Hi, you can buy a ram cradle for your Oregon 600 via trademe or gadgetguys. You may want to consider chucking the stock bars and replacing them with alloy fat bars. You will need adapters to hold the oversized bars. The stock bars will bend even in the slightest tip over. Without the crossbar you can then mount the ram cradle onto a metal plate that bolts onto either 2 or 4 bolts that hold the bars. If you dont want to change the bars then using the cradle and various arms and balls you will still be able to get the cradle close to the crossbar either in landscape or portrait configuration. Using a straight USB connector isnt advisable. Most fail from the constant vibrations from wind, engine, handlebar turning and the road. The connection can be made completely fail proof by using the Garmin "USB bare wire power cable 010-11131-10" It has a right angle plug that can be held in place without vibrating (using tape or dense sponge etc) Dont be tempted to use a cheaper Chinese clone USB power source. The genuine Garmin one is the best. Wire it directly to the battery with a switch or plug. Just remember to switch off if not using the bike for some weeks.
I`am assuming you have downloaded the Open GPS Auto routing as well as the maps.
Once you start recording tracks get into the habit of deleting your "current track" at the start of each track then "saving" at the end before moving on or turning off the GPS. If you dont save and then turn off the GPS then turn it on again in some other location it will automatically join the tracks together with a line. Its easy to delete via Mapsource but it can get tedious and time consuming if you have lots of tracks recorded.
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