Garmin zumo 550 fitted to Kawasaki Z1000

[Hitcher]

Another job done!

After nearly 10 months I've finally got my trusty Garmin zumo 550 attached to the Z1000.

It's taken me a while to visualise how to do this -- and to find the right RAM Mount attachment. As it turns out, the "right" attachment was sitting in the back of a drawer. It must have come as part of some fitment kit or other I have acquired over the years, as I haven't used this one before and didn't even know I had one until a couple of days ago.

This gizmo has a hole in one end of the plate and a knob on the other. So under the LH mirror extender it has gone.

Compared with other bikes I've had the zumo on (an FJR1300, Shiver, GSX1250FA), the Z1000 is comparatively compact, with not a lot of bar space available, particularly once things like the rearview mirror and the urine sample bottle (on the RHS), and the Oxford heated grips controller and the rearview mirror (on the LHS) are taken into account. U-bolt shackles on the bars between the mirrors puts the zumo in a space where it overlaps the instrument panel.

Tonight, victory!

The thing I'll enjoy most will be the additional trip meters -- the Z1000 only has one. Keeping tabs on tyre life and service intervals will be much easier from henceforth.

And what a fiddly job. I almost went and hunted out my old artificial insemination technician's rubber glove, as a bit of gynecology was needed.

[caseye]

Nice job there Doctor H.
Very nice ensemble that is.

[Gremlin]

Zed is a nice bike indeed.

Our next goal is to upgrade you to a Zumo 660. I wore out the poor 550... got it and a new screen sitting around somewhere

[98tls]

Had no idea what said gizmo was so had to do a searchThen again 38 motorcycles later i can honestly say never once have i used a trip meter.Looks the part H and no doubt very useful if your that way inclined.

[mossy1200]

Had no idea what said gizmo was so had to do a searchThen again 38 motorcycles later i can honestly say never once have i used a trip meter.Looks the part H and no doubt very useful if your that way inclined.

Fish finder?

Share your result so I don't need google also.

[iYRe]

I got 2 strips of 15mm wide 3mm thick steel, and drilled a hole in each end. Mounted one end to the riser clamp and then bent it to shape (well, I did that in a vice while checking it against the bike to get it in the right spot), then attached RAM phone holder to it (this one: http://www.ramsolutions.co.nz/lifest...e-phone-holder )

Then I painted it. One day I will get someone to make a proper version of it, but it works great. If I decide to change the holder to one of my others, like a waterpoof one, its just a quick loosen, move to correct position, tighten.

[TLDV8]

Nice set up,my 2008 model Zumo 550 is still going strong. (The original cradle is a little touchy though)
These 8mm RAM ball mounts are handy also,normally replacing one handlebar clamp fastener (or any 8mm threaded spot)