I can’t figure out how to attach the mount to my handlebars and want to know if I’m the only one who struggled or if I’m missing something obvious or what …
These are the bits I’ve got left over/can’t figure out how to work with:
U shaped bracketU shaped bit of plastic (between bracket and mount)2 nuts2 big washers4 little washers4 screws2 rubber “caps”?2 “spacers”?Here are the instructions:
U shaped bracket (and U shaped bit of plastic that isn’t in the instruction :rolleyes: ) around the back of the handlebar and through the holes on the bottom of the mount.
Nuts onto the end of the U shaped bracket - but the nuts are only half-threaded … so won’t go all the way down the bracket to make a tight fit against the bar … so the mount isn’t secure = fail
Rubber “caps” onto the end of the nuts … don’t fit = fail
And that is only step 1 that I’m struggling with
As for step 2 … well I don’t really see where to even start … I can figure out the spacer/washer arrangement obviously … but what is that behind the handlebar that the screws are going into?
Why no proper written instructions in a 97 page manual :crazy:
the spacers are there for different thickness bars so you would need the spacers inserted over the U bolt ONCE its on the bars and before the mounting housing is fitted. this is to “make the bars seem thicker” and make the clamp work
Pic below with the final result. The RAM-mount isn’t too bad to install - even for me Mine was the Garmin 220, but same principle.
I believe the nuts you’re talking about aren’t half-threaded, but may have part-plastic threads? They’re intended to be harder to screw down, with a bit of force, but should stick well and absorb vibrations etc when tight.
what bike you got - the solid barcket can bolt onto the switch gear on some bikes - I did that with my Pan - for teh gsxr I got an extra fitting which goes into middle of yoke as a “spike” fitting
Yes what bike have you got. If you are riding a sports then mounting to the bars or the clutch leaver is a ball ache. A telfizer mount is a much more elegant approach for sports bikes.
It’s for a Hornet - so the mount as supplied should do the trick - although those Telferizer’s do look pretty nifty for sportsbikes
@Zander - you’re probably on the money though about the screws being plastic threaded … it makes sense that it’d take a lot of effort so that it doesn’t vibrate loose … from my earlier attempts though - I couldn’t screw it anywhere close to where it needed to be when doing it by hand - so will have a go at it tomorrow with a spanner and see how I get on.
@Bazacasa - so that’d be what fig.2 represents - some bikes have pre-drilled switchgear - which mine obviously doesn’t, and is why I can’t see what it is talking about? If only the instructions explained it was “one or the other” … (or maybe if I was less inept )
I’ll have another look at it tomorrow after work and come back with any questions
You probably won’t need the U Bolt. Unscrew one of the bolts that holds your brake fluid resevoir onto the bars and you’ll see how the mount fits on. I can’t download your instructions so can’t explain it any better, but I remember that once I worked that out the instructions actually made sense.
… I can figure out the spacer/washer arrangement obviously … but what is that behind the handlebar that the screws are going into?
Mine was the Garmin 220, but same principle.
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