Fitting GPS navigation

[astroscope]

Hi All,
I'm hoping someone could shed some light here. I have two car navigation devices at home. One is a TOM-TOM XL3 and the other is a Garmin Nuvi 200w. They don't get used much but somehow I would like to connect them up to the motorbike.
I understand I will need a plastic cover for rain proof, a GPS holder and some wires and fuse etc.
Can someone recommend where I can pick-up these items to attach my GPS devices. Also, what other items I may need. I'm not even sure what these are technically labelled as I can do a google search myself and find out.
Any help is needed.
Oh BTW: Is it relatively easy to install?
Many thanks
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2010 Honda FES S Wing 125

[Gazdaman]

You're best off fitting a 12v power outlet to the bike (fused) so you can run any car type thing (including phone chargers etc).

When it comes to mounting a sat nav it gets difficult because clearly they're not designed for bikes, and they're certainly not weatherproof.

So personally I'd fit the 12v outlet (cigarette lighter type), and put the sat nav in the top of a clear topped tank bag.

Gaz

[chris-red]

I either have mine in a tank bag or mounted on the bars, you really don;t need to make it water proof just take it off when it is wet.
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[snikks]

This is my solution for mounting the satnav, seems to work just fine. "Water-proof" may be stretching the point, it's certainly water resistant, and it hasn't borked my sat-nav a few times riding in the rain, but I wouldn't want to park up and leave the satnav mounted in it all night in the rain or anything.

Then something along these lines for the socket - which is "mounted" (duct taped) under my seat, facing down to try to prevent any water getting in - stuck a little sealant around where the wire enters too, for the same purpose.

So far it's been in place, along with a cheapo chinese satnav recommended on these forums (also from e-bay), for about 2000 miles and hasn't missed a beat.
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[N cee thirty]

i bought a SO EASY RIDER to strap round the bars and keep the satnav waterproof,tis pretty good
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[astroscope]

[astroscope]

Ahh,
I see it does come fused.
Does it come with install manual?
Sorry, I'm a total newbie in this.
cheers
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[MarJay]

I've got a motorcycle iphone mount, a 12v to 5v mini USB converter (with an inline fuse) and an iphone to mini USB converter. Its a bit of a faff but it should do the job.

Originally I went for a Hein Gericke pouch thing with a plastic cover and a sun visor bit, but I can't see my sat nav even when its overcast so there is no point in using it. You need a sat nav with a powerful backlight and good brightness control to be able to see it, hence the iphone is a good option as it has a good screen.
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[astroscope]

Ok,
Now that I've got my MOd 2 and the stress out of the way I have ordered that item from Ebay for 20quid.
My present navigation devices don't have in ear audio out. Can anyone recommend a decent priced satnav with audio out?
Cheers
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2010 Honda FES S Wing 125

[flumpy7]

i know its a few days old, but on the offchance you are still thinkin of forking out for a new satnav i thought it was worth pointing out that you can buy headphones that pick up the audio from your exisitng satnav speaker. Muuuuuuuch cheaper! See here

https://www.satnaveasy.co.uk/air-tube-i12505.html
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[Macie_UK]

I've tried both the bag onto the bars style Givi bag and the more tight fitting generic case that allows you to use a RAM mount. Both in my opinion were OK in themselves, but crap in use.

The Givi is more suited to a bike with proper handlebars rather than clip ons - and even on that bike the glare on screen was enough to make it unusable, let alone when it lays almost flat across the top yoke on the TT.

The other case was slightly better in that you could mount the thing closer to vertical, but glare was still a big problem. In fact the only time I've managed to get a car satnav mounted well enough to see clearly on a bike was when it was mounted under an opaque black screen right at the back above the clocks on a GPZ.

The other issue I find with a satnav fitted to a bike is that it just seems so far away from the normal eyeline (as opposed to in a car) that it becomes too distracting to try and look at it.

FWIW, the best solution I ended up with is a car satnav that will transmit directions via bluetooth, and a little bluetooth receiver that you plug earphones into. Satnav can be chucked in tankbag / bumbag / rucksack / under seat and it lets me concentrate more on the road.
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[whitedevil]

I use my phone for satnav via headphones. keep the phone in my pocket and just listen to directions, it even turns my music down when it gives directions.
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