Customer Reviews

IG-B05: i.Trek Garmin Nuvi Robust Motorcycle, Bike Handlebar Mount with Flexible Pedestal

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I had been looking for a GPS mounting device for my HD FLHTC. Not knowing how my Garmin Nuvi 850 would perform on a motorcycle, I didn't want to spend a lot of money. Then I saw this one and it seemed like a good value.
I ordered it and received it very quickly, so great shipping! The day after I got it I flew to San Francisco where I rented a bike like mine for a 1400 mile tour of the coast and National Parks. I installed the mount on the handlebars and then I installed the GPS.
The mount offers tremendous adjustment flexibility so viewing angle and placement on the handlebars is excellent... just put it where you want it.
The ball mount was my biggest concern, I hoped that it would hold the GPS firmly enough so that it wouldn't pop off... over the course of 1400 miles there was no problem at all.
The ball mount allowed me to remove the GPS whenever I left the bike unattended and the frequent on and off did not diminish either the GPS' or the mount's integrity or ability to hold securely.
The Nuvi 850 IS NOT waterproof but because of the mounting location behind the bike's windshield, in heavy rain the Nuvi stayed relatively dry and performed well... I wouldn't want to stop very long in heavy rain though because the windshield only protects when the bike is moving. In the future I would consider taping the Nuvi's seams with vinyl electrician's tape to seal it from rain.
I highly recommend this product and would buy it again.

This is a nice mount for mounting the GPS. I have a panavise mount with a .5" tube and it was easy to put in a small spacer to get this to work with a smaller diameter tube. It seems to be well made and it works well.

The IG-B05 iTrek has a stem that is too long, too long in that it allows for too much vibration...I have a smooth running Kawasaki 1700 Voyager and the engine does not vibrate near as much as a Harley Davidson. I have the IG-B05 mounted near the center point of the handle bars as close to the frame as possible to avoid vibration. The stem is long enough for it to vibrate the GPS so much that its hard to read and use and it vibrates enough for the small GPS (Nuvi 255) to tilt down. If the stem was adjustable, this might solve the problem. I saw that i-Trek has a shorter version but now cant afford another item for this use.

The item was easy to install. I use it on my motorcycle and has been solid for the first 200 miles. Did not slip with all the bumpy roads I have been on. I would order again.

I bought this hoping to mount my nav to my handle bars. It broke in the first minute of my first ride. The plastic just crumbled around the threads of the the bolts. Do not buy this.

GPS mount is made of fine quality and coat so it will not rust and also looks and fits well on my Harley handbar,it works out well and just what i wanted for my longer trips on my bike. Fred