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Talk to me about mounting a car GPS on a bike. Specifically, if I go with an inexpensive GPS, and waterproof it with a box like the Ram Aquabox, what is involved with mounting/removing it on a daily basis? I had a Garmin 660 for a few years that is no longer with me. (If you ask, I'll tell you over a couple drinks) So instead of spending ~$650 on another 660, I was pondering just picking something up from Best Buy/Radio Shack. Things I'd give up: -automatic waterproofing (not a big deal in TX, but hopefully I find myself in rain enough times for this to matter) -easy on-off (connector built into cradle, no additional USB cable to connect or flop around) -positive clamp, where there is no chance of it coming off unless you push the specific button, unlike the generic car Zumo mount. -possibility of linking a blue-tooth phone into GPS, and a use of a blue-tooth headset (I don't have any plans for a bluetooth phone, and haven't had the motivation to set up a headset) Pros: -1/5th of the cost I'm not fond of how slow the 660 was at re-drawing things while zooming and panning. I mostly used it for finding unknown addresses, friends/businesses, and as an accurate speedometer. Hence I mounted/dismounted it usually 4 times a day. To and from work, to and from whatever I do after work. Hence ease of on/off is important.