Help Mounting 2610 on GS12

[Yellow Peril]

I looked thou the forums in regards to various mounting options and I like the idea of the mounting on the bar over the intruments, my problem is I have both the Touratech Intr Cover and Cockpit Cover (see pic). Has anyone else mounted Garmin in this position with these covers in location?

 

[mitch]

Tried it on that bar found that it shakes a lot.

Mitch

 

[(RIP) Bin Ridin]

I have a 276C on a ram mount u-bolt on the cross bar. Pretty good.

 

[TST]

Have a look at this tread
http://www.crypticide.com/users/alecm/albums/2005-ram-mount/

 

[Yellow Peril]

Thanks TST have had a look but want i am worried about is such mounting with my cockpit cover is the enough room to get the mount in?

 

[Pukmeister]

Shaun, my BWM Nav 2 (very similar to 2610) sits in the stock cradle mounted onto the top yoke/bars and is ideal there. In your case it would prevent the need to alter your cockpit cover. It has an anti-vibration coupling as part of the mounting bracket hardware.

I have seen Garmin mounting cradles which are similar to the BWM item but without the extra function buttons, you can buy the kit here:

http://www.adventure-motorcycling.co.uk/products/?product=175

Another method is to use a RAM mount fitted to a ball and socket stud fitting on the handlebar studs.

If you look at the following web link and scroll down the page to the pictures you can see a 2610 mounted to the handlebar studs of the R1200GS:

http://www.adventure-motorcycling.co.uk/products/?product=180

I can take a picture of the Nav 2 cradle arrangement on my bike if you like to make things more obvious how the BWM item is fitted.

 

[Yellow Peril]

Thanks Pukmeister that has given me food for thought, as you are using one currently, in your opinion would the screen appear too small mounted above the intruments?

 

[Pukmeister]

Maybe it would be Shaun, though I couldn't say for sure and someone else may say it is fine. Certainly I like mine where it is and wouldn't change it. It isn't exactly a model of clarity when fitted on the handlebars, though to be honest my attention is usually on the road ahead and I use the voice commands to direct me through my Autocom installation. I only tend to consult the screen image on long straights or when stopped in traffic/at the lights, mostly a cursory glance to view the route ahead. Certainly it is less of a reach to the unit when it is just past my tankbag and bearing in mind that most of its features are touch-screen operated, its nicer to have it readily to hand.

The beauty of the BWM mounting cradle is the zoom in/out functions and escape button to exit menus. As the unit autozooms when approaching roundabouts/junctions, its nice to manually unzoom it with a simple button press rather than trying to hit the touch screen. A bit pedantic maybe compared to the stock 2610 and certainly not worth paying £400 extra for, but handy nonetheless.

I think if it was a poor mounting location then BWM wouldn't have designed it that way. They are good at getting the ergonomics right (except for seat pad comfort).

If you haven't bought a 2610 yet, shop around mate as the price varies enormously. My local yacht chandlers want £750 for them yet I have seen them on websites for less than £500. It may even be worth a call to Garmin in Romsey to see if they have any factory refurb units for sale, you never know ?

With the 27XX series release, perhaps you may be able to negotiate a small discount.

 

[Yellow Peril]

Thanks for that Pukmeister, yep got a secondhand one on fleabay not a bad deal, just playing around now with positioning. As I am used to metal working I currently looking at something likely RCU design but specifically for the 2610 plus a touratech locking cradle. My product hopefully will not be so argicultural looking. Will post pics when done.

 

[PanEuropean]

Hi Shaun:

I also use the Garmin mounting kit - you can see it at the link posted above, or directly on the Garmin website at this link: Garmin Moto Mount for 26xx, 27xx, and BMW Nav II. I'm very happy with it, have used it with a 2650 and a 2720 for over 50,000 km now, it's still good as new. The Garmin mount has a built-in clip for holding the power cable after you remove the GPSR from the mount, and it is also very low-key - Garmin was smart enough not to put their name on it in any visible location, and not to put "PRESS HERE TO STEAL GPSR" in big letters on the front of it, like one of the aftermarket mounts (Doh... ).

As far as WHERE to mount it is concerned - that depends a lot on how old you are (seriously, no kidding). Between 40 and 45 years of age, the muscles inside our eyes start to lose their elasticity, and it becomes more difficult to rapidly change from looking at infinity (where we normally look when we are riding) to looking at something very close to us (like a map or GPSR). So, if you are close to that age range - or, like me, above that age range - you might want to try to mount the GPSR so that you maximize the distance from the GPSR screen to your eyes. This will make it a lot easier to quickly look at the GPSR, and quickly refocus on it.

If you wear bifocals or reading glasses, have a talk with your dispensing optician and find out what distance the lower portion of the lens has been optomized for. I think (I am not sure) it is typically about 60 cm or so. Whatever that distance is, that is what you should try to target from your eye to the GPSR when you mount the GPSR. If the GPSR is significantly closer than that, you might need to get a second pair of corrective lenses just for the moto/GPSR - and that can be a pain.

I have four different sets of corrective lenses - one for normal stuff, one for flying a certain model of plane that has the instruments about 90 cm away from me (a longer distance than normal), and one that is set for 150 cm away, which is the distance from the instructor station to the aircraft instruments when I am teaching students in a large flight simulator. The fourth set is for reading the map on my tankbag, which is just too darn close to me (about 14 inches away) to comfortably focus on it when I am on the bike. Because of the PITA factor, I try to avoid using my tankbag to hold the map.

Michael

 

[Yellow Peril]

Thanks for that Michael, unfortunately I am in that age group so I think my preferred location will be best for me. Thanks also for the stuff re the motorcycle mount all good stuff the more i know the better.

 

[Pukmeister]

Here's a riders-eye view of my GPS setup, a picture paints a thousand words and all that............

 

[Yellow Peril]

Well I finally got into my workshop and sorted my new mount it still needs blasting and a quick spray but you get the overall idea.

From the front:-

 

[Yellow Peril]

The bracket attaching the bar to the bike:-

 

[Yellow Peril]

Finally overall view from the side, I have used a small waterproof speaker as have no desire to have the directions in my helmet, but it is quite amusing in towns when it announces a direction makes people look.

 

[Mouse]

Nice job

 

[Stocka]

Finally overall view from the side, I have used a small waterproof speaker as have no desire to have the directions in my helmet, but it is quite amusing in towns when it announces a direction makes people look.

Like the speaker - where do you get them from? Can they be turned off while riding?