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Anyone have the data.zip, 3dcars.zip and 3dcars_320.zip?
 
masalma said:
Alright as promised, this is how I mounted it to the Bike

most parts I already had purchased in the past for another GPS, but you can buy them as a kit from GPScity.ca

RAM Mount Aluminum Video Camera Short Arm Zinc Coated U-Bolt Mount
$26.95

http://www.gpscity.ca/item-ram-mount-camera-thread-short-arm-zinc-u-bolt-mount/ramb149zac1.htm


ramb149zac1.jpg


All you need to do is remove the little stud on top with an allen key. then just lightly sand the surface to make it a little rough.

This now easily attaches to the motorcycle handle bars, I am sure there are adapters for the people with clip-ons but I don't have to worry about that :D


Next is take the housing that came with the gps, and break away all the mountings on the back either with a knife or needle nose pliers to start with, and just make sure it is flush, then sand an area same diameter as the one you have in the above picture.

Now to you would need to glue the housing and the circle part in the picture together. I used a 2 part epoxy I had laying around the garage and let it cure for a few hours.

After everything is dried up, I just put ran a little bit of gaulking sealer with a gun around the circle part, just to protect the epoxy from the elements. I am planning on giving it a quick spray of black paint just to make it more eye appealing.

I tried to separate the parts and it won't come off without breaking the housing so that is a good sign. I mounted everything on the bike and took it for a 30 minute spin and everything worked perfect.

I already have two 12v weatherproof plugs from a trip last year mounted on the bike, one by the gauges and I just plugged in the GPS, and voalla.

I suck at two things in life, giving directions and following directions. :)

Hope that helps anyone.

Nas
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That same set up works perfect on my vfr and many others. Just replace tank bolts on front with the ram mount!!! Your good to go!!!
 
Vlad said:
If I may suggest Gorilla Glue as an alternative to mixing 2 part epoxy. It doesn't require mixing, applies easily, penetrates well but does not leak, sets as hard as a rock but it's still somewhat "grindable". Most of all, it holds like death :)
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sweet, thanx going to run out to home depot tonight closes at 10pm :) dont want the gps flying off the bike lol better safe than sorry
 
masalma said:
sweet, thanx going to run out to home depot tonight closes at 10pm :) dont want the gps flying off the bike lol better safe than sorry
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Epoxy can be a mess and takes a long time to set, not to mention it may not set well if not mixed properly. The only minus to the GG is that it'not very nice looking if it leaks and it does expand a little (about 30% by my reckoning). In this case it's probably best to coat both sides relatively thinly, squeeze them together and leave over night. Position the assembly so any possible leaks cannot drop on anything important. Yoy can grind off the excess later. Good luck and get us some pictures :)
 
Perfect, thank you.
So far this has been fun :D
 
Thank you again! I just grabbed them.
Now lets see how this goes... hahah
The superman does look funny
 
Vlad said:
I opened the case (couldn't resist :) ) to see what it's guts look like and examine the battery. Bad news is that the battery is not by any standard that I know of. Good news is that the case is easy to open, and the battery is quite accessible (connected to the PCB with a connector and appears easily removable).
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Hah, I was going to unscrew mine to see how easy it would to spray the black bits an aged bronze colour for a Steampunk "Etheric locator" look. (GIS "Steampunk Monitor" and you can't go too wrong.) Although, I wonder how a metallic paint coat would affect reception? It does seem to have trouble locking on from a moving bus, especially if you don't have the window seat.
 
Ok I give on the car/arrow mod.
Tried every possible combo of where to put the ui_igo8 folders and latest would crash the GPS and restart it....
:snorting:
 
Akshun said:
Ok I give on the car/arrow mod.
Tried every possible combo of where to put the ui_igo8 folders and latest would crash the GPS and restart it....
:snorting:
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Same happened to me. I'll concentrate on more important mods until we come up wit a solution that works. I almost bricked my unit tonight and a flying Superman cursor is definitely not worth that :rolleyes:.
 
Android Cat said:
I wonder how a metallic paint coat would affect reception?
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That's easy to test. Wrap it in aluminum foil and see :).

Android Cat said:
It does seem to have trouble locking on from a moving bus, especially if you don't have the window seat.
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I wouldn't expect it to lock from the middle of a moving bus, especially if it's windows are metalized. On another note, I was impressed that it kept the lock under the Gardiner on Lakeshore. My Garmin never failed to loose it there.
 
I found 33 of them left at the danforth and main location.

I'm going to pick mine up in an hour then read 40 pages of thread! yes!
 
tbreeze said:
I'm going to pick mine up in an hour then read 40 pages of thread! yes!
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I suggest you read post 88 first. It may save you some time and frustration :)
 
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