Mounting a Garmin Portable GPS

[Motogordo]

Has anyone mounted any of the portable Garmin 255W's on their Spyder ? I haven't found a place to put it. I also haven't found a simple way to get the 12 volts up front.
Gordon

Sept 15, 2011,
I finally installed my Garmin Nuvi 1450 last night. I have a battery tender wire coming directly from the battery, which I use to continuosly to keep the battery charged. I bought a 6 ft. cable with a 12 volt in line female connector and the matching battery tender plug on the other. I just connect the Garmin cable with the 12 volt cable and I hang the GPS on the left side of the windshield. It works fine there, except I have the same problem with all the GPS's on the cycles that everyone else seems to have. Glare. I guess all of them need a type of surrounding shield to keep the sun off. At night, there is no problem. Any suggestions ?
Gordon

 

[billybovine]

Lots of ways

Do a search there are a lot of threads on this subject. There are a lot of ways and places to put it. I have a 255w on my 09 GS works great but not waterproof.

 

[NancysToy]

GPS City makes a mounting bracket. They also carry a variety of RAM mounts that will attach to the RT in various ways. Here is what I used. Powerlet has outlets and a USB power cable and Garmin adapter. If you need an auxiliary fuse block, Eastern Beaver makes some good ones.

 

[mooneych]

Mounting a GPS

I installed a 1" Ram mount on the clutch reservoir cover, a 3" arm and one of those "finger" (the name escapes me...) mounts. It holds my IP4 nice and snug. I think I spent $60, perhaps a little less.

 

[duckfoot45]

5 Cent Garmin Mount

Here is what I came up with to mount my older Garmin to my 2011 RT. Used 4 wire ties (two hooked together) and attached to handlebars. Worked like a charm and is easily removed.