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Offline bigmadstu

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Satnav Bracket
« on: April 20, 2015, 20:18:28 »
Finally got a satnav bracket sorted out for the bike. Not keen on handlebar mounts as I don't want to take my eye far off the road to look at a satnav. Above the clocks seems a much better place like I used to have on the old GS. The screen brackets are pretty substantial so my mate and I came up the following :-







It's a bit of 22mm handlebar welded to 2 pieces of 8mm round bar. The round bar has a bend in each piece and the end flattened for a hole to bolt onto the screen bracket. Was then powder coated black.
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Offline bigmadstu

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Re: Satnav Bracket
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2015, 20:37:45 »
Thanks MartinW for fixing the photos in this post.  :ty:
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Offline Twiggy

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Re: Satnav Bracket
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2015, 07:51:16 »
Looks great. Simple solution too. Good job.
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Offline TLPower

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Re: Satnav Bracket
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2015, 20:17:55 »
Top job. Gives me an idea....
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Offline Ravetech

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Re: Satnav Bracket
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2015, 05:52:41 »
Ravetech line of site GPS RAM mount. This is a new product due to be available very soon.






Cheers

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Offline bigmadstu

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Re: Satnav Bracket
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2015, 18:28:37 »
lol, I should have gone to the patents office 1st. Looks a good bracket. :)
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Offline Ravetech

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Re: Satnav Bracket
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2015, 10:06:28 »
Quote from: "bigmadstu"
:), I should have gone to the patents office 1st. Looks a good bracket. :)

As they say in Thailand, Same same but different.... :grin:
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Offline L3nny

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Re: Satnav Bracket
« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2015, 22:41:50 »
Does anyone sell this kind of mount?

Can you buy the mount that is fitted to the Desert edition?
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Offline Oop North John

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Re: Satnav Bracket
« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2015, 06:41:17 »
The Desert mount is a generic RAM mount one, probably the cheaper option with lots of adjustability.
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Offline L3nny

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Re: Satnav Bracket
« Reply #9 on: June 12, 2015, 16:17:45 »
Quote from: "Ravetech"
Ravetech line of site GPS RAM mount. This is a new product due to be available very soon.
Just ordered one of your mounts, looking forward to fitting it on the bike :)
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Offline Ravetech

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Re: Satnav Bracket
« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2015, 15:05:36 »
Thank you..... :thumb:
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Offline L3nny

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Re: Satnav Bracket
« Reply #11 on: June 24, 2015, 17:01:09 »
Ravetech mount arrived in the post today and I got straight on with fitting it. Stuck my new TomTom 400 on it and all looks good.



Unfortunately out on the road the satnav vibrates and jiggles about so much, not only is it hard to read it's also distracting :(

I don't really think it's a fault with the mount, it's more the fact it's stuck out on the RAM arm and the screen is mounted to springs as well.

Will have to work out a way of making it a bit more secure.
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Offline Ravetech

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Re: Satnav Bracket
« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2015, 05:52:59 »
Sorry to hear your having vibration issues. Are you using a 2" or 3" link arm as the short 2" works best.
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Offline L3nny

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Re: Satnav Bracket
« Reply #13 on: July 04, 2015, 04:44:45 »
Hi, I'm using the shorted ram arm.

I don't think the problem is with your mount, it's the way the screen is mounted to the bike and the weight of the satnav.

I have decided the satnav will be better off mounted to the bars, I will use your mount for my camera instead :D
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