you probably meant to say to provide power "from" the key switch and not "to" the switch
tying the red/vlt and red/grn does not provide power to the key switch
the key switch is powered by a red/wht wire (batt +) from the fuse block
when the key is turned the red/wht and a red/vlt wire are...
The Viper has a Marinco 12v locking receptacle for powering your 12 VDC accessories and when matched with a 12v locking plug it will prevent power disconnects from vibration typical with regular style rec/plugs. Notice the plug's ground clips are squared off which when lined up with the arrows...
In the last 5 seasons I've put on 35,000 miles on two different sleds with the GPS mounted in the same position...totaled one of the sleds hitting a pressure ridge...the GPS was destroyed from rolling not me hitting it. I don't see much difference from your chest hitting the top of the...
This is on an AC XF....I'm sure the Viper has a similer handlebar/riser setup.
I fabricated a plate and bolted it on top of the handlebar clamp using the two top bolt holes. I also mounted a mini fuse block under the right side panel to provide an always hot power source for my GPS, electric...
I made a plate to mount on top of the handlebar clamps then used RAM balls, a short arm and a Garmin AMPS to mount my Montana. I also have it wired/fused directly to the battery for always on power.
When you are navigating a route does it do it on the trails or is it trying to navigate on roads?
If you have the road map disabled in map setup it will only navigate trails.
You unit is evidently set up on a route that is not in the vicinity of where you are currently riding and is...
determine where you want the GPS for best view then buy the appropriate arm/balls/plate
this is the AMPS mount
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=89575
You load gpx trail files that will display over the basemap. In the example above I have all trails for OFSC Dist 17 plus some non club trails in that area.
Here's my collection of gpx trail files...
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I've been playing with Locus Pro an Android GPS app that has lots of features. I created offline maps with MOBAC for use when data service is not available. You can then load gpx files of any trails you want displayed on the map. Here's 3 map samples using Google Street Maps, ArcGIS Topo Maps...
Both are free
2012 Quebec Trail Map...installs into Mapsource/BaseCamp
https://www.box.com/s/ikdeptm8g250bu6n1s54
ON Trail Map...installs into Mapsource/BaseCamp
http://ontarioconditions.com/postfiles/ ... d_1.08.zip
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