Kawasaki Garmin 550 Mount Question

Mav1 · 05-08-2014, 09:25 AM

Anyone have any experience with the Kaw OEM handlebar billet mount for the Garmin Zumo 550 (for Vaquero and Voyager). It is pricey and I'm just curious to see if there is much experience out there with it.

waterman · 05-08-2014, 04:01 PM

Don't have any experience with that. I just run a rammount system and it works fine for me.

**Top Cat** · 05-08-2014, 04:21 PM

My Zumo 550 came with a ram mount for the bike and a suction mount for the truck that work just fine.
I just hard wired the handlebar mount to the battery with an inline fuse.
Did yours not come with a mount ?

redjay · 05-08-2014, 07:07 PM

RAM mount is the way to go. I see you are in Canada. Check out gpscity.ca

They are excellent for supplying RAM stuff and really fast delivery.

seawolf · 05-08-2014, 07:43 PM

Got the OEM mount. Expensive but it works and looks good. The only reason I got it was that when I traded in the 1600 I stripped all the bling and sold it on Kiijjii. Used those $$$ to buy it. Easy to install but it's always there.

joeincalif · 05-08-2014, 08:30 PM

I bought a bicycle handle bar mount, works great. i had it on my shadow, VTX 1300 and now my Vulcan.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorcycle-B...item2a3bb525e6

Mav1 · 05-08-2014, 10:50 PM

Appreciate all the feedback. Thanks.

haygrrr · 05-09-2014, 07:15 AM

Stock ram mount works well (need bigger u-bolt though). I chose not to go with Kaw mount because it looks like it will block out the display. Ram hard wired to right side and can still see everything.

Mav1 · 05-09-2014, 10:36 AM

Well, I splurged on the Kaw mount. It looks good and is very solid as a mount. It also has a tilt feature built in, which is nice. Least they could do for the price.
It does block the radio display, but you can look around it to see the display if necessary. It doesn't block any of the upper dash.
I like the looks, and I like the location. Doesn't seem to "clutter" things up. While I like it, as someone else pointed out, it is always there. That is fine for me since I hard wired it to the battery. For someone who might want to move things around, or take the mount off and on, this would not be an attractive solution.
I'll try to post some photos when I get a moment.

Mav1 · 05-09-2014, 04:49 PM

Some photos of the Kaw OEM Zumo 550 mount. I damaged the black caps taking them off, so have new ones on order.

**JPB** · 05-19-2014, 10:47 AM

Thanks for the info. Ordered the one joeincalif posted pictures of. If it doesn't perform well on my Nomad 1700 I can upgrade to the expensive mount.

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Mav1 Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 138	Kawasaki Garmin 550 Mount Question Anyone have any experience with the Kaw OEM handlebar billet mount for the Garmin Zumo 550 (for Vaquero and Voyager). It is pricey and I'm just curious to see if there is much experience out there with it. __________________ Brian P. 2013 Vaquero SE Candy Burnt Orange/Ebony VBA#02576 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-08-2014, 04:01 PM	#2
waterman Top Contributor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 6,530	Don't have any experience with that. I just run a rammount system and it works fine for me. __________________ Joel "Waterman" 2017 HD Road Glide Ultra 2006 Nomad - Sold VBA 213 VROC 16913 Custer 09: Cortez 10: Crescent City 11: Kanab 12: Estes Park 13: Tahoe 14: Red Lodge 16
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05-08-2014, 04:21 PM	#3
Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	My Zumo 550 came with a ram mount for the bike and a suction mount for the truck that work just fine. I just hard wired the handlebar mount to the battery with an inline fuse. Did yours not come with a mount ? __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4]
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05-08-2014, 07:43 PM	#5
seawolf Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Stony Plain, Alberta Posts: 153	Got the OEM mount. Expensive but it works and looks good. The only reason I got it was that when I traded in the 1600 I stripped all the bling and sold it on Kiijjii. Used those $$$ to buy it. Easy to install but it's always there. __________________ John 1964 305 super hawk 1985 500 Shawdow 2006 900 Kawa Classic 2007 1600 Nomad 2013 Voyager Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-08-2014, 08:30 PM	#6
joeincalif Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: San Jacinto, Ca Posts: 125	I bought a bicycle handle bar mount, works great. i had it on my shadow, VTX 1300 and now my Vulcan. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorcycle-B...item2a3bb525e6 Last edited by joeincalif; 05-08-2014 at 08:33 PM.
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05-08-2014, 07:07 PM	#4
redjay Top Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 6,930	RAM mount is the way to go. I see you are in Canada. Check out gpscity.ca They are excellent for supplying RAM stuff and really fast delivery.
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05-08-2014, 10:50 PM	#7
Mav1 Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 138	Appreciate all the feedback. Thanks. __________________ Brian P. 2013 Vaquero SE Candy Burnt Orange/Ebony VBA#02576
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05-09-2014, 07:15 AM	#8
haygrrr Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 378	Stock ram mount works well (need bigger u-bolt though). I chose not to go with Kaw mount because it looks like it will block out the display. Ram hard wired to right side and can still see everything. __________________ VBA #2354
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05-09-2014, 10:36 AM	#9
Mav1 Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 138	Well, I splurged on the Kaw mount. It looks good and is very solid as a mount. It also has a tilt feature built in, which is nice. Least they could do for the price. It does block the radio display, but you can look around it to see the display if necessary. It doesn't block any of the upper dash. I like the looks, and I like the location. Doesn't seem to "clutter" things up. While I like it, as someone else pointed out, it is always there. That is fine for me since I hard wired it to the battery. For someone who might want to move things around, or take the mount off and on, this would not be an attractive solution. I'll try to post some photos when I get a moment. __________________ Brian P. 2013 Vaquero SE Candy Burnt Orange/Ebony VBA#02576
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05-19-2014, 10:47 AM	#11
JPB Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Alvin, TX Posts: 125	Thanks for the info. Ordered the one joeincalif posted pictures of. If it doesn't perform well on my Nomad 1700 I can upgrade to the expensive mount. __________________ John 2009 Nomad 1700
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