Givi GPS holder #S850

[sliick2]

Friends, I was lucky enough to get a Garmin 1450 for Christmas & since it does not have an

audio out port for earphones,I only need a pouch of some sort.It does need to be fairly visable,but not so close as on top of a tank bag.I was looking @ the Givi GPS holder .Has anybody had any experience with this

product or this situation ? Oh,I use a Cortech Super Mini tank bag most of the time.Thanks

for any input in advance. Sliick

 

[ScottyUSN]

My guess it it will bake in the summer (thermal shut downs) in warm climates. Also think touch screen interface is going to suffer.

I prefer on open mount with a zip lock baggy with rubber band or zip tie for the wet days.

Edit: HERE IS a review, sounds like the touch screen still works fine thru the case.

 

[TomInPA]

It will attach, and should work as intended. It is held on with Velcro straps, so the shape of the bars doesn't matter, and you don't need to mount a ball or other hardware. I think Scotty is right that temperature can be a problem in summer when the sun bakes electronics under a greenhouse window, and you will not have easy access to touchscreen functions. I'll add that the visibility of a GPS degrades a under a plastic cover. I'm sure you know that of all GPS units you could have been blessed with, this one is the most dedicated to automotive use. If it is what you plan to use, then I would guess the Givi cover will work as well as any option out there. An open RAM mount would be the most useful, but you will need to cover or pocket the GPS during rain.

 

[Myke Ramsey]

I have a Nuvi 1450 GPS that I use for my car and bike. I put it in a Ram Mount Aqua Box and this maybe a better solution @ the same price.

https://www.amazon.com/RAM-Mounting-Systems-RAM-HOL-AQ6U-Medium-Wide/dp/B001RTOSRY/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1328990260&sr=1-2

I don't have a pic of on my bike because its stored away, but this should give you an idea. With this solution you can also lock it to your bike and not have to worry about it when you go in to get gas.

 

[worney]

I have a Nuvi 1450 GPS that I use for my car and bike. I put it in a Ram Mount Aqua Box and this maybe a better solution @ the same price.

https://www.amazon.com/RAM-Mounting-Systems-RAM-HOL-AQ6U-Medium-Wide/dp/B001RTOSRY/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1328990260&sr=1-2

I don't have a pic of on my bike because its stored away, but this should give you an idea. With this solution you can also lock it to your bike and not have to worry about it when you go in to get gas.

Personally I have been thinking about getting one of these as well. I live pretty close to GPSCentral in Calgary so I figure that I'll ride up and see which one fits the best.

-worney

 

[sliick2]

I have a Nuvi 1450 GPS that I use for my car and bike. I put it in a Ram Mount Aqua Box and this maybe a better solution @ the same price.

https://www.amazon.com/RAM-Mounting-Systems-RAM-HOL-AQ6U-Medium-Wide/dp/B001RTOSRY/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1328990260&sr=1-2

I don't have a pic of on my bike because its stored away, but this should give you an idea. With this solution you can also lock it to your bike and not have to worry about it when you go in to get gas.

Mike-thanks for the idea. Do you have any problems with the 1450 because you don't have audio

for the directions ? Thanks

 

[sliick2]

It will attach, and should work as intended. It is held on with Velcro straps, so the shape of the bars doesn't matter, and you don't need to mount a ball or other hardware. I think Scotty is right that temperature can be a problem in summer when the sun bakes electronics under a greenhouse window, and you will not have easy access to touchscreen functions. I'll add that the visibility of a GPS degrades a under a plastic cover. I'm sure you know that of all GPS units you could have been blessed with, this one is the most dedicated to automotive use. If it is what you plan to use, then I would guess the Givi cover will work as well as any option out there. An open RAM mount would be the most useful, but you will need to cover or pocket the GPS during rain.

Thanks Tom-all very good points & info.I'm sure the dedicated motorcycle GPS models where too

expensive for the wife to get.Going to keep looking for the best combination of set-ups. Thanks for your help. Sliick

 

[Myke Ramsey]

Mike-thanks for the idea. Do you have any problems with the 1450 because you don't have audio

for the directions ? Thanks

I have no problems with the audio because I never listen to it even when it is in my car. The do make Nuvi's with bluetooth, but I'm not sure if you can stream audio to a headset.

 

[ER RN]

Friends, I was lucky enough to get a Garmin 1450 for Christmas & since it does not have an

audio out port for earphones,I only need a pouch of some sort.It does need to be fairly visable,but not so close as on top of a tank bag.I was looking @ the Givi GPS holder .Has anybody had any experience with this

product or this situation ? Oh,I use a Cortech Super Mini tank bag most of the time.Thanks

for any input in advance. Sliick

I bought one though not for my gps. Personally I didn't like the way it fit on the bars because it ended up too deep in the "V" and the zippers were hard to access......I ended up modifying it to suit my needs Givi mod instead of using a tank bag. Not sure about the heat issue mentioned but it's a possibility. ~Harvey

 

[TomInPA]

It will attach, and should work as intended. It is held on with Velcro straps, so the shape of the bars doesn't matter, and you don't need to mount a ball or other hardware. I think Scotty is right that temperature can be a problem in summer when the sun bakes electronics under a greenhouse window, and you will not have easy access to touchscreen functions. I'll add that the visibility of a GPS degrades a under a plastic cover. I'm sure you know that of all GPS units you could have been blessed with, this one is the most dedicated to automotive use. If it is what you plan to use, then I would guess the Givi cover will work as well as any option out there. An open RAM mount would be the most useful, but you will need to cover or pocket the GPS during rain.

Thanks Tom-all very good points & info.I'm sure the dedicated motorcycle GPS models where too

expensive for the wife to get.Going to keep looking for the best combination of set-ups. Thanks for your help. Sliick

I understand you just need to make it work. I use a Nuvi 765T sometimes and mount it in a RAM mount. I have used it with a zip-lock bag in rain. Recently I bought an older Streetpilot 2820 and use it with an XM antenna for music. Fantastic system and waterproof, so I don't use the Nuvi anymore. I have a RAM aquabox that is practically unused. Make me a reasonable offer and shipping, and it would work great to get you over the hump until something better comes along. The Aquabox is a bit large on the bike, but you can see the GPS and use the touchscreen. The GIVI is going to do a lot more jiggling since it is meant to carry the GPS and give you a place for your wallet and things. That just doesn't make sense to me. You want a solid platform.

 

[sliick2]

It will attach, and should work as intended. It is held on with Velcro straps, so the shape of the bars doesn't matter, and you don't need to mount a ball or other hardware. I think Scotty is right that temperature can be a problem in summer when the sun bakes electronics under a greenhouse window, and you will not have easy access to touchscreen functions. I'll add that the visibility of a GPS degrades a under a plastic cover. I'm sure you know that of all GPS units you could have been blessed with, this one is the most dedicated to automotive use. If it is what you plan to use, then I would guess the Givi cover will work as well as any option out there. An open RAM mount would be the most useful, but you will need to cover or pocket the GPS during rain.

Thanks Tom-all very good points & info.I'm sure the dedicated motorcycle GPS models where too

expensive for the wife to get.Going to keep looking for the best combination of set-ups. Thanks for your help. Sliick

I understand you just need to make it work. I use a Nuvi 765T sometimes and mount it in a RAM mount. I have used it with a zip-lock bag in rain. Recently I bought an older Streetpilot 2820 and use it with an XM antenna for music. Fantastic system and waterproof, so I don't use the Nuvi anymore. I have a RAM aquabox that is practically unused. Make me a reasonable offer and shipping, and it would work great to get you over the hump until something better comes along. The Aquabox is a bit large on the bike, but you can see the GPS and use the touchscreen. The GIVI is going to do a lot more jiggling since it is meant to carry the GPS and give you a place for your wallet and things. That just doesn't make sense to me. You want a solid platform.

Tom,sounds like you've got your system refined.For me,I rarely go out of town & know my way

most of the time.I'm not looking for something permanently mount-just something that if I do

want to wander that I can bring it out of the tank bag & get home.I did a 2k trip two summers ago & it would have been nice to have a GPS then.After that trip I said that I wouldn't do that again-we did it in 5 days & was too intense.So thanks for the offer,we are about a month away from getting on the road for the season.Enjoy your season. Thanks, Sliick

 

[GL4435]

Friends, I was lucky enough to get a Garmin 1450 for Christmas & since it does not have an

audio out port for earphones,I only need a pouch of some sort.It does need to be fairly visable,but not so close as on top of a tank bag.I was looking @ the Givi GPS holder .Has anybody had any experience with this

product or this situation ? Oh,I use a Cortech Super Mini tank bag most of the time.Thanks

for any input in advance. Sliick

I have had the Givi GPS holder for a couple of seasons. I purchased it because I was not interested in an expensive motorcycle GPS system that I would rarely use, but had a cheap TomTom1 on hand that I would use from time to time. The Givi holder does an adequate job for what it is. A dedicated motorcycle GPS would undoubtedly be the ultimate solution, but for the money, the Givi has served me well. Issues that I needed to address were the straps ... they are universal hook and loop straps, which means you have to mess with them a bit to get the holder in the correct position for optimum viewing while riding ... a short learning curve there. The second issue is increased glare from the case, but its not that bad to deal with. The third is that in using an automotive GPS the controls are difficult to use when on the bike, so you need to do any programming before you start and if you need to change anything in route ... plan on pulling over to do it. All in all, I have been pretty happy with the purchase, but again I have only used the GPS as a reference and if you don't need to navigate through some type of intense geographical conundrum ... you should be good.