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GPS City Q&A » Motorcycle GPS » Power via cigarette lighter on motorcycle?

Motorcycle GPS (7 replies)

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Power via cigarette lighter on motorcycle?

› Garmin Zumo 660

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Daniel
Halfmoon Bay, Sunshine Coast, BC

Original question asked on Oct 20, 2010, 11:22am

Will I be able to power the 660 on my motorcycle using the cigarette adapter plug...? I really don't want to hard wire the unit and will be using it for more than 4 to 5 hours at a time...

GPS City
Calgary, AB

Reply #1 on Oct 20, 2010, 3:35pm

Hello Daniel,

You will need to add the plug to the motorcycle cable but it can be done with a little work.

Cheers

Daniel
Halfmoon Bay, Sunshine Coast, BC

Reply #2 on Oct 20, 2010, 9:36pm

Whee do I get the plug to add...?

GPS City
Calgary, AB

Reply #3 on Oct 21, 2010, 7:53am

Hello Daniel,

You would need to source a OEM Cigarette adapter locally or take apart an old plug from another device.

Cheers

Mike
Maryland

Reply #4 on May 22, 2012, 5:30am

GPS City: Ok, Your responses are confusing me. I have a std, OEM cig lighter on my 2011 HD Ultra Lim. The 660 I just puchased comes with a "Garmin Straight 18 Pin Cigarette Lighter Adapter." Will it plug in and work as is? What does the GPS response mean when you say, "You will need to add the plug to the motorcycle cable...?" To me the "plug" is the male part which fits into the lighter housing, and that comes on cable provided with the unit?????????

Jordan
GPS City

Reply #5 on May 22, 2012, 8:02am

You will have to add a cigarette lighter plug to the motorcycle cable because the vehicle mount and cable will not work on a bike. The bike mount and cable are integrated

Mike
Maryland

Reply #6 on May 22, 2012, 8:53am

So I take it then that "the Garmine 660, the GPS unit designed by motorcyclist for motorcyclists," is dlievered with a cig lighter plug that works on a car but not on a bike?????

Jordan
GPS City

Reply #7 on May 22, 2012, 9:02am

The unit is to be hardwired on the bike. The cable for the car will not work with the bike mounts. It will only work on the car mount (connection type) and the car mount will not work on the bike. They give you both mounts. One for the car and the other for the bike.

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