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| GPS CITY RAM MOUNTS ON SPYDERS |
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Ram Mounts can be used on Can-Am Spyders for a real variety of accessories. Here's just a couple of the things we do with them, and no place better to buy them fast than GPS City !
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POSTED BY: Jack Goodwin on May 13, 2012
CATEGORY: Motorcycle
VIEWS: 1443 |
| PLACES: Chattanooga |
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| TEMPTED BY TEMPTER |
1983 Suzuki Tempter GR650 |
RAM-B-174-GA12U with Garmin 60CSx on the Tempter |
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I wasn't really sure what category to place this story in... Motorcycle or Geocaching. However, since it involves a modification to the bike, I figured that category would work best, even though it was geocaching that prompted me to make the modification in the first place!
Last year I got the middle-age itch... it was time to recapture some of my youth. What better way to do it than start riding a bike again? Since I hadn't ridden in many, many years, I thought I should start out with a smaller bike, so, after a little hunting, I was able to find a 1983 Suzuki Tempter GR650 with less than 9,000 original km on the clock at a great price. The bike had been in storage for a while and needed a little tlc, such as replacing some signal lights, changing the windscreen brackets and de-rusting the fuel tank.
Once I got her going, I immediately started riding all over the Manitoba countryside. This is what got me back into geocaching. It was a new way to get to caches that were more than a walk away and it was fun! The problem was that I had trouble navigating. I would have to get a basic heading to a cache location, pocket my Garmin 60CSx GPSr and ride. The maze of minor highways soon had me flummoxed and I found myself stopping more and more often to re-acquire my bearings. It was really bad due to the major flooding Manitoba experienced in the spring of 2011 with all of the road closures and bridge wash-outs.
For this year, 2012, I was determined to make my geocaching life a lot easier. After a search online, I found that RAM mounts would probably fill the bill for me quite nicely. GPSCity had the parts at great prices and were located in Canada, so that made it a no-brainer for me.
I placed my order for the RAM-B-174-GA12U package, which was everything I needed to mount the 60CSx to a bike. The order was made on a weekend, shipped on the Monday and arrived Tuesday. All I can say is, "Wow - that was fast!"
I had already watched the installation videos, so within 30 minutes of opening the package I was ready to ride. The only issue I had was that I tried to mount to the brake bracket using the spacers (as shown in the video), but in my case, the spacers weren't needed as they made the screws too short.
I took a quick ride and the mount works great! There is zero vibration and I was able to position the unit so it is easy to view but doesn't block my view of the road or my instruments. I grabbed a quick cache and came home.
I'm looking forward to lots of bike-caching this summer! I think I will also eventually put a RAM base and arm in my car so I can transfer the cradle/diamond plate & ball combo to and from both vehicles at will. (I should have got the Navigation package on the car, but...!)
Thank you RAM and GPSCity for a great product, excellent installation instructions and blazing fast shipping!
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POSTED BY: Jeff Reid on April 3, 2012
CATEGORY: Motorcycle
VIEWS: 7009 |
| PLACES: Brandon |
| TAGS: ram mount, motorcycle mount |
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| IPAD WHEELCHAIR MOUNT |
Initial installation |
Next effort |
Final Installation |
Rotated to fit under table |
Rotated to allow lift use | |
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We have a gal at church that’s confined to a wheelchair and only has limited use of her right arm. During service she tries to follow along with her bible, but struggles with trying to keep it on her lap when trying to turn pages and would quite often drop her bible. Earlier last year I purchased an iPad and had stopped carrying my bible since I downloaded a bible app on it and thought maybe an iPad might be an answer to her problem. I approached the family with my suggestion and they decided to give it a try. As she lives in a nursing home, there were some security concerns so the family wanted to have the iPads locator turned on. The locator is used to locate the IPad if it is stolen. In order for the locator to be used, a password needed to be used to prevent the iPads locator from being turned off in case it was stolen.
Did some research and found your company along with the wide variety of parts. I started the project with a RAM Mount Seat Clamp Mount with Round Plate (RAM-B-316-121B-202U) along with the RAM Mount Apple iPad Cradle (RAM-HOL-AP8U). The initial installation went well, however we discovered she was unable to enter a password due to mobility limitations. We also found out the nursing home had a couple of restrictions that we were unaware of at first. Since a lift was needed to get her in and out of her wheelchair, the mount couldn’t interfere with the lift and the iPad had to fit under her Dining Room table.
On the first try, we found out she had trouble entering the password and also it didn’t meet nursing home criteria since it wouldn’t fit under the table. Although the second try met two of the three issues, she was still unable to enter the password which meant having to purchase parts to physically secure the iPad to the wheelchair.
For the next effort, I purchased a RAM Rail Base with Zinc Coated U-Bolt & 1" (Ball RAM-B-231ZU), two RAM Locking Knobs (RAM-KNOB3LU), and a RAM Locking Cradle for the Apple iPad 2 (RAM-HOL-AP8LU).
Installed the new parts, everything went together easily, although the clearance is minimal around the wheel the parts didn’t interfere with the movement of the chair. As I used the RAM Mount Seat Clamp Mount, it needed to be secured to the wheelchair arm with a hose clamp. To keep the material around the mount from being damaged I wrapped a piece of duct tape around the mount, then placed the hose clamp around the arm of the chair and the mount. To meet nursing home requirements, I had to wrap the hose clamp with duct tape to make sure there were no sharp edges. Unfortunately, the only duct tape I had at the time was silver. I’m planning on covering up the silver duct tape with black duct tape in the next couple of days. Overall, the final try worked great! I’m not sure if the cradle is meant to be rotated on the RAM Mount Seat Clamp Mount, but by doing so it allows the installation to meet all of the nursing home requirements.
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POSTED BY: Don Foster on January 23, 2012
CATEGORY: Wheelchair
VIEWS: 6698 |
| PLACES: Wichita |
| TAGS: wheelchair, ipad, ram mount |
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| GARMIN RAM MOUNTED ON CAN AM |
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I decided to mount my GPS on the front rack, instead of cutting away some of the hand protector to get to the handlebar. Unit is close enough for good reading, yet not in line of sight. Works great! |
POSTED BY: Norm on April 20, 2011
CATEGORY: RAM Mounts
VIEWS: 18507 |
| PLACES: Alberta |
| TAGS: ram mount |
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| IPAD MOUNT IN 2011 GMC SIERRA |
Ipad in 2011 GMC Sierra |
Blackberry in 2011 GMC Sierra | | | | |
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I modified my laptop mount that used the Tough Tray for my Dell Laptop. I purchased the Tough Tray II and a 1.5 inch ball and removed the extension arm on the orginal mount. Next, I remounted the new tray directly to the tele pole. It works great and the Tough Tray II handles the Ipad in the Otterbox case.
I also used the universal cradle and the Ram Pod flexible arm to hold my cell phone.
GPS City #1 in customer service.
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POSTED BY: Wes Sloan on April 14, 2011
CATEGORY: Truck
VIEWS: 5497 |
| PLACES: Arkansas |
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| RAM 309 WITH GPS & CUP HOLDER |
RAM 309 with GPS mount |
RAM 309 with self leveling cup holder | | | | |
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No real 'story' to tell...ordered the RAM B 309 reservoir mounting kit, short connecting arm, GPS cradle mount for my Magellan 4000 and the self-leveling cup holder.
Had my tools ready when Fedex showed up Wednesday morning. Watched the well-documented videos beforehand and was ready to go. The 309-7 mounted, replacing the clutch screws (included)on my 2001 Harley Ultra Classic Electra Glide in, well, under 5 minutes. The GPS back plate to mount the Magellan cradle fit perfectly...screws included.
Took it for a short spin; indeed, the rubber balls do minimize vibration transference. Also, after the trip, the short mount arm I used was in the exact position it was when I began and was just as tight.
If you are considering the RAM product line for your motorcycle, ATV, car, etc and are hesitant...fear no more. This is the coolest mounting system on the market - 2nd best is miles away. Once you have the 309 on the bike, the sky is the limit...they make a device mount for just about everything. |
POSTED BY: Michael Clark on April 13, 2011
CATEGORY: Motorcycle
VIEWS: 18227 |
| PLACES: My driveway :-) |
| TAGS: ram mount, motorcycle mount |
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| REAL SUPPORT FOR SNOWMOBILE |
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Saturday morning star from Kamouraska, Qc., Direction to Moose Valley, N.B., a loop at Edmundston, N.B. & return Kamouraska. For is first test 535 km in a day . This support have passed the test, love it!
Happy ride
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POSTED BY: Dany Briand on March 12, 2011
CATEGORY: SkiDoo
VIEWS: 17882 |
| PLACES: Kamouraska |
| TAGS: ram mount |
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| POLARIS FST SNOWMOBILE |
Polaris Mount 1 |
Polaris Mount 2 | | | | |
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I just installed this RAM Mount on my Polaris IQ Turbo Dragon. Also I am using the Garmin cigarette lighter plug to save money on batteries.
I think this mount looks very good on this sled. This mount is also very durable.
I am very satisfied with the products and prices from GPSCITY. |
POSTED BY: Brendan on March 10, 2011
CATEGORY: SkiDoo
VIEWS: 14344 |
| PLACES: Swan River |
| TAGS: ram mount |
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| WORK!! |
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Here we are in Iraq putting the Garmin 60csx through it's paces! Great bit of kit once the mapping has been uploaded. |
POSTED BY: guy on April 5, 2010
CATEGORY: Military
VIEWS: 16079 |
| PLACES: Iraq |
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| 2008 YAMAHA FZ1 W/GPS AND RADAR DETECTOR |
2008 Yamaha FZ1 | | | | | |
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This is the RAM mount setup on my new 2008 Yamaha FZ1. I was racking my brain trying to figure out where to mount everything due to the lack of fairing but RAM Mounts came to the rescue. I used 2x 1in. Steel U-Bolts on either side of the handlebar mount, a long arm and the cradle for my GPSMap 60Cx. The radar mount consists of a short arm and an Extension Cradle Plate with Ball. It works perfectly ! Thanks again GPSCity.com. |
POSTED BY: Allie Daneman on January 27, 2010
CATEGORY: RAM Mounts
VIEWS: 32767 |
| PLACES: Seattle Suburb |
| TAGS: ram mount, motorcycle mount |
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| CONTINENTAL DIVIDE OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLES |
On the trail looking for Mexico outside Banff |
Alberta |
Montana - Aglosized Spanish for mountain |
In the forests and reception is fine! |
Grand Tetons | |
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We left Calgary toward Banff in late September hoping to beat the mountain snow. Mexico was our destination...off road.
We had a Garmin GPS 60CSx to follow a track assembled from trips previously taken by other riders, a SPOT Satellite Messenger for friends to follow our progress on the web and in the case of an emergency and needed major assistance and an Olympus 770SW camera to stand up to the weather and pounding to record our trip - all mounted to the handlebars via RAM mounts. Very slick!
The GPS 60CSx was wired into the bike's electrics and we changed the SPOT batteries only once as a preventative measure in the 19 days of the trip.
Over 90% of the trip was off pavement and most of the trip was on two-track trail. We covered 5,800 km from Calgary, Alberta to the Mexican border in New Mexico, crossing the Continental Divide 27 times.
Each day was a ride up and over mountains, across valley floors, crossing pristine streams and passing through the occasional small town all in the most amazing and varied landscape North America has to offer. Truly one of my favourite trips ever! I can not recommend it enough. We will do it again.
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POSTED BY: LC on January 26, 2010
CATEGORY: Motorcycle
VIEWS: 32767 |
| PLACES: Canada to Mexico |
| TAGS: ram mount, motorcycle mount |
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| RAM GPS AND CAMERA MOUNT |
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Ram Mount is great product and affordable for your needs. |
POSTED BY: lior elbaz on January 19, 2010
CATEGORY: Motorcycle
VIEWS: 32767 |
| PLACES: California |
| TAGS: ram mount, motorcycle mount |
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| MOTORCYCLE RAM GPS 60 |
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Riding in the Mohave Desert in California on a dirt bike. Big open space. You need to have a GPS mounted on your bike going on the Mohave Trail from Barstow to Las Vegas. Great ride! |
POSTED BY: lior on November 16, 2009
CATEGORY: OffRoading
VIEWS: 10235 |
| PLACES: desert |
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| STURGIS HARLEY TRIP WITH GPS RAM MOUNT |
handlebar mount for my Garmin GPSMAP60CS |
Another view of the mount while rolling down the road |
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I took the trip of a lifetime in August of 2008, riding from the SF Bay Area of California to Sturgis South Dakota for the Sturgis Bike week celebration. Out of 5 riders in our group, I was the only one who had a GPS. I had used it before while riding, but had just recently decided to buy an actual mounting system so I could use it while riding. I ended up buying a RAM MOUNT system from GPSCITY.COM and by the end of day one I was already thinking this was the best money I had spent in preparation for the trip. I was able to set each destination for the day into the GPS and very single time we got into a situation where we weren't exactly sure which way to go I had 4 people pointing at me and telling me to get to the front of the pack and lead us out of confusion...haha. I pretty much lead the pack around for most of the trip, and you know what they say; "the view never changes unless you're the lead dog!!" Great product!! |
POSTED BY: Brian Mathews on May 1, 2009
CATEGORY: RAM Mounts
VIEWS: 32767 |
| PLACES: Sturgis |
| TAGS: motorcycle mount, ram mount |
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| GARMIN GPSMAP60CSX ON NEW YAMAHA KODIAK 350ATV |
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I am delighted with the performance of the Big Screen Magnifier. Here are some picture of the unit, in place overtop a Garmin GPS 60Csx, which is handlebar-mounted on my Yamaha Kodiak 350. |
POSTED BY: Bruce on February 19, 2008
CATEGORY: Motorcycle
VIEWS: 32767 |
| TAGS: yamaha, screen magnifier, motorcycle mount, ram mo |
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| RAM UBOLT MOUNT WITH GARMIN GPSMAP 60CSX ON ATV |
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Here is how I used a RAM Mount with my GPSMAP 60csx on a VTT Outlander and my partner is very crazy about it. |
POSTED BY: Vital on November 11, 2006
CATEGORY: ATV
VIEWS: 26434 |
| TAGS: ubolt, atv mount, ram mount |
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| RAM RAIL STRAP MOUNT ON 2005 TRIUMPH DAYTONA 955I |
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I have actually had my setup for a few months now and can honestly say that it is very sturdy and ideally mounted for visual use and for access to the buttons"..."After mounting the kit & cradle, I cut the end off the power cord and hardwired it to the battery. |
POSTED BY: Greg on October 27, 2005
CATEGORY: Motorcycle
VIEWS: 32767 |
| TAGS: rail mount, triumph, motorcycle mount, ram mount |
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