Hey everybody,

Once it warms up a bit I plan on mounting my GPS onto my f4i somehow. I have two goals - 1, it must be sturdy enough to not fall off EVER and 2, it must be 100% removable with 0 modifications to the bike itself. I am thinking about purchasing a second mounting cradle and then tieing it down with some sort of nylon / velcro strap system. What have you all done...?

~Andrew

 

What kind of GPS are you going to use?

I bought a RAM ball mount that will go at the top of the tank mount, between the tank and the steering stem. I just got my mount in today and will take some photos and post them. Using the Zumo550

 

I have a sony GPS unit that works fairly well - i'll be interested to see your pix

 

Just a low tech idea/suggestion. Could you find a tank bag that would hold it in place? Also, they did something like that on a recently American Chopper. They mounted a nav system to the tank...the bikewas for HP computers.

 

I was thinking about doing that - with enough trickery I could probably make a custom tank bag that would house the gps, some snacks, and even a small 12V battery to power the gps for extra long trips...

I'm sure I'll figure something out :-)

 

 

hey theX - that looks REALLY clean - do you have any other close up shots, or could you possibly do a mini-writeup? What exactly is it that you used to mount the gps?

Also, I can imagine that it's tough to look at the gps while riding - but I think it would still be good to have as a reference for quick glances, right?

 

TheX, More info bro. What brand/model, was it hard to install, is it waterproof, is it as usefull as you thought? Looks nice. Thanks

 

TheX has a MIO C310X. You can get them at Circuity City and Fry's for
$200. They are not water proof or water resistant.

TomTom and Magellen both see bike specific models that are waterproof. They both run about $600.

I mounted my Mio almost like he did. And for the most part it works really good. The only problem I have is that I have to take my eyes off the road to look at it. It is just low enough that I have to tilt my head down to see it. But it keeps me from getting lost, so it does its job. My next project is to get it hooked up to my battery so I'm not always using the internal battery.

 

Hey Lifties - did you use the provided mount or did you fabricate one on your own?

Do you have any close-up pics you could share?

Thanks