This is the 3ed ATV that my Montana has been used on. I don't mind breaking off a $14 mirror playing in the trees but a $300 GPS can make even a grown man cry. Never mount the GPS above the handlebars is my feeling.
This mount is the best way we have found. It is mounted below the instrument panel and still very easy to read. The mount is wired into the bikes battery and stays on the whole time that I'm on a trip; We do not turn the GPSs off at night. It stays charged 100% so if you want to remove for reading off the bike the bat will not go dead. GPS gets its power from the mount. If you remove the GPS from the mount there is no power draw on the bike battery. If you look close you can see a screw that will lock the unit in so someone cannot walk off with it. We sooner remove and place in storage box if in a restaurant; so do not use there locking system. We do not care to use the lock system since quite often will remove to read at brake. The holding system is totally secure so the GPS can't come loose and fall off. GPS will rotate as you turn the handle bars.
Got this one from CESHOWROOM (e-Bay) (https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Garmin-...72.m2749.l2649) for $30.16 w/free shipping. There are several sellers and their prices change from time to time.
Link to manufacture (https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/89575) I beleve they make other mounts for different GPSs.
In the 1st pic you can see the bracket I needed to make for mounting the GPS mount. Bracket is mounted to the insterment pannel by 3 screews.
In 3ed pic look close and you can see the button on the left side to work the latch and lock for holding the GPS in the mount.
This mount is the best way we have found. It is mounted below the instrument panel and still very easy to read. The mount is wired into the bikes battery and stays on the whole time that I'm on a trip; We do not turn the GPSs off at night. It stays charged 100% so if you want to remove for reading off the bike the bat will not go dead. GPS gets its power from the mount. If you remove the GPS from the mount there is no power draw on the bike battery. If you look close you can see a screw that will lock the unit in so someone cannot walk off with it. We sooner remove and place in storage box if in a restaurant; so do not use there locking system. We do not care to use the lock system since quite often will remove to read at brake. The holding system is totally secure so the GPS can't come loose and fall off. GPS will rotate as you turn the handle bars.
Got this one from CESHOWROOM (e-Bay) (https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Garmin-...72.m2749.l2649) for $30.16 w/free shipping. There are several sellers and their prices change from time to time.
Link to manufacture (https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/89575) I beleve they make other mounts for different GPSs.
In the 1st pic you can see the bracket I needed to make for mounting the GPS mount. Bracket is mounted to the insterment pannel by 3 screews.
In 3ed pic look close and you can see the button on the left side to work the latch and lock for holding the GPS in the mount.