I have made my own SatNav mount. Basically I had a TomTom One XL sat in drawers at home, not being used and collecting dust. My car has its own SatNav and so does wife's. I was bored during lockdown and Googled 'diy homemade TomTom mount for motorcycle'. Surprisingly I got quite a few ideas, but as I was in lockdown and unable to get out to buy anything I chose one which I had bit kicking around the garage.
Which involved using a Bicycle reflector and mount. - carefully taking the reflector bit off, using the ring at the back off the TomTom and drilling 4 small holes and bolting the ring and reflector back together and then mounting, on the handlebars. Works really well and didn't cost anything.
I know vibration and water will eventually kill it, but for the cost I more than happy.
DIY TomTom mount
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Re: DIY TomTom mount
PeteDuke wrote: ↑Tue Sep 15, 2020 12:06 pm I have made my own SatNav mount. Basically I had a TomTom One XL sat in drawers at home, not being used and collecting dust. My car has its own SatNav and so does wife's. I was bored during lockdown and Googled 'diy homemade TomTom mount for motorcycle'. Surprisingly I got quite a few ideas, but as I was in lockdown and unable to get out to buy anything I chose one which I had bit kicking around the garage.
Which involved using a Bicycle reflector and mount. - carefully taking the reflector bit off, using the ring at the back off the TomTom and drilling 4 small holes and bolting the ring and reflector back together and then mounting, on the handlebars. Works really well and didn't cost anything.
I know vibration and water will eventually kill it, but for the cost I more than happy.
You can always seal the gaps and screen edges with a UV resistant clear silicon sealant to waterproof it. That's what I have done with my old Garmin unit sitting in drawer for some years and it has survived a few showers, inc heavy ones, in last 1000 miles.