Time has Come to get myself a newer sat nav as me old one is dated , which one would any one recommend budget would be £300ish as Tom Tom price , read reviews on TT and mostly good , not know any thing about the garmin ones , any views on either , :biker3:
I've always used my phone. Google navigation with free traffic and accident notification (from it's Waze purchase) has done me well. I just listen to the directions via bluetooth, don't even need to see the screen. Have thought about getting it mounted in a RAM case, but haven't got around to it yet. You can also install the Pocket GPS Speed Camera software too.
Granted you need a phone and an internet connection, but most of us have that anyway.
Zumo 660 - tried and tested.
Quote from: Winston Smith on October 25, 2015, 09:29:26 PM
Zumo 660 - tried and tested.
:agree: although the Garmin 'system' sometimes makes very strange route choices :wacko:
Just bought a TomTom Rider 400. Not got it on the bike yet (I'm after a stem mount), but I've had a test run in my car with it and it seems to be pretty good. I'll try to report further once I've got it set up on the bike and tethered to my helmet....calm down...bluetooth tethered.
Quote from: Bogieknight on October 29, 2015, 01:32:27 PM
Just bought a TomTom Rider 400. Not got it on the bike yet (I'm after a stem mount), but I've had a test run in my car with it and it seems to be pretty good. I'll try to report further once I've got it set up on the bike and tethered to my helmet....calm down...bluetooth tethered.
I use the Tom Tom , it is brilliant. :punk:
When you want to listen to the sat nav what's the most basic cheapest way to do it , all I want is something simple ,no phone or MP3 , just want to hear the directions ,am now swaying towards a garmin zumo 390lm , some of the headsets seem very expensive,all I want is something basic , that can be switched between helmets , The more I look the more complex it all seems , it might be better to just get a cheap car one and a map ,
dont know if this will be any good for you but i bought a tom tom rider ,comes with the original box a couple of different ram mounts and the hard wire cradle i payed around £300 for it last year ,it does good navigation ,does fixed speed camera alerts ,i also used to take and make phone calls ,through the bluetooth cardo rider i have ,it was only used a couple of times ,i am looking for £165 posted ,might not be for you just thought i would metion it
Quote from: nightrider on November 21, 2015, 08:23:50 PM
When you want to listen to the sat nav what's the most basic cheapest way to do it , all I want is something simple ,no phone or MP3 , just want to hear the directions ,am now swaying towards a garmin zumo 390lm , some of the headsets seem very expensive,all I want is something basic , that can be switched between helmets , The more I look the more complex it all seems , it might be better to just get a cheap car one and a map ,
This is from experience: if you get a cheap car one, and put it in a "weatherproof" case, you won't be able to see the display 90% of the time. And then you'll look at your map in the clear plastic holder of your tank-bag - which you also won't be able to read safely without pulling over.
After experiencing the above 2-up round Spain & Portugal, my wife bought me a Garmin 390LM last Christmas, and I love it. I already have a helmet with built-in Bluetooth, so... I hear all the directions *as well as being able to see the screen*!
Just my twopennyworth :smiley:
Cheers
Paul B.
+1 on the garmin 660LM,i have one,and i'm happy with it.
hey night rider!!
don't do it. speaking from experience too. i thought a listen only sat nav would be a good cheap fix. It is false economy.
the number of times you'll go wrong becase the sat nav says turn right but the road doesn't and then in town the listen only is a total nightmare.
i've tried it. Hated it. bought a Garmin 590LM
Quote from: O.C. on October 26, 2015, 08:37:38 AM
:agree: although the Garmin 'system' sometimes makes very strange route choices :wacko:
So pleased it's not just me :surrender:
Quote from: davetherave on November 24, 2015, 10:06:16 PM
So pleased it's not just me :surrender:
:mfr_lol: no, it's not just you
I've experienced some 'odd' route choices since purchasing my Zumo 660 about 3-4 years ago, but it does have redeeming factors too :yes:
Quote from: O.C. on November 25, 2015, 08:23:02 AM
:mfr_lol: no, it's not just you
I've experienced some 'odd' route choices since purchasing my Zumo 660 about 3-4 years ago, but it does have redeeming factors too :yes:
I read somewhere on a forum that if you select the car in the options it stops the silly route selections
GPS' are ok but you need to have some sense of direction and where you are going with it. Some years back on a group ride in Ohio along the Ohio river, about half the bikes turned and went across a bridge into Kentucky. We noticed this and found the nearest pull off to wait for them. As they caught back up and stopped, we asked why did they do that. Well, the GPS told them to do it. Upon crossing the bridge into Kentucky, it told them to make a u-turn and go back into Ohio. I've also seen GPS routing take the long way around. I prefer to use them more in urban areas than rural, but that's me. I use an automotive Garmin Nuvi something or other and just put a baggie over it when it rains. I also mute it as it doesn't communicate with my SMH-10. I'm going to start experimenting with the phone GPS as it does talk to my SMH-10.
Quote from: virginiajim on November 25, 2015, 08:13:51 PM
GPS' are ok but you need to have some sense of direction and where you are going with it. Some years back on a group ride in Ohio along the Ohio river, about half the bikes turned and went across a bridge into Kentucky. We noticed this and found the nearest pull off to wait for them. As they caught back up and stopped, we asked why did they do that. Well, the GPS told them to do it. Upon crossing the bridge into Kentucky, it told them to make a u-turn and go back into Ohio. I've also seen GPS routing take the long way around. I prefer to use them more in urban areas than rural, but that's me. I use an automotive Garmin Nuvi something or other and just put a baggie over it when it rains. I also mute it as it doesn't communicate with my SMH-10. I'm going to start experimenting with the phone GPS as it does talk to my SMH-10.
very good points Jim, :yes:
Mobile phones /smart phones are now so massively developed and contain advanced GPS facilities
I like a combination of audio and visual directions
Kepp us posted Jim