Motorrad GPS Mount?

[Skippy]

Anyone fitted the Type 4 adjustable Garmin mount that replaced the Type 1?

I fitted the Type 1 but then made some adjustments including an ally plate that I then fitted the Garmin motorcycle mount to in order to be able to adjust the angle.

Worked very wel to a point but now starting to "self adjust" with vibration! Not so good.

The other added hurdle was to make it all compatible with the TT cockpit tidy. This was done ok (though would improve with practice )

Question: Does the Type 4 "self adjust" and is fitting the unit with a TT cockpit tidy easy enough?

Thanks, Skip.

 

[alimey4u2]

Not had any problems of it "self adjusting" as yet over a couple of hundred rufty tufty miles. I think on the plus side is the fact that adjustment screws are on the left & the right. Under vibration,this would "possibly" lend one to tighten up while the other loosens
In any case, if I do find the problem arising, a couple o dabs of Locktite blue should work.......

 

[beacon]

Skippy. I just went for me first ride with the Mk 1 and the agle is hopeless, what did you do with the ali plate?? much of an improvement?
Thanks
Chris

 

[Skippy]

Yes.....eventually!

Skippy. I just went for me first ride with the Mk 1 and the agle is hopeless, what did you do with the ali plate?? much of an improvement?
Thanks
Chris

Not being too much of an engineer it is a bit of a Heath Robinson affair to say the least.

Very simply, got a piece of ally plate about 10mm thick and cut/shaped to fit the adjustable bracket thingy that would normally sit on the top of the forks (as supplied with the BMW unit or available as per the Motorrad instructions).

Drilled and tapped (blind ie not all the way through)his then can be attached to the Motorrad Concepts type 1 using suitable nuts and bolts. Then the whole assembly is blind bolted tothat odd bracing piece that is under the screen using nuts and bolts and a strip of stainless steel or ally.

Sounds much more complicated than it actually should have been.

As I said, it does vibrate a bit though not so it is inoperable. I can only assume the type 4 will do the same as it is connected to the bike in a similar way.

I'll try and post a couple of pics later if I can.

Skip.

 

[beacon]

Pics would be great as I got a bit lost with the description

It is workable as it is just not in its best place, i thought about fitting the ram mounts from my old 1150 Migsel mount onto it, look a bit naff, as the M\C mount on its own looks quite smart, and i do like the idea of it being fixed and solid,

chris

 

[gazza]

chris have a look through my smugmug covering this.
Just removed mine from my 1200 so if anyone is interested in the setup let me know.
http://gazza.smugmug.com/gallery/144450

 

[Schtum]

i thought about fitting the ram mounts from my old 1150 Migsel mount onto it,

That's what I did. It allows me to adjust the GPS unit to the desired angle and it places it closer to me so that I can reach the buttons on the move.

look a bit naff,

Who cares what it looks like. It performs a function. It's not there to be decorative.

 

[beacon]

One of my slight worries with the migsel mount was the fact that the Ram short arm could just be unscrewed and the GPS would be history! where as with the M\C mount you'd have to use more force to steal it, a wee bit paranoid i know

Chris

 

[Blackal]

Not had any problems of it "self adjusting" as yet over a couple of hundred rufty tufty miles. I think on the plus side is the fact that adjustment screws are on the left & the right. Under vibration,this would "possibly" lend one to tighten up while the other loosens
In any case, if I do find the problem arising, a couple o dabs of Locktite blue should work.......

Screws/nuts/bolts don't vibrate "tight" - they can only loosen.

But..... the use of Loctite "nutlock" is a good safeguard.

Al

 

[Wizard]

One of my slight worries with the migsel mount was the fact that the Ram short arm could just be unscrewed and the GPS would be history! where as with the M\C mount you'd have to use more force to steal it, a wee bit paranoid i know

Chris

Take off the thumbwheel and fit a nut and bolt with threadlock.

 

[Rotaxmaxracer]

Just completed an 850 mile tour around yorkshire with the Mk4 fitted and had no problems at all!

Takes a wee while to set-up the angle at first, but is a big improvement over the original non-adjustable version that I used when touring France last year!

 

[alimey4u2]

Screws/nuts/bolts don't vibrate "tight" - they can only loosen

Possibly didn't explain myself well. If you have two pieces of aluminium joined together using a right hand threaded bolt. If you twist the mechanism to the left the bolt would tend to tighten, if you twist the mechanism to the right, the bolt would tend to undo. The Motorrad GPS bracket in question (Mk 4) is subjected to gravity (natural twisting motion) with the GPS unit fitted......

 

[alimey4u2]

Actual view from riding position. I have fitted a dark screen in an attempt to reduce heat (Sun) & glare, with "possible" added security. Wire connected is audio out for messages & MP3 player ( tunes.... .) I am well pleased.

 

[Dutchman]

Possibly didn't explain myself well. If you have two pieces of aluminium joined together using a right hand threaded bolt. If you twist the mechanism to the left the bolt would tend to tighten, if you twist the mechanism to the right, the bolt would tend to undo. The Motorrad GPS bracket in question (Mk 4) is subjected to gravity (natural twisting motion) with the GPS unit fitted......

Is it possible that you've not tightened the screws enough?

The Torx wrench we supply in the kit is plenty long enough to provide sufficient leverage........

I have the BMW NavIII on the MkIV mount and even with the extra weight of the BMW cradle it's not budged a millimetre in over 14000 miles......

If you believe there is a problem with your particular bracket in that it won't fully tighten. we will be happy to replace it if required.

Cheers

Dutch

 

[alimey4u2]

I don't have a problem Dutch, just replying to Skippy's post......

 

[Blackal]

Possibly didn't explain myself well. If you have two pieces of aluminium joined together using a right hand threaded bolt. If you twist the mechanism to the left the bolt would tend to tighten, if you twist the mechanism to the right, the bolt would tend to undo. The Motorrad GPS bracket in question (Mk 4) is subjected to gravity (natural twisting motion) with the GPS unit fitted......

Ahh - I understand now!

Al

 

[Dutchman]

I don't have a problem Dutch, just replying to Skippy's post......

Sorry.......replied to the wrong person......