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Old 19-04-15, 20:24
Rijidij Rijidij is offline
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RAM mount mod

I would like to share a �hack� that I used to mount my SatNav to my XT660Z T�n�r�, which I think worked out rather well.

You will need:
  • 1 good quality golf ball
  • hacksaw
  • sharp knife
  • drill press (or a steady hand) and drill bits up to 12mm
  • sharpie (optional)

Start with a decent quality golf ball. It doesn't have to be new, but we need the core that only the better branded balls seem to have. The cheaper, �driving range� balls are solid all the way through.

Use a hacksaw to saw a groove along the circumference of the ball. Not too deep � only about 3-5mm, as we are only removing the cover at this point.
Once you've removed the cover you should see what looks like a ball of rubber bands. Use a knife to remove the rubber band wrapping. This will leave you the core; a solid rubber ball almost exactly the same size as a 1� RAM ball mount.





Next, drill a 12mm hole through the ball. I started by drilling a pilot hole with my smallest drill bit, then worked up through the sizes until I got to 12mm.



Cut a slot with the hacksaw in one side of the ball, parallel to the hole of course, so you can slip the ball over the rail above the instruments.



You can paint the ball to match your bike at this point if you wish. I used a sharpie to colour mine.



Finally, fit the ball to the rail, then the RAM extension arm over the ball and install your GPS. Job done!





(apologies for the poor quality photos)
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Old 19-04-15, 21:07
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Nice one

Cracking solution, may well have a go at that. Cheers
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Old 19-04-15, 22:03
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Thanks for that, it looks realy good.
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Old 19-04-15, 22:18
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Genius! Great job fella. Love to see mods that are made in the garage!
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Old 19-04-15, 23:34
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That's brilliant!

If you are lazy and have more money than sense, you can buy one of these:
http://buybits.com/ultimate-addons-m...sku-14944.html
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Old 20-04-15, 19:59
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Good poorpatech mod!
I went for the lazy way
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Old 20-04-15, 20:04
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Great idea!

10/10 for inventiveness.
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Old 21-04-15, 10:19
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Excellent.

Man in a shed thinking - I like it.
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Old 21-04-15, 13:14
Desert Racer Desert Racer is offline
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Very neat idea, nice bit of problem solving.

This also lead to a new google banner for RAM, which is great change from Coffee, Pedders suspension & Air B&B which made a nice change. Cheers mate.
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Old 01-06-15, 11:36
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Gday
Just got a 2010 Ten with a Garmin zumo 550, have you tried this off road, do you get much vibrations on the unit mlunted this way?
Looks a great idea
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