U-Bolt to fit F800GS Bars for GPS

[letsplaychicken]

Hi,

I have bought a Zumo 660 to fit to my F800GS, but the u-bolt supplied is too small in diameter and will only fit the bars close to the grips where they taper in. I want to mount the unit in the middle of the bars where they are 1.1/8" in diameter, but cannot find a suitable u bolt from anywhere. I don't want to buy a whole new gps mount as the garmin already comes with RAM brackets etc.

Has anyone else had the same problem?

Thanks,

Matty.

 

[Timolgra]

Just bend the U bolt to fit,

 

[letsplaychicken]

Yes, you should slap yourself in the forehead! if I do that, the u-bolt is not long enough to engage the nuts - fatter bars are fatter in all 360degrees after all!

Besides, stainless bolts are a might hard to bend at the best of times without a decent workshop.

 

[Tim Cullis]

get a bigger u-bolt assembly: http://www.ram-mount-uk.com/

 

[RAM-man]

Hi,

I have bought a Zumo 660 to fit to my F800GS, but the u-bolt supplied is too small in diameter and will only fit the bars close to the grips where they taper in. I want to mount the unit in the middle of the bars where they are 1.1/8" in diameter, but cannot find a suitable u bolt from anywhere. I don't want to buy a whole new gps mount as the garmin already comes with RAM brackets etc.

Has anyone else had the same problem?

Thanks,

Matty.

Handlebars 28mm tapering to 25 mm then get RAM-B-231Z as it has 1" and 1.25" u-bolts in the kit and shim, so covers 3/4" to 1.25" the elongated slots in cast u-bolt bracket can take max 1.25" only.

 

[RAM-man]

Just bend the U bolt to fit,

He'll need to eat 3 shreddy wheat for doing that

 

[Greggers]

I went down to Halfrauds and bought the smallest exhaust clamp I could find - junked the pressed steel bit and just used the U bolt and nuts... nicely passivated so no rust, yet still bendable...

G

 

[divelandy]

I went down to Halfrauds and bought the smallest exhaust clamp I could find - junked the pressed steel bit and just used the U bolt and nuts... nicely passivated so no rust, yet still bendable...

G

I did the same - went to a motorfactors and got an enhaust clamp
I needed to enlarge the holes in the mount, but apart from that it's been sweet!