Has anyone fitted one of these to their bike ? I've ordered one, and hope to attach it to my Daytona 955i.
I've seen some pictures on the web with various fittings on BMWs, but not many on a Triumph.
I plan on trying to use a RAM mount and cradle to attach it to a fairing stay in the cockpit area. Hopefully tucking it in the dead area behind the screen, above the clocks.
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I haven't got a quest but the garmin V. I use the ram mount which is superb. The ram kit I use replaces one side of the clutch lever clamp. This leaves you with the ram ball to which you can connect any of the ram arms you want. You could probably adapt something from their range to get your unit mounted where you want it. I can't find the site I normally but these ones have some good options
Have not done it yet, but GPS is on my list of todo mod & additions. Garmin Quest being one of the best options I have seen (do they come in black, instead of the default color 'gay'?).
I have just been wondering where to mount the GPS RAM arm to. If I mount the GPS on the handlebar, which would be the obvious choice, then the GPS would move with the bars while the bikes own clocks do not.
This overlap and difference might get a bit distracting when on the move. I would prefer having the GPS somewhere over the clock/fuel/topspeed display as I never use it. Or maybe under the stock clocks, but then it will block the keyhole. And over the stock clocks it might look a bit ridiculous.
I haven't found it a problem with it on the bars as you only really look at it in the straight ahead position otherwise you may crash and hurt yourself .
The garmin looks the best of the bunch, mainly because of its size and its waterproofing.
...it failed its first test today. I was up in Edinburgh and it was no help at all in the city- I put this down to the effect of buildings. However, results on the open road were equally bad...I repeatedly got the "off route/ recalculating" message. So heading straight down the M6, it kept telling me to rejoin the motorway "in 6 miles" or whatever. At junctions (when not completely lost), it told me to turn "South East" (or whatever) rather than Left/ Right. (Who the hell knows which turning is South East?). I tried with both WAAS enabled and disabled. GPS accuracy was consistently around 20-30 feet (i.e. decent satellite reception). Any ideas? Do I have the wrong set up, or could it be as simple as a faulty unit? Ta.
doesn't sound right at all, mine gets a bit confused in town if you miss a turning but nothing like you say. Sounds like a setting is off, have you tried updating the firmware ?
Don't think there are any firmware updates for the Quest yet....I did try calling Garmin today (waited 40 minues in a queue and gave up)...back on the case tomorrow. Bud, thanks...I have registered..it looks to be a good forum. I have a back up plan for the trek across Germany: I bought a road atlas for £5.99. I'm drinking Becks tonight to get in the mood....
I have spent some time yesterday on my bike to determine what can be fitted where. For me purposes I have to carry a couple of this with which include stopwatches and a Garmin GPS. The areas of interest would be the space on each side of the instrumentation. There are two allen bolts which can be used to attach a bracket of some sorts. It took me about an hour to make two brackets, one which would hold a mid-size stopwatch next to the odometer. I haven't received the Garmin yet, but if its small enough I would attach it to a similar bracket on the right side next to the tach.
Behind the instrumentation isn;t much you can use to attach anything.
My Quest turned up last week, and I've not had the chance to fit it yet.
I ordered a selection of RAM mount hardware for it, which use their 1 inch size ball joints. I have what they call a mirror mount, which is basically a ball mounted onto a piece of angled metal, with a 9mm hole in it. A diamond ball to attach to their own craddle (I ordered the craddle too), and a clamp connection piece. All are finished in black (you can get chrome if you wish !).
I think the part numbers are:
RAM B - 272 RAM B - 201A RAM B - 238 RAM HOL GA15
I will be trying to attach them to one of the many mounting points near the instruments. I too favour one of the allen mounting bolts, perhaps on the right side. There looks to be plenty of space
It should fit together very quickly, as I only really need to find a way to mount the mirror mount, and everything else I can adjust into place after that.
Also as the connecting piece is clamped together by a hand turnable screw, I can remove it when not in use if I want, and just leave the ball mount on the bike.
The RAM kit seems of OK quality. The metal components are what look to be cast. The mounting holes are not totally clear, and some edges are a bit rough. But that doesn't really matter too much. The craddle is well made, and I think will still hold the unit despite aborted wheelie landings, and other silly riding behavior. I cant see it coming out
The Quest is a top piece of kit. I've not played with it much yet, and have not even loaded any maps onto my PC. Its possible to customise an exact route through the use of way points. So I have first just told it my start and end points, and let it get on with it .. I then added way points with the units on map pointer, to force the route to follow some twisty roads between motorways. So basically you can make a custom route, and also save it on the unit too. It has a speedo on board too. Not sure how accurate that is, but in my car it kind of seemed OK. With my car indicating 80, the Quest was saying 72 or so.
celt: Kohlenklau what is that bracket on the black speed triple? i can find it on any site (09 Aug 2005 21:51)
Hi, celt,
it´s self made. Original it´s a holder for the handle-bars of mountain bikes. Peter, the owner of the bike, cut it by saw and drilled some holes for the screws. A simple idea and a very professional looking.
well done on the bracket Kohlenklau it looks better than most of the professional ones out there.
i will be saving up for GPS system soon and i think it'll be the garmin one. That tom tom rider looks good but all the posh extras are subscription based and i bloody hate that.
At the weekend I finally got round to fitting the Quest to the 955i with the RAM mounts.
I fitted the ball to the top right side mount of the headlight, and used the extention piece to connect to the craddle with the attached ball.
I had to replace the plastic wing nut of the extension though, with a smalled wing nut, as the original one fowled the clocks when it was in the position I wanted. A smalled wing nut allowed me to get the Quest in position just above the clocks.
The bottom of the craddle does obsure the warning lights, but its in such an easy position to glance down to, that I don't mind. I'll take some photos and post them on the site.
Here are the photos showing how I mounted the Quest GPS.
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