Which Sat Nav

[viper]

just to throw a curve ball spanner into the mix, before our euro jaunt I spunked up the £74 for lifetime maps from garmin for my zumo, ive always and still am a big garmin fan.

the updating of my zumo turned out to be a bit of a nightmare, i got the usual , not enough memory ect messages. I ended up downloading to my pc which basically took 3 days due to download failures, bugs , ect ect. Once on my pc i added a 4gb card to the zumo and then put the maps onto the unit, this was also fraught with hours and hours of problem solving ect.

Zumo loaded up with new maps and off we went. Now the new maps are on the card and overlay these new maps onto your old and originalmaps still within the zumo ! this caused lots of duplications of hotels and fule sites ect.

Our problem was once we got abroad and tried to set out destination each day  we continually got a "not enough memory spare to calculate route", which is bazzare. when i took out the new SD card with the new maps the zumo behaved fine. plus the recalculate route time is huge and can take minutes and when you move the screen with your finger the " drawing process can take a minute or so

we went on some roads that we used 4 years ago that the zumo did not recognise and even with the new 2013 software still does not recognise many roads.

im phoning garmin this week as the map updates has turned by zumo into a slow incompetent dinosaur
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[O.C.]

Viper, I haven't (as yet) used a Garmin Zumo, but I can say that when I did an update on my Tom Tom I was faced with exactly the same situation as you describe, namely "insufficient space on memory card", to overcome this problem it was necessary to delete all previous maps,which is a bit worrying, but that does release sufficient space to upload new information, and did result in my Tom Tom being bang up to date, and quickly too, (about 30 minutes from start to finish) 

My guess is that you didn't delete previous maps and therefore ended up with a duplication of information which would confuse the Zumo device. This situation would also lead to the upload taking a massive amount of time whilst the device and the upload tried to interface, a pal of mine also had to leave his device uploading 'overnight' in much the same way as you describe.

I suspect that when you contact Garmin they will confirm that this is the case...good luck and please let us know how you get on.

[viper]

thanks cloney, thats what i expected, there didnt seem an obvious way to delete the old stuff and tbh i was not going to risk it at trip minus 3 days in case i was left with nothing.

will let you know how i get on

[O.C.]

Yep I fully understand what you mean Viper 

[badaboum]

Hey guys

I have installed a standart car GPS inside the glovebox on top of the fuel tank.

Its great because it do sat nav and music player (I have installed 2 speaker + amplifier)

I beleive that's the best solution : Its hidden , practical and sexy

cheers from France

[O.C.]

Hey guys

I have installed a standart car GPS inside the glovebox on top of the fuel tank.

Its great because it do sat nav and music player (I have installed 2 speaker + amplifier)

I beleive that's the best solution : Its hidden , practical and sexy

cheers from France

Sounds like a good idea...any pictures ?

[badaboum]

Hey guys.

I will do the pictures tonight or tomorrow night depending on my work load.

Its the best system you can get...and riding the bike with some ACDC runing...its a hell of a pleasure...

[seniorminnion]

 I'd love one but they do seem like a bit of a luxury (unless I ever get round to a trip abroad ) considering a car sat nav can be bought for under £150  - the bike ones seem a total rip off ---- It might be more work but unless I have a bit of a windfall I'm afraid I'll just have to stick with the old fashioned fold out paper maps.

[O.C.]

I'd love one but they do seem like a bit of a luxury (unless I ever get round to a trip abroad ) considering a car sat nav can be bought for under £150  - the bike ones seem a total rip off ---- It might be more work but unless I have a bit of a windfall I'm afraid I'll just have to stick with the old fashioned fold out paper maps.

Yep, they are more costly but don't forget they have to be waterproof and possibly a bit more robust in construction, plus the car market for Sat Navs is much much bigger 

[badaboum]

guys,

Here is my setup.

Sorry about the quality but it was taken in my garage.



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[badaboum]

A couple of more information :

There is a Hugel/Takara GP63 car sat nav that has europe map, MP3 player, video player.

There is a thermometer with a probe that I have taken under the rear view miror so that temperature is taken quite far from the engine

There is a 2* 20 watts speaker with amplifier hidden under the seat and a remote control near the GPS

Its absolutly perfect

I also added 2 bose emblem to the speaker :-)

Its not that difficult to do..

Cheers

[Kwikasfuki]

That's quite a setup! Can you hear the music when riding?

[badaboum]

it works absolutely well

Even with my X1100 Shoei closed.

Its way enough powerfull...

[O.C.]

now that's ingenious....

[Ros]

That's brilliant!  Best use of the '09 model's glove box ever!

Just out of interest, elle est debridé, ta bécane?