DIY Zumo 660 GPS mounting on a BMW R1200GS
Recently I got around to creating my Mark II Zumo GPS mounting for a total outlay of a couple of quid. Mine is made from a flat piece of metal and an angle bracket. Of course if you had the tools and skills you could make a custom bracket in one piece as its quite a simple design
I aimed on mounting my DIY bracket on my BMW R1200GS Screen mounting frame. There were four possible cutouts that a bolt could be mounted through. Ideally I wanted to mount my bracket using two of these cutouts. I found a flat, thin piece of metal about 100mm long with two holes at either end. I drilled another hole so that it would align with the screen mounting cutouts. I then attached the piece of metal to the screen mounting using two bolts, locking nuts and washers.
This left a hole at the other end of the piece of metal which aligned nicely with an existing hole in a Abru Angle Bracket I had bought at B&Q.
The bracket had quite a lot of holes pre-drilled but to make it less mecanno looking, I covered these up with a bit of velcro and some black gaffa tape. I then drilled four holes to align with the Zumo 660 Bracket and attached this using some short bolts. I bent the Abru bracket slightly from 90 to 100 degrees to get a better viewing angle.
I painted the four bolts/nuts that mounted the Zumo Unit onto my bracket black so that they would blend in better.
The finished bracket is very stable and does not vibrate. I find it is in an excellent viewing position.
I finished off the bracket by drilling a small hole right behind where the Zumo release lever is. This meant that I could attach a small padlock when the Zumo is in situ and this prevents the release lever from being pushed in and so stops the Zumo being removed.
Abru Angle Bracket (L)70mm x (W)70mm x (H)55mm £1.41 from B&Q
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Recently I got around to creating my Mark II Zumo GPS mounting for a total outlay of a couple of quid. Mine is made from a flat piece of metal and an angle bracket. Of course if you had the tools and skills you could make a custom bracket in one piece as its quite a simple design
I aimed on mounting my DIY bracket on my BMW R1200GS Screen mounting frame. There were four possible cutouts that a bolt could be mounted through. Ideally I wanted to mount my bracket using two of these cutouts. I found a flat, thin piece of metal about 100mm long with two holes at either end. I drilled another hole so that it would align with the screen mounting cutouts. I then attached the piece of metal to the screen mounting using two bolts, locking nuts and washers.
This left a hole at the other end of the piece of metal which aligned nicely with an existing hole in a Abru Angle Bracket I had bought at B&Q.
The bracket had quite a lot of holes pre-drilled but to make it less mecanno looking, I covered these up with a bit of velcro and some black gaffa tape. I then drilled four holes to align with the Zumo 660 Bracket and attached this using some short bolts. I bent the Abru bracket slightly from 90 to 100 degrees to get a better viewing angle.
I painted the four bolts/nuts that mounted the Zumo Unit onto my bracket black so that they would blend in better.
The finished bracket is very stable and does not vibrate. I find it is in an excellent viewing position.
I finished off the bracket by drilling a small hole right behind where the Zumo release lever is. This meant that I could attach a small padlock when the Zumo is in situ and this prevents the release lever from being pushed in and so stops the Zumo being removed.
Abru Angle Bracket (L)70mm x (W)70mm x (H)55mm £1.41 from B&Q
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.j...refview=search&ts=1271161802579&isSearch=true
