How to mount a Garmin Zumo to a bike?

How to mount a Garmin Zumo to a bike?

For power you will need to buy part number 80 00 0 611 656 and attach it to your Zumo cradle’s power input. This will allow you to plug right in to the gps lead on the bike. Of course, there is an excess of wire to hide. I placed the antenna on my front brake reservoir. It works great. bored, bored …

Can a Garmin 660 work on a BMW spicifc?

As the locking mech on the BMW spicifc GPS is different , ( it almost has to be forced) the handle grip wheel does not interact, and they ( the bike and GPS) don’t cross communicate and finally the Garmin 660 will still draw power from the bike even when the unit and the bike is turned off.. So it has to be removed. Thanks for the info.

Can you use a Garmin GPS on a BMW 665?

However the gps control next to the left grip will not work with your Garmin, as this is a feature of the software installed on the Navigator. As a side note, if you wish to use the XM feature of your 665 you may swap cradles with the gps prep. The cradle fits onto the crossbar just like the Nav V one.

Can you use a GPS cradle on a Zumo?

As a side note, if you wish to use the XM feature of your 665 you may swap cradles with the gps prep. The cradle fits onto the crossbar just like the Nav V one. As a bonus, you now have a lock for your Zumo. For power you will need to buy part number 80 00 0 611 656 and attach it to your Zumo cradle’s power input.

Why is my Garmin Zumo 660 not turning on?

An issue where your Garmin device will not turn on, is frozen, has a dead battery, or has a black screen can have several different causes: If the device ever “freezes” on a single screen and will not respond to your touch, the device may have run into a software “bug”, “glitch”, or other similar types of problem

Can a Garmin Zumo fit in a BMW GPS Mount?

I own a 665 They are the Zumo 665/660 are the same other then the 665 has XM as wdowdy wrote they will fit in the Wethead GPS mount. I can’t provide much of an answer to your question but I went through the same question myself.

As the locking mech on the BMW spicifc GPS is different , ( it almost has to be forced) the handle grip wheel does not interact, and they ( the bike and GPS) don’t cross communicate and finally the Garmin 660 will still draw power from the bike even when the unit and the bike is turned off.. So it has to be removed. Thanks for the info.

However the gps control next to the left grip will not work with your Garmin, as this is a feature of the software installed on the Navigator. As a side note, if you wish to use the XM feature of your 665 you may swap cradles with the gps prep. The cradle fits onto the crossbar just like the Nav V one.

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