Custom GPS Mounting Solution for GL1800
10-Jun-2018
Recently I have learned how to use (and for the most part have been very pleased with) the Google Navigation
software in my smart phone for navigating. There are a number of ways to start it and use it, and for the most part
it is very adept and versatile at navigating across town or across country. However, it has one very, very important
drawback: the map database is stored on a remote server, and to do (literally) anything with this application, you
HAVE TO HAVE Internet connectivity, and that means you HAVE TO HAVE a decent cell phone signal.
(Sadly, voice recognition also doesn't work when there is no cell phone signal for the
same reason: the voice recognition logic is stored on a remote server.)
So what happens when you get into the "boonies" (like Sand Gap, Arkansas) where there is no cell phone signal? In layman's
terms: you're out of luck! After having experienced this (complete and utter navigation software failure) more than once
in different parts of the country where I like to travel, I decided I needed a REAL GPS solution—a solution in which all the
maps I would need reside on the device itself, and are not dependant on a signal that might not be there when I need it.
After a great deal of study, I selected Garmin zūmo® 595LM as my GPS of choice.
Thankfully, the zūmo® 595LM comes with an interesting set of mounting solution hardware already in the box:
enough hardware to provide separate permanent mounting solutions for both a car and a motorcycle.
This hardware works beautifully—as long as you don't mind the GPS being mounted on one of the handlebars....
