Depends on the mount. Use the Ducati mount and its the Zumo 39x series only unless you butcher it or buy an adapter plate. Get the new Iconic mount made by Jamie of this parish and you should be able to mount pretty well any Garmin or TomTom. There's a power feed conveniently located under the lefthand black infill strip that runs from the fairing nose to near the headstock. There are two well wrapped tails in the wiring under there at the headstock end, the smaller one is the one you need to tap into. Pull off the centre cover over the emergency ignition button, there are two screws holding that black strip in place.
If you thinking about compatibility with the Ducati Bluetooth hub that is integrated into the bike then it will only recognise and work with some Garmin models. As I don't use Garmin I am not sure which models work with the BT hub. I use a TomTom and that is NOT Compatible with the so called universal Ducati Bluetooth Hub on the bike.
You sure about the Bluetooth hub. When I purchased my 1200s new it took me ages to sort out the connection. I gave up many times on it. Someone on here had put a thread about it. I tried again & managed to connect the garmin no problem. It's just a bitch to get your head round. Got phone s8 , sat nav Sumo 395lm, headset all connected eventually.
My Zumo 590 acts as a hub for phone and headset, don't see the point in involving the bike, just adds another layer of complexity/trouble.
That's a good point. My only reason for involving the bike is that I see who the last five callers are from or to and can answer or call them using the left handlebar buttons which my GPS does not do.
Not something I'd attempt on the move and not having tried doing this with my phone paired with the dash I'm not sure how deep this is buried in the menus? Can do all that via my GPS via screen presses should I need, again whilst stationary, phone still in tank bag.
How secure are the units once mounted. Do you leave them attached all of the time? Could someone steal it?
You can get Touratech lockable mounts but even with one of those I wouldn't leave my GPS on the bike unless refuelling or eating outside a café for example, where I can easily see the bike and others can also see I'm close by. The mount for my Garmin allows very easy removal of the sat nav that it's not really a problem. I just remove it every time I feel I need to.
I concur with @Bumpkin. I can just remove it from the Ram-Mount cradle attached to the Navihalter bracket. I like the smallest and thinnest GPS I can find. My cellphone is actually larger and thicker than my Garmin 3490 GPS. https://www.amazon.com/Garmin-4-3-Inch-Navigator-Discontinued-Manufacturer/dp/B005DIBFYE
The Zumos are the ruggedised bike range. Nuvis are really meant for car use. Having said that they're pretty robust, I used a Nuvi 765T on my VFR for a few years without any issues. Ideally you want a unit that will do specified routes loaded from GPX files, some of the lesser Nuvis couldn't do that last time I looked though that was some years ago.
Not motorcycle specific nor waterproof. I can just snap it out of the cradle if I get caught in a downpour and slip it in my pocket. It will run on its own battery for a few hours. I also carry a zip-lock bag to cover it should I really need the GPS in that context. Very unlikely in my type of riding. Weekend getaways is as far as I go. If I were to tour regularly for weeks on end, I would probably opt for a rugged and waterproof unit such as a Zumo but preferably one that could double-up as a hand-held such as the Garmin Montana .
I had a TomTom rider which would not connect to the Bluetooth of my 1260 Multistrada as discussed above. Sold the TomTom and bought a Zumo 396 which did connect. So with GPS, phone and rider & passenger intercoms all connected to the bike I set off with my wife on a week long tour of black forest. By day two I was so sick of the inconsistent and unreliable connection between the devices and the bike that I deleted all pairings with the bike. Problem solved? Well partly. The Garmin is awful! Slow to update, even with the most recent firmware/maps led me up a pedestrian precinct, gave me conflicting/changing directions at a complex motorway intersection and repeatedly claimed that power from the bike was lost and powered down until squeezing it in it's mount. The TomTom I had was excellent. So, my tuppence worth of advice is: The bike is excellent, use it as a bike and ignore the Bluetooth BS. Buy the Iconic mount discussed above as this is also an excellent piece of kit. If you're mad enough to go down the Zumo route, check out the "Zumo-Lock" on line. It's really good. Better still, do yourself a favour and buy a TomTom, not a Garmin.
I've always found Google Maps / Waze to be better than any stand alone sat nav. So I've got the new Iconic sat nav mount: https://iconicparts.uk/shop?olsPage=products/multistrada-2015-gpsnav-mount Attached to a Quadlock: https://www.quadlockcase.co.uk/coll...nt-kit-all-galaxy-devices?&device=Galaxy S10+ My phone is mounted horizontally in the high position (above the dash) and can be charged via the cockpit outlet. Being a new Samsung, it's also water resistant so I'm not too worried about it getting wet in the rain. (Although I never actually ride in the rain!)
I agree with you about Google maps and Waze but I find 3 problems with them. 1, you can’t see the display in sunlight. It’s the one good thing about a TomTom. 2, if you want to take photos with your phone you have to dismount the phone. Not so bad with a quad lock But painful if it’s in a waterproof case. 3, you can’t prod the screen with gloves on. I kept finding myself taking a glove off whilst moving to tap the screen. That’s the sole reason I bought a TomTom. Mind you, Waze, Google maps and CoPilot are all far superior to the stupidly painful TomTom operating system....and Garmin is worse! Geeeze!
1. I can see mine perfectly in bright sunlight (modern smartphones eh) 2. I find it quick and easy to take the phone off for a quick pic. Much faster than taking it out of my pocket or luggage. Like I said, Samsungs are water and dust rated with IP68 certification, so no need for extra waterproofing cases 3. Both of my gloves (Revit and rukka) are built to work with touchscreens on smartphones So I have no problems at all, provided you have the right smartphone. Samsung S10 Plus works extremely well for me
