GPS Mount Solution with clipons

NJD022588 · August 26th, 2009, 05:06 PM

After I installed my clipons, I had those four extra allen bolts to use for a GPS mount. Here is a before picture:

I used sheet metal to make a bracket, painted it black, and put 3M Dual Lock (similar to Velcro, but stronger) on both the bracket and my GPS.

Here are pics off the bike:

And with it mounted on the bike:

Lastly, I wired a power cable into the fuse box so the GPS only gets power when the key is turned to the 'on' position and also so the transformer on the power cable doesnt drain the battery.

On Monday, I tested it on more than a 300 mile ride and it worked great.

edwinmcq · August 26th, 2009, 05:33 PM

Looks good!

Much better than the one I found earlier today:

http://www.visordown.com/snippets/th...ount/7939.html

NJD022588 · August 26th, 2009, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edwinmcq

http://www.visordown.com/snippets/th...ount/7939.html

tiburonsita · August 26th, 2009, 06:52 PM

That looks great! So you don't have a problem with glare? My concern would be that I'd be looking down too much.

Alex · August 26th, 2009, 09:44 PM

Great job!

g21-30 · August 27th, 2009, 04:40 AM

Nick, that looks good!

rockNroll · August 27th, 2009, 06:09 AM

That's just all kinds of cool!!

I'm thinkin you could make a bunch of those and eBay 'em.

cochraneap · August 27th, 2009, 10:16 PM

very nice

Postiez · August 27th, 2009, 10:28 PM

what are "clipons"?

g21-30 · August 28th, 2009, 03:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Postiez

what are "clipons"?

Google is your friend "clip ons motorcycle definition" =

http://motorcycles.about.com/od/moto...g/clip_ons.htm

headshrink · August 28th, 2009, 12:48 PM

Nice little gismo you built there. How is the glare?

Shift250R · August 28th, 2009, 12:55 PM

I like that. Looks pro. Did you bend the metal braces or did you find them like that?

NJD022588 · August 30th, 2009, 06:03 PM

Thanks all.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiburonsita

That looks great! So you don't have a problem with glare? My concern would be that I'd be looking down too much.

I havent had any problems with glare. I have the brightness all the way up.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shift250R

I like that. Looks pro. Did you bend the metal braces or did you find them like that?

I cut the sheet metal to the correct shape and bent with a vice and hammer.

gizmogamez · August 31st, 2009, 09:40 AM

looks great!

Sailariel · September 6th, 2009, 07:14 PM

Really nice job! Been looking at FirstGear`s Laguna EXP Tank Bag which has a provision for GPS. Ineed a better Tank Bag----$160.--well, I`ll have to think about that.

Snake · November 11th, 2009, 12:41 PM

Looks great. Onother great GPS mount.

tiburonsita · November 11th, 2009, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockNroll

That's just all kinds of cool!!

I'm thinkin you could make a bunch of those and eBay 'em.

I'd get one. Powder coated black would be perfect.

Snake · November 11th, 2009, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockNroll

That's just all kinds of cool!!

I'm thinkin you could make a bunch of those and eBay 'em.

I'd buy one for sure.

CZroe · November 12th, 2009, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockNroll

That's just all kinds of cool!!

I'm thinkin you could make a bunch of those and eBay 'em.

The Projekt D adjustable one is already all over eBay (that's where I found it). This could easily compete on price though... the Projekt D one is $70 for a couple pieces of metal and a bolt.

deezyellownutz · March 19th, 2010, 10:40 AM

Hi there... I have a question.

How did you get the Garmin Nuvi to power on with the USB cable? I have the nuvi 780 and when I plug in the USB cable.. it ONLY charges and does not power on.

An recommendations would he great!

Awesome mount btw! = )

headshrink · March 19th, 2010, 10:58 AM

You have to buy a charging cable specifically for your Garmin. I can't remember the exact voltages, but they are different. I think some have added resisters to USB cables to make one.... but I found it much easier to purchase an aftermarket cable.

This link is to my post where I list the parts I used: http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showt...hlight=erector

deezyellownutz · March 19th, 2010, 11:14 AM

Awesome! Thanks for the fast reply! I have mine on my Zx10R with Ram center mount. I never thought of putting it in the front like that... since my shield is tinted anyways, I can't see through it..

Great, I am going to try this and excellent write up!

Cheers!
John

mikesova · April 19th, 2010, 09:45 AM

I don't think I would want to trust my GPS to that velcro.

Momaru · April 19th, 2010, 10:27 AM

I've seen how solid that stuff is... I'd trust my firstborn to that Dual-Lock Velcro. IIRC Nick was literally starting to decompress the front forks a little (lifting the front end of the bike) pulling the GPS off, before he switched grips to press directly against the plate.

jony · April 27th, 2010, 09:20 PM

hey could you please let me know your mesurement you used to make your brakets? Please. I would love to make someting just like that for my bike.

ScorpionNinja · May 1st, 2010, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiburonsita

I'd get one. Powder coated black would be perfect.

Nice mount BTW!

Painted black, maybe use some of that Rubberized or Plasti-Dip paint!
Apply afew coats to buildup a nice Rust Free finish!

Sheet metal like that will rust fast, even if painted good. In my EXP with using sheet metal for varies things in the past.

Hey, maybe use some black "Rhino liner" or "Herculiner" used for pick up truck beds!!!

headshrink · May 2nd, 2010, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScorpionNinja

Nice mount BTW!

Hey, maybe use some black "Rhino liner" or "Herculiner" used for pick up truck beds!!!

Are you referring to the infamous Herculiner?

k-os · June 30th, 2010, 04:43 PM

Gonna revive this thread a little. I've been working on designing my own mount also. Only drew this up in Solidworks last night and then built a prototype part today at work. I only had a tape measure to get distances so it was off a little bit. My plan is to get the bracket made and then a recess machined into it where I can attach the smaller piece (possibly made from aluminum) and I can then slide my Motorola Droid Car Dock into it.

I'm not sure why those last two pictures are so big. I resized them in Photobucket and replaced the originals.

caps · March 2nd, 2011, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k-os

Gonna revive this thread a little. I've been working on designing my own mount also. Only drew this up in Solidworks last night and then built a prototype part today at work. I only had a tape measure to get distances so it was off a little bit. My plan is to get the bracket made and then a recess machined into it where I can attach the smaller piece (possibly made from aluminum) and I can then slide my Motorola Droid Car Dock into it.

I'm not sure why those last two pictures are so big. I resized them in Photobucket and replaced the originals.

sorry to revive something so old, but did anything ever come of this?

headshrink · March 2nd, 2011, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caps

sorry to revive something so old, but did anything ever come of this?

awesome stuff!

k-os · March 2nd, 2011, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by headshrink

awesome stuff!

I wish I could say it did, but I kind of abandoned it. Gave the parts and the prints to someone my parents know at a place called Millenium Technologies and I never really followed up on it. Just kind of lost interest.

Momaru · March 2nd, 2011, 06:38 PM

Sad to say it was stillborn, I think it would've been a rather good idea to market.

That said, any chance you've still got prints that are distributable? Been debating making one of these out of sheet metal the way nick originally did, but not keen on doing all the measurements/prototyping myself if someone else has already got a working design. Perhaps lazy, but I prefer to think of it as time-conservative

caps · March 2nd, 2011, 08:20 PM

gimme a minute and i will have full size pics you can print

caps · March 2nd, 2011, 08:24 PM

BEFORE MAKING THIS PLEASE READ;
The only thing is with the bracket that attaches to the forks, the spacing may need to be fixed between the holes in the triple tree. I noticed the one I made in the prototyping machine didn't fit quite right. You might want to recheck those dimensions, I don't remember if I ever updated the model and drawing.

NJD022588 · March 3rd, 2011, 06:12 AM

Making one of these really isn't that hard. I used some posterboard to prototype so I could bend and cut it into any shape. Once I found what I wanted, I flattened the posterboard and traced it onto the sheet metal. Then, I just cut sheet metal with tin snips and bent it with a vice and hammer to get straight 90 degree angles. Finally, a little sand and flat black paint and it was done.

As for the concerns of the dual lock, I'm more afraid my GPS will break before this thing falls off in general riding. Even further, I took a spill with this and it didnt budge at all.

caps · March 3rd, 2011, 07:57 AM

unfortunately not all of our members are mechanically inclined, so I'm trying to find a shop that could make them for a decent price. That way if members wanted one, they could pm me and I could have the shop make one for them, then ship it to the member.

caps · March 3rd, 2011, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NJD022588

Then, I just cut sheet metal with tin snips and bent it with a vice and hammer to get straight 90 degree angles.

do you remember what metal you used? atleast what guage?

randomwalk101 · March 3rd, 2011, 08:27 AM

Great idea. Need to do this to mount my iPhone 4

gfloyd2002 · March 3rd, 2011, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caps

unfortunately not all of our members are mechanically inclined, so I'm trying to find a shop that could make them for a decent price. That way if members wanted one, they could pm me and I could have the shop make one for them, then ship it to the member.

I might be interested. Keep us posted.

NJD022588 · March 4th, 2011, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caps

do you remember what metal you used? atleast what guage?

I just used some scrap I had laying around. I chose some pretty flimsy stuff so I could cut it with tin snips. It's probably about 1/32" thick, so that puts it in about the 20-22 gauge range.

August 26th, 2009, 05:06 PM	#1
NJD022588 ============ Name: Nick Location: Occoquan, VA Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250R Posts: 518	GPS Mount Solution with clipons After I installed my clipons, I had those four extra allen bolts to use for a GPS mount. Here is a before picture: I used sheet metal to make a bracket, painted it black, and put 3M Dual Lock (similar to Velcro, but stronger) on both the bracket and my GPS. Here are pics off the bike: And with it mounted on the bike: Lastly, I wired a power cable into the fuse box so the GPS only gets power when the key is turned to the 'on' position and also so the transformer on the power cable doesnt drain the battery. On Monday, I tested it on more than a 300 mile ride and it worked great.

August 26th, 2009, 05:33 PM	#2
edwinmcq ninjette.org member Name: Ed Location: Washington DC Join Date: Jul 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R Posts: 157	Looks good! Much better than the one I found earlier today: http://www.visordown.com/snippets/th...ount/7939.html __________________________________________________ www.edmcqueen.com

August 26th, 2009, 09:44 PM	#5
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Great job! __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

April 19th, 2010, 10:27 AM	#24
Momaru ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Paul Location: Roanoke, VA Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Candy Plasma Blue 250R Posts: A lot.	I've seen how solid that stuff is... I'd trust my firstborn to that Dual-Lock Velcro. IIRC Nick was literally starting to decompress the front forks a little (lifting the front end of the bike) pulling the GPS off, before he switched grips to press directly against the plate. __________________________________________________ Proud member of the Blue Army

April 27th, 2010, 09:20 PM	#25
jony ninjette.org newbie Name: jonathan Location: lehi Join Date: Apr 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 ninja 250 Posts: 5	requestin mesurement. hey could you please let me know your mesurement you used to make your brakets? Please. I would love to make someting just like that for my bike.

August 26th, 2009, 06:52 PM	#4
tiburonsita ninjette.org member Name: m Location: metro area Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 black Ninja 250R Posts: 177	That looks great! So you don't have a problem with glare? My concern would be that I'd be looking down too much.

August 27th, 2009, 04:40 AM	#6
g21-30 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Sam Location: Northern Virginia Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250R 2009 Posts: A lot.	Nick, that looks good!

August 27th, 2009, 06:09 AM	#7
rockNroll . Name: rock Location: greenville, south carolina Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): black Posts: A lot.	That's just all kinds of cool!! I'm thinkin you could make a bunch of those and eBay 'em.

August 27th, 2009, 10:16 PM	#8
cochraneap ninjette.org member Name: Andrew Location: SC Join Date: Aug 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Suzuki GSX-R 750 Posts: 25	very nice

August 27th, 2009, 10:28 PM	#9
Postiez ninjette.org member Name: Nick Location: SALT LAKE CITY, UT Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): Red '08 250 Posts: 233	what are "clipons"?

August 28th, 2009, 12:48 PM	#11
headshrink ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Bob Location: CA Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250r, '14 CBR500r Posts: A lot.	Nice little gismo you built there. How is the glare?

August 28th, 2009, 12:55 PM	#12
Shift250R ninjette.org member Name: Michael Location: Texas Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): 08 Ninja 250R Posts: 112	I like that. Looks pro. Did you bend the metal braces or did you find them like that?

August 31st, 2009, 09:40 AM	#14
gizmogamez ninjette.org member Name: Mike Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R SE Green Posts: 217	looks great!

September 6th, 2009, 07:14 PM	#15
Sailariel ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Alex Location: Belfast, ME Join Date: Jul 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Honda NT-700-V, formerly, Green 2008 Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	Really nice job! Been looking at FirstGear`s Laguna EXP Tank Bag which has a provision for GPS. Ineed a better Tank Bag----$160.--well, I`ll have to think about that.

November 11th, 2009, 12:41 PM	#16
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	Looks great. Onother great GPS mount.

March 19th, 2010, 10:40 AM	#20
deezyellownutz ninjette.org member Name: John Location: Boston Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Zx10R 2009 250R Posts: 134 Blog Entries: 14	Hi there... I have a question. How did you get the Garmin Nuvi to power on with the USB cable? I have the nuvi 780 and when I plug in the USB cable.. it ONLY charges and does not power on. An recommendations would he great! Awesome mount btw! = )

March 19th, 2010, 10:58 AM	#21
headshrink ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Bob Location: CA Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250r, '14 CBR500r Posts: A lot.	You have to buy a charging cable specifically for your Garmin. I can't remember the exact voltages, but they are different. I think some have added resisters to USB cables to make one.... but I found it much easier to purchase an aftermarket cable. This link is to my post where I list the parts I used: http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showt...hlight=erector

March 19th, 2010, 11:14 AM	#22
deezyellownutz ninjette.org member Name: John Location: Boston Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Zx10R 2009 250R Posts: 134 Blog Entries: 14	Awesome! Thanks for the fast reply! I have mine on my Zx10R with Ram center mount. I never thought of putting it in the front like that... since my shield is tinted anyways, I can't see through it.. Great, I am going to try this and excellent write up! Cheers! John

April 19th, 2010, 09:45 AM	#23
mikesova ninjette.org member Name: Mike Location: Gladwin, MI Join Date: Apr 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2002 XR200r Posts: 128	I don't think I would want to trust my GPS to that velcro.

June 30th, 2010, 04:43 PM	#28
k-os ninjette.org sage Name: Andy Location: Sheboygan, WI Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 1988 Honda Hawk NT650, 1989 Honda Hawk NT650, 1997 GSXR750 Track Bike Posts: 890	Gonna revive this thread a little. I've been working on designing my own mount also. Only drew this up in Solidworks last night and then built a prototype part today at work. I only had a tape measure to get distances so it was off a little bit. My plan is to get the bracket made and then a recess machined into it where I can attach the smaller piece (possibly made from aluminum) and I can then slide my Motorola Droid Car Dock into it. I'm not sure why those last two pictures are so big. I resized them in Photobucket and replaced the originals.

March 2nd, 2011, 06:38 PM	#32
Momaru ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Paul Location: Roanoke, VA Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Candy Plasma Blue 250R Posts: A lot.	Sad to say it was stillborn, I think it would've been a rather good idea to market. That said, any chance you've still got prints that are distributable? Been debating making one of these out of sheet metal the way nick originally did, but not keen on doing all the measurements/prototyping myself if someone else has already got a working design. Perhaps lazy, but I prefer to think of it as time-conservative __________________________________________________ Proud member of the Blue Army

March 2nd, 2011, 08:20 PM	#33
caps Sexy Beast Name: Mat Location: Tampa Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250R, 2006 ZX-14, 2012 Ducati Monster Posts: A lot.	gimme a minute and i will have full size pics you can print

March 2nd, 2011, 08:24 PM	#34
caps Sexy Beast Name: Mat Location: Tampa Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250R, 2006 ZX-14, 2012 Ducati Monster Posts: A lot.	BEFORE MAKING THIS PLEASE READ; The only thing is with the bracket that attaches to the forks, the spacing may need to be fixed between the holes in the triple tree. I noticed the one I made in the prototyping machine didn't fit quite right. You might want to recheck those dimensions, I don't remember if I ever updated the model and drawing.

March 3rd, 2011, 06:12 AM	#35
NJD022588 ============ Name: Nick Location: Occoquan, VA Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250R Posts: 518	Making one of these really isn't that hard. I used some posterboard to prototype so I could bend and cut it into any shape. Once I found what I wanted, I flattened the posterboard and traced it onto the sheet metal. Then, I just cut sheet metal with tin snips and bent it with a vice and hammer to get straight 90 degree angles. Finally, a little sand and flat black paint and it was done. As for the concerns of the dual lock, I'm more afraid my GPS will break before this thing falls off in general riding. Even further, I took a spill with this and it didnt budge at all.

March 3rd, 2011, 07:57 AM	#36
caps Sexy Beast Name: Mat Location: Tampa Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250R, 2006 ZX-14, 2012 Ducati Monster Posts: A lot.	unfortunately not all of our members are mechanically inclined, so I'm trying to find a shop that could make them for a decent price. That way if members wanted one, they could pm me and I could have the shop make one for them, then ship it to the member.

March 3rd, 2011, 08:27 AM	#38
randomwalk101 self wrencher Name: john Location: houston Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 250r and 07 600r Posts: A lot.	Great idea. Need to do this to mount my iPhone 4

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