510/520 Motorcycle Mount

[jackn]

Hello, anyone fitted a 510/520 to a motrcycle. RAM (and Navman) do not make a cradle for this purpose. I have thought of using a RAM U bolt arm and the RAM universal cradle (RAM-B-120) For waterproofing I shall put the 520 into an Aquapac.

Otherwise, I shall have to let my wife keep the 520 (which she has taken control of!) and buy a Garmin Guest.

[ShirleyTemple]

It depends on the bike. I use a 510 on a GoldWing with a screen mount. The suction part is removed leaving the solid round plastic base which is drilled and mounted onto a section in front of the dash which did have a Honda badge which can be replaced when I sell the bike. The voice prompts are heard over the bikes radio system speakers which is picked up from the headphone socket and pushed through a wired FM Modulator. If you haven't got any of this then a tank bag with a map roll on the top and a earpiece would do. If it rains I just stick a sandwich bag over the unit and secure it with a tie twist, but I do have a full fairing.
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Navman iCN 520

[oyster]

I have a 510, which I put in the map pocket of my tank bag. Works a treat and has already saved me at least three points on my licence.
One reason I chose the 510 was because the aerial opens out flat with the device, so it fits nicely into a map pocket.

[Jelster]

Likewise I use a tank bag with a map pocket. I have a 12V accessory socket for the adaptor and use a flat earpiece for the voice commands. To be honest I have found that the 510 is pretty crap for routing and you cannot always get a look at the unit to see the map.

So what I tend to do is look for an area where I will need either a fuel stop or coffee break and use that as an end point. I've heared the "perform a U turn when possible" message that I've got used to it now.

Not sure what you ride but I do find that giving me 450 metres notice isn't always enough when I've got my head down on my FireBlade down some B road... If you know what I mean

I intend to rplace my unit with something that alows me to design the route on the desktop and upload it to the GPS. But I'm still looking

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Completely lost in the world of GPS
Garmin Nuvi 760
ICN510 & Autocom - CBR900 RR3

[oyster]

brakes not so good on a FireBlade, eh? will avoid one for my next purchase ;) always managed to get the Fazer 1000 down to legal speeds in time, although not necessarily with the rear wheel on the tarmac

I think that after she says "perform a U-turn when possible" twice, the device should then say "oh alright smarty-pants, have it your way" in a sulky voice and shut up for ten minutes. Although I might then have difficulty telling the 510 and my girlfriend apart.

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