Post up your GPS mounts

[ZUKIMON]

What are you all doing for mounting your GPS units? I've looked and I just don't see anything yet that I like for mounting mine so I am thinking something custom/home made.

[deals gap dragon slayer]

I've got a pretty sweet set up.. I'll take a pic tonight and post it up tomorrow

[ZUKIMON]

Sweet. I was beginning to think that no one had 'em. :D I've looked at the ball mounts, and I just don't see anywhere to put something like that. ;)

[Dave]

i recently aquired a tomtom unit and my fist thought was that i could zip strip it to my triple clamp

[ZUKIMON]

That's what I have; the TomTom One. I love it for what it is and it sure as hell gets me where I am going. I really found out how usefull it was the first time that I had to go to Atlanta for Hyundai training. Dayyyyyyyuuuuuuummmmmmmm is that place screwy to a hillbilly like me! I made it where I was going with no problems what so ever and never missed an exit. ;)

[derf]

i got the tom tom one too, havnt bought it yet, but i found very good looking mount from ram mounts that looks very secure

[Dave]

i only did some casual searching last night but i found a vent mount that comes with a detachable clip that ought to work the way i want with some slight modification

[deals gap dragon slayer]

Ram Mounts are definitely the way to go with GPS units... I forgot my camera at home.. Will get the pics up tomorrow

[G-Rex]

Ram Mounts are definitely the way to go with GPS units...

Ding ding ding.

I don't have any pictures handy at work. I'll post some up tonight when I'm at home.

[Dave]

that post mount looks sweet, but i def dont need all that articulation. just something to hold it to the fork

[G-Rex]

that post mount looks sweet, but i def dont need all that articulation. just something to hold it to the fork

The Ram Mounts are reliable and sturdy. I personally wouldn't trust my electronics to anything else. Are you sure you want to take a chance on watching your GPS bouncing down the road behind you?

I have Ram mounts for my GPS and satellite radio. I'm a die-hard fan of Ram Mount products.

[Dave]

The Ram Mounts are reliable and sturdy. I personally wouldn't trust my electronics to anything else. Are you sure you want to take a chance on watching your GPS bouncing down the road behind you?

I have Ram mounts for my GPS and satellite radio. I'm a die-hard fan of Ram Mount products.

the important word here is aquired ;) in the army sense :) ;) and from my time as a tanker im fanatical about things being tied or zipped down (i also was the first mofo to run over someone else's things that werent)

[ZUKIMON]

I've already lost a nice Garmin GPS/FRS unit last fall due to a failed mount. :( I haven't looked up Ram Mounts yet, but I will Google them right now. In the meantime, this looks promissing to make one from.........

http://cgi.ebay.com/Car-Windshield-Dash-Mount-Holder-TOMTOM-ONE-3RD-EDITION_W0QQitemZ110314716335QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGP S_Accessories_Cables?hash=item110314716335&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

[ZUKIMON]

Ok, so if I get this:

http://products.ram-mount.com/rammount/productdetail.aspx?partnumber=RAM-B-309-1U

And this:

http://products.ram-mount.com/rammount/productdetail.aspx?partnumber=RAM-HOL-TO4U

I should be good to go? This is just as cheap as the ebay link but I had no idea that the holder from them would be this secure.

I could just get this for the mount and put it on the bars for a MUCH cleaner look. I don't see why it wouldn't work with a u-bolt. ???

http://products.ram-mount.com/rammount/productdetail.aspx?partnumber=RAM-B-238

[G-Rex]

That would do the trick. Be attentive to where your gps would sit relative to everything though from the bar. You might need one of the extensions to get out of the way of things.

I use 2" (I think) maybe 3", extensions on mine. Puts everything exactly where I want them.

[ZUKIMON]

Yeah, the biggest thing that would help would to be able to have the bike here to take a good long look at and do some measuring. I'll try to work on that this weekend when I put on my tinted sheild. ;)

[deals gap dragon slayer]

That would do the trick. Be attentive to where your gps would sit relative to everything though from the bar. You might need one of the extensions to get out of the way of things.

I use 2" (I think) maybe 3", extensions on mine. Puts everything exactly where I want them.

Do you really need those on the Trex?

[ZUKIMON]

Ram Mounts are definitely the way to go with GPS units... I forgot my camera at home.. Will get the pics up tomorrow

Ding ding ding.

I don't have any pictures handy at work. I'll post some up tonight when I'm at home.

:whistle: Hellooooooooooooo! :D

[G-Rex]

:whistle: Hellooooooooooooo! :D

Oops! Sorry 'bout that! Here are a couple! One shows cockpit view, the other from the side so you can see the mounts.

BEFORE anybody says it, YES, the XM is on Wang Chung, and YES, the max speed reading at the time was 112mph. :whistle:

[derf]

Wheres the radar detector and the auto pilot?

[ZUKIMON]

Everybody have fun tonight..............everybody wang chung tonight!! :D Sorry :D

Great shot man. I should have just looked up your pics from AK. You had the same thing on then. ;) I just wonder how well this will work with mine, as it looks like your sheild is at less of an angle than mine is giving you more room to work with. ???

[G-Rex]

Everybody have fun tonight..............everybody wang chung tonight!! :D Sorry :D

Great shot man. I should have just looked up your pics from AK. You had the same thing on then. ;) I just wonder how well this will work with mine, as it looks like your sheild is at less of an angle than mine is giving you more room to work with. ???

I'm using a Zero Gravity sport-touring windscreen, which is considerably taller than the stocker. There's no way I could run that setup as-is with the stock windscreen. It wouldn't fit.

And Derf, radar detector is hidden. ;) As for Auto pilot, well, the Throttlemeister has been proven to work well into triple digits. :D

[derf]

And Derf, radar detector is hidden. ;) As for Auto pilot, well, the Throttlemeister has been proven to work well into triple digits. :D

See its comments like that that make me proud to say that you are my interwebz friend. in fact I'm about to start crying

[Dave]

See its comments like that that make me proud to say that you are my interwebz friend. in fact I'm about to start crying

aww dont cry. its almost warm enough to ride here again lol

[derf]

My battery is dead. i tried to ride on sunday for a little, and it wouldnt start :(

[Dave]

My battery is dead. i tried to ride on sunday for a little, and it wouldnt start :(

nothing $40 at wallmart cant fix. and themlittle battery tenders you see in pepboys kick ass. cheapest one you can find are dead solid for bikes cars whatever

[derf]

They never last me more than a week or 2, and the battery is just a matter of me stopping to be lazy

[Dave]

dood you plug it into 110 not 220!

[derf]

but 220 gives double the power!!!!!

[Dave]

dare i say 440?

[derf]

I tried, to hook up two 220 volt plugs together, all it did was make me pee my pants when I licked the wires

[Dave]

ahh a shame. when we lived at the oil refinery in al daura the power would spike from 220 to 440 without any warning. extra exciting

[deals gap dragon slayer]

OK guys, I was gonna be a smart ass and just post up a picture of my 'gps'.... i just use painters tape to tape my planned route onto my tank. And then if i get lost I just use google maps on my cell phone to figure out where i need to go... I've been too busy to tape up the tank and take pics

[derf]

I just ordered the ram mount for my tom tom

[ZUKIMON]

I just ordered the ram mount for my tom tom


Please post up pics when you get it awn so that I can see how it looks/fits. :)

[derf]

yuppidie doo dah, got it from amazon for $30, should be here in a week, but i probably wont get to play with it for a few days after that...

[ZUKIMON]

Do you have a link to the one that you bough??

[derf]

http://www.amazon.com/RAM-Mounting-Systems-Handlebar-Mount/dp/B000TFJPDY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1235629987&sr=8-1

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41K1F7YTenL._SS500_.jpg


It's a ram mount, they are very highly recommended by everyone that owns one

[ZUKIMON]

Ooooooohh! I like that. Thanks....

[Amber Lamps]

http://www.amazon.com/RAM-Mounting-Systems-Handlebar-Mount/dp/B000TFJPDY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1235629987&sr=8-1

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41K1F7YTenL._SS500_.jpg


It's a ram mount, they are very highly recommended by everyone that owns one

Yep mine and my GF's ram mounts work very well I must say!

[Particle Man]

I also use a RAM mount. Highly recommended.

http://prtclmn001.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Trips/Picture-005/708311999_H4J7h-L.jpg