Month: December 2017

Garmin Nuvi 2757LM, 2797LMT, dezl 760LMT Car Truck and Motorcycle Mounts

This extremely popular GPS series was introduced by Garmin in 2013.  The Garmin Nuvi 2757LM and Nuvi 2797LMT represent the company’s first large screen mainstream GPS since the very popular Streetpilot 7200 and 7500 models from roughly ten years earlier.  I remember the Streetpilot 7200 was priced at around $1000 but people would buy them because the alternative was a small 4.3 inch screen.  It came with an integrated cradle and charger which seemed to fail after several years.  When Garmin discontinued the integrated mount for the 7200/7500 series it left their customers with a very expensive but unusable GPS. … Read more



Waze Beyond the Basics

Readers of our site know that I am a big fan of Waze.  I professed my fondness for this terrific application in a prior article which you can read here.  If you have not downloaded Waze yet, do it.  It is a free application, now owned by Google that provides one of the most powerful GPS experiences available including live traffic routing. I called this article Waze Beyond the Basics because it sounded better than Waze Part Two.  After using Waze for over six months, I have become aware of features that were not intuitive upon initial use.  Some of … Read more



Garmin Car Chargers

Garmin has made many different GPS units over the years.  While you might think that one charger fits them all, that’s not even close to being the case.  Most older GPS units used 1AMP cables.  As the technology progressed, Garmin introduced high definition screens and along with that improvement came the 2AMP chargers.  But wait, there’s more.  None of the regular everyday chargers have traffic capability because Garmin decided to integrate the traffic receiver into the power cable.  Confused?  Don’t be.  This article will hopefully clear up any confusion. The most basic cable that Garmin makes is the 2AMP car … Read more



Mounts for Suzuki Burgman Motorcycles

The Suzuki Burgman was introduced in 1999 and is a popular motorcycle in North America and Europe.  Today we discuss mounts for Suzuki Burgman motorcycles. The Suzuki Burgman line is not an easy bike to put a mount on.  The choices are limited due to the unique style.  It does not have a traditional handlebar similar to a Harley-Davidson, so handlebar mounts are out.  The clutch does not have any exposed points for mounting either.  Similar to a Honda Goldwing, I have read many a post and seen a few riders that have used adhesive or bungee cords.  There are certain adhesives … Read more



Bicycle Phone Mounts

It’s difficult to ride a bike with a smartphone in your pocket.  That’s assuming you have a pocket.  A smartphone is a pretty useful device to take along for a ride.  Besides the obvious advantage of making sure you do not miss a call, a phone is useful on a bicycle for at least a few of the widely used apps.  Hence, today’s article on bicycle phone mounts. First, you will find your phone makes a pretty useful GPS when used with one of the many applications for this purpose.  You can read our article on Waze, which we recommend … Read more



TomTom Rider Mounts

TomTom first introduced a GPS made specifically for a motorcycle called the TomTom Rider roughly ten years ago.  It was then followed up with a refresh known as the TomTom Rider v2.  The problem with the older TomTom Rider generations is that a few years after they introduced the GPS in the United States, they stopped selling accessories.  This left the TomTom Rider owner who potentially spent hundreds of dollars on a GPS in a real bind when it came to replacing a mount or cradle.  Fortunately there are options that aren’t always made by TomTom that may work as well as … Read more