Where are folks mounting their GPSs on the GT 300i?

[samkay]

I'm picking up my People GT 300i today and there doesn't seem to be any real easy way to mount my GPS. (i.e. no handle bars, no brake reservoirs, etc.) I searched and saw a lot of posts talking about adding a 12v outlet for a GPS, but I didn't see any posts talking about where folks were actually mounting the GPSs themselves. What sort of mounts are you using? Does RAM make a mount that works well with this bike? It would seem that the only way to mount a GPS would be to use the RAM Mirror Adapter Base. Any help would be much appreciated. The bike itself is awesome and I'm sure there will be a simple fix for the GPS location problem.

[CROSSBOLT]

Ram makes what you need. The ball has a tang with a hole that works with 8 and 10 mm. I used the 8 mm between the left mirror and its angled mount. The short "dog bone" to the ball adapter to the GPS mount. Did not use the ball adapter on the main mirror mount because the 10 mm threads are recessed.

Karl

[samkay]

Ram makes what you need. The ball has a tang with a hole that works with 8 and 10 mm. I used the 8 mm between the left mirror and its angled mount. The short "dog bone" to the ball adapter to the GPS mount. Did not use the ball adapter on the main mirror mount because the 10 mm threads are recessed.

Karl

Thanks, Karl. That's good to hear. Do you happen to know which specific model RAM mount you used? They have a lot of different versions of their mounts.

[CROSSBOLT]

These are the parts I used to mount an eTrex 20 to a GTi300 People:

Ram-B-238  Diamond base with 1" ball.  Mounts GPS holder for GPS

Rap-B-201U-A  Short double socket arm for joining 1" ball bases. Goes between two ball bases

Ram-B-272U  Ram base with 9 mm hole and 1" ball. Goes on mirror 8 mm mirror stud between mirror and mirror mount on handlebar.

All this is on Amazon.com.

Karl

[samkay]

These are the parts I used to mount an eTrex 20 to a GTi300 People:

Ram-B-238  Diamond base with 1" ball.  Mounts GPS holder for GPS

Rap-B-201U-A  Short double socket arm for joining 1" ball bases. Goes between two ball bases

Ram-B-272U  Ram base with 9 mm hole and 1" ball. Goes on mirror 8 mm mirror stud between mirror and mirror mount on handlebar.

All this is on Amazon.com.

Karl

Many thanks. I'll check them out.

Last question: Are you able to use the 12v socket that's under the seat for GPS devices, or did you have to install a separate more powerful 12v socket?

Update: I had ordered this RAM mount for another scooter that actually has handlebars. But I wanted to see if it would fit the base of the right mirror and using the smaller of the 2 "U" brackets, it did fit. The actual GPS ends up in just the right position between the mirror and the small windscreen. (On a handlebar you'd mount the bracket vertically, but I mounted it horizontally at the base of the mirror mount.)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BTG0NLU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

(Now I have to get another one for my other scooter.)

When I can I'll take some photos and post.

[coolpeople]

I did a couple of videos on mounting a Garmin on my GT300i.

[samkay]

I did a couple of videos on mounting a Garmin on my GT300i.

Thanks. I ended up mounting mine more horizontally, on the lower section of the right mirror, whereas you mounted yours more vertically higher up on the right mirror, but it's basically the same concept, and I actually used your Youtube video to give me an idea on how/where to mount mine. (I also have a Garmin cable tied into the fuse box and it exits close to where I mount the GPS so I just plug it right into the back of the GPS (Nuvi 50 LM) whenever I need it.)

[yao]

here is mine