Has anyone installed the Gamin 2820 GPS on the bike with it interfacing with the radio. Curious on how it was wired what you used and what mount you may have used.

thanks,

Duane

 

This may be too late, but I just recently installed a Garmin Streetpilot 2610 on my Ultra. Basically the same install.

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I used the following...

Garmin Motorcycle Mount Kit, which included the hardwire power/audio adapter
RAM Handle bar mount
Radio Shack ground loop isolator
1 Radio Shack 2.5 mm to 3mm mono to stereo barrel adapter
1 Radio shack 3mm stereo to RCA adapter straight connector
1 Radio shack 3mm stereo to RCA adapter right angle connector
4 Radio Shack RCA male extensions
1 inline blade type fuse holder
1 3amp blade type fuse
a bunch of zip ties
quite a bit of heat shrink tubing

There are quite a few steps required to make this work properly, but it only took me about an hour and a half to complete. I think it is functional and looks great. The audio only works when the stereo is set to the AUX input. If you know anything about electrical connections and stereo hook-up this will be a piece of cake.

First I mounted the RAM Mount and GPS unit to figure out where and how to position it for best access and viewing.

I removed the outer fairing following the procedures outlined in my shop manual (you do have a shop manual right?)

Then I connected the hardwire adapter to the unit, and used the barrel adapter for the audio and connected the straight stereo to RCA cable. I cut the spring loaded barrel type fuse off of the hardire adapter (not os good for high vibration environment).

I ran all of the wires through the grommet on the inner fairing where the clutch cable goes through.

I spliced in the new inline blade type fuse holder to the power wire.

I then found the unused power connector on the headlight wiring harness. Orange wire with blade connector, wrapped up on the side of the harness. I cut the blade connector end off and spliced in the other end of the blade fuse wire I just installed. I used heat shrink tubing to seal all of these splices.

I then routed the new inline fuse holder assembly down and through the inner fairing so it would be accesable on the left side under the fairing where you can see the rubber bushings for the fairing mounts. I zip tied this in place. Here I can change the fuse if it blows more easily.

I put the fuse in, and tested the power, making sure the GPS unit powered up when the ignition is on and in the accesory position.

I mounted the Radio Shack ground loop isolator to the radio system mounting bracket inside the fairing. I made sure it was out of the way, and that all excess wires were wrapped up and secure. I used a bunch of zip ties to hold it in place. I did not take pictures of this, but it is kind of self explanatory when you get inside the fairing. I connected the RCA barrel extensions to the ground loop isolater RCA input, and then the stereo to RCA adapter into the RCA extender. This must be done because the RCA ends of the isolator and the adapter cable are both female. I wrapped these to connections in heat shrink and then mounted them to the stereo bracket using zip ties so they would not vibrate apart. One zip tie in the middle of the barrel adaptors and one on each wire near the adaptor.

I had to cut the RCA end off of the right angle stereo to RCA adaptor because I wanted to run it through the grommet on the right side of the inner fairing where the front brake line goes into the fairing. The cable and connectors were too big to fit through the grommet. I ran the wire through, and then re-spliced my cut using heat shrink tubing to cover and secure. I plugged the 3 mm stereo connector int the aux in on the front of the HK and connected the RCA end of the adaptor into the barrel extensions and then into the out side of the ground loop isolator. I tested the sound before I buttoned this side up to insure my splice was good. Then I used heat shrink and zip ties to secure the RCA connection just like the other si