GPS mount on stem nut?
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Iris
formerly "herfjr"
pooky12800
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I prefer the Ram-Bone that you can buy on this forum.
Niehart
Pie Smuggler
azitlies
Well-known member
And just so you know, in case, The place Iris points out will also sell you just the stem nut without all the other parts for a gps or what have you.
That way, you can just get the right ram ball (they'll tell you the pitch etc). Just the stem nut (taller then stock, for the hole) is about 16 bucks iirc.
I have one, good product.
That way, you can just get the right ram ball (they'll tell you the pitch etc). Just the stem nut (taller then stock, for the hole) is about 16 bucks iirc.
I have one, good product.
My opinion: The higher the better.
Having a GPS located where you have to look down to see the screen is a safety compromise.
That said, other than the handlebar location, I don't know any great options for keeping the GPS up above the instruments. I have a WynPro RamBone (recommend over the stem mount) and the Zumo is up on the longest RAM extension you can get to get it up as high as possible. It actually blocks my idiot lights unless I skootch forward to peer over the GPS.
I'd still prefer to have it above the dash, like I have on my V-strom. Maybe I'll work on something like that this winter.
Having a GPS located where you have to look down to see the screen is a safety compromise.
That said, other than the handlebar location, I don't know any great options for keeping the GPS up above the instruments. I have a WynPro RamBone (recommend over the stem mount) and the Zumo is up on the longest RAM extension you can get to get it up as high as possible. It actually blocks my idiot lights unless I skootch forward to peer over the GPS.
I'd still prefer to have it above the dash, like I have on my V-strom. Maybe I'll work on something like that this winter.
Dark Knight
Well-known member
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HotRodZilla
GOD BLESS AMERICA
Bwahahahahahaha. However, it's not a rule anymore...
Wow, this group here is a riot! Thanks for all the suggestions. I posted pic of my bike on pics and video section. Thinking of crashing in at the Death Valley ride 2012, I'm like an hour away from Longstreet Casino. Oh wait, I'm on an FJR now, so I'm only 30 mins away.
SacramentoMike
Not Safe For Work
And that's counting the time spent talking to the officer on the side of the road.
p.s. I've got the Ram Ball too, and I like where it sits. Screen's closer too, another plus.
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HotRodZilla
GOD BLESS AMERICA
FWIW, I use a RamBall mount on a new Stem Nut in the center of my handle bars. I use the short arm, so my GPS is low center. I specifically didn't mount it high due to vibration, and the fact that I don't like things screwing with my field of vision...I do have to pay attention about when its ok to look down, but its not a big deal.
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I agree the higher the better as far as clarity and as a safety issue, but then mine kind of blocks the right side mirror so then it also becomes a safety issue. The stock Gen II side mirrors is already a little bit obstructed, just my opinion. I like the RAM bones, besides, I need another mount for some other farkles.
mferriter
Occasionally trying to get work done
Several people (including me) built mounts that use the forward fuel tank bolts. There are pictures of mine and others posted around here somewhere. It's a rock-solid mounting point if you can work out the details. For example - you need much longer tank bolts and I had to make my posts "dog-bone" shaped for clearance issues around the front of the tank.
Here's what mine lookes like:
Here's what mine lookes like:
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azitlies
Well-known member
Can understand those saying they want it higher to be able to see it. But aren't you using the sound? the spoken directions?
Mine is using that and it makes seeing it on the stem nut mount just fine...
Mine is using that and it makes seeing it on the stem nut mount just fine...
HotRodZilla
GOD BLESS AMERICA
Exactly...If I don't know where I'm going, I turn the navigation on. Pretty much wherever it is mounted on the bike is going to be some kind of safety issue. Hell, just looking at it is a safety issue...It is a tool. Learn to use it safely.
Absolutely. I would not own a GPS that I couldn't get the sound piped into my helmet.
But anyone that has followed a GPS route more than just a little bit will know that what "Garmina" says isn't always exactly what she wants you to do. It is not unusual for her voice to announce, "stay left on Main street", when what she really wants you to do is go straight, or something to that effect. A quick glance at the pink line is all it takes to stay on track. If that means flicking your eyes down at a screen that's one thing. If it means dipping your entire head to look down at the screen that's another.
Exactly!! And you can learn to use it more safely if you position it so that you don't have to tilt your head down to look at the screen.
azitlies
Well-known member
Well... I think the biggest safety issue might be if you pull a Letterman and have an affair with one of your Interns :dribble:
After that happened he said in his monologue that the women were so pissed off at him that even his GPS lady wouldn't talk to him
After that happened he said in his monologue that the women were so pissed off at him that even his GPS lady wouldn't talk to him
ahchiu
FJR Commander
+1, I have mine on a shelf to the left, along with audio I can take a glance and still see the road, when I'm riding in the mountains I like to see what the road is going to do ahead, like how tight the next turn will be.
