RAM handlebar mount has arrived - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

Nick Mystic · 02-07-2008, 05:00 PM

I ordered a RAM handlebar mount for my Garmin StreetPilot c330 GPS unit a couple weeks ago and it finally arrived today. There was apparently some sort of mix up with my order and the shop sending it to me never processed the order. Once the mistake was identified they were very good about it and overnighted it to me through Fed Ex at no additional charge (I'm assuming no extra charge, but I haven't seen my credit card statement yet).

I am really impressed with the quality of this mount. I ordered the standard 3" arm for my unit and it allows me to position the GPS unit next to my speedometer in a perfect location for viewing and accessing the touch screen controls. The main components are made of aircraft quality aluminum, so it is quite sturdy. With the two rubber ball mounts there appeared to be negligible vibration of the unit.

The only negative comment I have to report has to do with the electrical plug for the power cord. In their literature RAM states that when you order the cradle for your GPS unit it is compatible with the power cord supplied with your unit. When I installed my new RAM mount and went to plug in my power cord I discovered there was no place to plug in the cord! It turns out that you have to remove the plug from your car mount cradle and install it on the new RAM cradle. They didn't provide any instructions or diagrams showing how to do this.

It wasn't difficult to do, but you do have to have a screw driver like you use to adjust the tiny screws on eye glasses in order to unscrew the receptacle from the original cradle that came with the unit and to attach it to the new RAM cradle. Once that was done the mount worked flawlessly. Of course, now I can no longer use this GPS unit in my car until I locate a replacement plug for my original car windshield mounting cradle. It would be too much of a hassle to constantly be unscrewing this tiny plug and switching it back and forth between the two cradles. I would be concerned that the tiny plug would break over time or at the very least have the tiny screw holes get stripped out. And of course the screws are so tiny it wouldn't take much to drop one and never find it again!