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02-02-2011, 08:35 PM | #16 |
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I am with Ballast. I got a Garmin 155W on a ram mount for under $125. Works great when looking for a city address or a POI like gas or restaurant. I still use paper maps and Google maps for palnning.
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02-02-2011, 08:51 PM | #17 |
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This has been helpful. You guys have given me a lot to research and consider.
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02-02-2011, 09:25 PM | #18 |
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I'll leave the discussion of the most flexible GPS to others. In my case, I had a Garmin 260W (wide screen) for my car even before I bought my bike.
As for installing, I used a RAM mount and a cigarette lighter kit I bought at Walmart. The lighter has a plug in it for when it is not in use. I attached it to the back of the windshield with one of the windshield screws.
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I have the Garmin 255w that I've used in the car, but have yet to mount to the bike. That will be coming soon. I didn't get the lifetime maps when I bought it 2 years ago, but I will be purchasing the lifetime updates this spring. Its super easy to use, and as far as the trip, I usually just put in one leg of the trip at a time. When I get to a town, I usually do some sightseeing and it will be nagging me about having to recalculate. When I'm done sightseeing, I just punch in my next destination, whether its an actual address or just the name of the city.
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Looking for the thread that had a home made sun shade for a GPS can not seem to find it anyone remember which one it is
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Thanks TC I was looking under the GPS threads
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02-03-2011, 07:42 PM | #23 |
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Or you can try here:
http://www.glarestomper.com/
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02-03-2011, 11:35 PM | #26 |
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My solution for a glare and dust screen came from Staples. It was a contact or recipe card box costing under $4. I cut off the top and modified it like this.
That's for a Garmin Nuvi 255W on a Ram mount.
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02-04-2011, 01:09 AM | #27 |
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Now that is F'ing genius!
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02-04-2011, 01:58 AM | #28 |
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Gee thanks. The black plastic even matches the ram mount.
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Man, this GPS stuff is kinda overwhelming. I'm reminded of when I finally decided to get a computer, and learning what everything meant.
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