Sat nav bracket

[noobie]

The thing that has always bugged me, probably just me, is that if you use the ball for the sat nav through the headstock then you often have to look down or it os often blocked if you use a tank bag.

"Put it in the tankbag you arse" I hear you say, "Most of them have a clear window top". When I have tried this but the plastic shine has made it difficult to see. I know some use bluetooth for the jibber jabber part.

So I wondered, would it be possible to buy one of those metal lego strips, the ones with holes in and anchor it to the two top metal screen bolts, then bend it upwards at angle to follow the screen then at the top bend it again so it was flat. A bit like an upside down saucepan but within the screen contour

If the strip was thick enough then you could mount the ball socket for the sat nav at almost a level there would be no need to look down?

Has anyone tried something like this?

 

[bagofsand]

why not use a mount on the clutch bracket? I fine it easy to use.

 

[andyBeaker]

The thing that has always bugged me, probably just me, is that if you use the ball for the sat nav through the headstock then you often have to look down or it os often blocked if you use a tank bag.

"Put it in the tankbag you arse" I hear you say, "Most of them have a clear window top". When I have tried this but the plastic shine has made it difficult to see. I know some use bluetooth for the jibber jabber part.

So I wondered, would it be possible to buy one of those metal lego strips, the ones with holes in and anchor it to the two top metal screen bolts, then bend it upwards at angle to follow the screen then at the top bend it again so it was flat. A bit like an upside down saucepan but within the screen contour

If the strip was thick enough then you could mount the ball socket for the sat nav at almost a level there would be no need to look down?

Has anyone tried something like this?

Or just get a RAM Mount 4" arm. Worked for me@tu*

Allows the sat nav to be moved forward, backward and even tilted at will.

 

[DLN1965]

So I wondered, would it be possible to buy one of those metal lego strips

Not heard of metal Lego ?? Meccano strips yes !
I remember seeing various metal strips in the big B and Q stores
Different types of metal, thicknesses and round, square, flat all approx 1m in length

BUT I would still use propriorty brackets rather than making my own ....
Such as AndyJoblessBirdless suggested

 

[DLN1965]

Ignore this post !!

 

[ScottyUK]

Or just get a RAM Mount 4" arm. Worked for me@tu*

Allows the sat nav to be moved forward, backward and even tilted at will.

@tu* Same for me. On my regular use I use the short arm that came with the sat nav. When on tour with my baglux I just swap it for the longer arm.

 

[noobie]

Doesn't the extended arm then block out the gauges?

 

[ScottyUK]

Nope - the gauges just effectively stack on top of the nav

 

[57grant]

Paul on this site made me a high quality extended one in stainless steel so I can use a baglux tank bag and a garmin sat nav. Works well, mine was extended 3 inches if I was doing it again would add an extra inch!

He sells stainless bits he makes on e bay as LUAP !

Grant