the mounting ball making it unnoticable. Also, I like the adjustability rest of the RAM mounting hardware, especially the short are and its infinate angled positions relative to the handlebars and then how you can angle the GPS towards your face.
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Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 45,429
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From: Bedford UK
I bought a mount from eglidegoodies, to get a decent looking set-up.
If you regularly carry a passenger it is well worth locating the gps where they can see it, rather than dead centre. I fixed mine on one side, where I could see it best and so it didn't obscure any of the instruments on my bike, only to discover later that my wife can also read it. So now we navigate together, with her giving me instructions over our intercom. Really helpful in traffic, or if a junction coming up is awkward, or when riding hairpin bends.
If you regularly carry a passenger it is well worth locating the gps where they can see it, rather than dead centre. I fixed mine on one side, where I could see it best and so it didn't obscure any of the instruments on my bike, only to discover later that my wife can also read it. So now we navigate together, with her giving me instructions over our intercom. Really helpful in traffic, or if a junction coming up is awkward, or when riding hairpin bends.
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