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Susan N.
Ontario , Canada
August 4, 2009
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BEST CABLES
Just bought it for wiring up power to motorcycle. Easy to
install.
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DublinMark
SF Bay Area, CA
June 13, 2009
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BETTER THAN EXPECTED
Pros: super fast shipping, garmin oem part
This cradle should be on the front page of this website!
The cradle is a Garmin OEM unit which will fit any
StreetPilot 2XXX GPS. The included power cable worked
perfectly for my BMW R1100RT. The connector is a nice tight
fit, and the cavity for the connector on the unit holds it
in place nicely. There is a slot which holds the loose
connector when you have the unit out of the cradle. You'll
probably want to get shorter mounting screws (I used 1"
screws instead of the supplied 1-1/2).
I have a gadget shelf mounted above the dash and below the
windscreen. I opted to make my own mount out of ABS
plastic which fit the existing mount holes on my shelf.
After a little fiddling with the positioning, I have it set
up perfectly. It's mounted high enough that I can see the
GPS without taking my eyes off the road in front of me.
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gd
Maine
May 25, 2009
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PERFIT FIT
Pros: quality product
Works just like it is supposed to!
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Mark
St. Louis
April 22, 2009
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GARMIN CRADLE BETTER THAN RAM CRADLE
Pros: secure, won't mar finish, looks better
Cons: must use special tool to remove security screw
I accidently got both this mount and the RAM
mount made for the Garmin 2720, not realizing
that they both have a cradle. This gave me an
opportunity to try both cradles on my BMW
motorcycle. I like the Garmin cradle a lot better
for four reasons: (1) Thanks to the security
screw, the GPS cannot be removed by the casual
walk-by thief (2) The RAM cradle is quite
noticeable, but the Garmin cradle is out of the
way (3) The RAM mount clips around the GPS and
will mar the finish over time, but the Garmin
cradle attaches to the back to the manufacturer’s
mounting points and (4) the Garmin dust cover
fits on the GPS while mounted on the Garmin
cradle, but the RAM cradle prevents it. To mount
the Garmin cradle on a motorcycle handlebar, I
recommend the RAM mount that attaches to the
Garmin cradle (GPS City SKU RAMB149-347).
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AL-n2it
Santa Maria, CA
March 31, 2009
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BEST MOUNT FOR MOTORCYCLE
Pros: very well thought out
Cons: screws in kit cross thread easily
This is the only mount I would consider for your
GPS. I will start with the cradle feature. The
GPS sits onto two small tabs and then snaps back
into two more dowels and then a metal latch snaps
down and grabs a notch in the back of the unit
with a metal tab. The latch also has red tape
across the front edge to alert you when it is not
locked down(RED=not locked, NO RED=locked). Then
the latch has a small torx screw that can be
screwed down so the latch can not be opened. The
kit includes a small Torx screwdriver keychain to
complete the locking process. This cradle has a
molded in notch that covers the power cord so
that it will never come off while the unit is in
the cradle. Then when you remove the unit from
the cradle there is another molded in holding
slot on the back side to slide the power cord
onto so it will not accidentally touch something
and ground out .
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Crewchief47
Windsor, ON
March 9, 2009
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NICE FIT
Pros: excellent fitment, worked great with my ram mount
Cons: hardware could have been higher quality but worked
Used this cradle and cable on my snowmobile with
my 2610 this past season and I have had no issues
with it. The wire slips into a groove molded
into the cradle when not in use. I didn't use
the earpiece plug while on the sled so I can't
comment on that. Hardly ever used the security
screw while on the sled, just added a lanyard to
the 2610 so it wouldn't disappear completely
while going down the trail. It would have
received a 5 had it not been for the so-so
quality bolts and lock nuts.
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Norm Hill
December 12, 2008
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FITS PERFECT ON MY 2730
Works excellent.....just watch the ny-lock nuts and
bolts that come with the kit....they ended up binding
on me as I tried to mount it to the diamond plate
mount....not a big deal in the big scheme of things
though...
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Garry Cook
WA
December 31, 1969
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Finely made unit, but ... fiddely to attatch and remove the 2610 and a Royal Pain to have to use the "security" screwdriver ... Super easy to lose! But my biggest complaint is the micro plug earplug jack. Which marketing wiz decided to use the micro plug size instead of the mini jack that almost all earpieces use? Also, the power plug will not stay put in the cut-out in the mount unless the GPS unit is in place ... so it just hangs there ... Get it together guys !!
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Jim
CA
December 31, 1969
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I have found this kit extremely useful and secure on my Harley-Davidson Ultra. I really like the factory designed GPS lock and the quality cable provided. This unit has provided over 26000 miles of trouble free service. As for the cable connector mentioned by Gary, you will find a very convenient mount for the unused cable next to the depression used when the GPS is mounted. All you do is turn the connector so the contact points are facing the mount and slide the connector on. No worry about a short circuit to ground, Slick!
I highly recommend this mount for anyone using the 26xx series on a motorcycle or ATV.
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