Cheap GPS systems.

[sickpup]

Found some VERY cheap Garmin I3's on ebay. Been using these for the last 3 years or so for work and they work well.

Clicky.

[h00dwink]

For my recent trip to the Nurburgring I bought a cheapo MyGuide European satnav.
The price for a proper bike satnav is somewhat obscene, also they seem to be just UK and IE mapping. So with the help of a mate who's an electrician (has the right tools) we wired up 12V cigarette electrics to the bikes, cable tied the satnav cradle to the bars and were on our way.
Granted they weren't waterproof like premium bike specific ones, but if it rained I put it into my tank bag.
Just waffling here really. Though maybe this'll act as decent advice for someone considering paying through the nose for something that does the job as well as a top price model. As does Sickpup's original post.
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[mr rip]

holy crap, that's cheap

things don't half get cheaper as technology gets older

I got my tomtom rider about 3 years ago & it cost £299 & that was with £100 knocked off it. at the same time, garmin were selling their bike satnav for £465

I think I'll be getting one of them, at that price, & who cares if it's not water proof just wrap it in cling film
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[NSR Mick]

[Kris]

[calyx]

[LordShaftesbu...]

How do you stop people nicking 'em when the bike's parked up? Are they easily detachable or something?

[calyx]

[magpiemale]

Or you can buy a GPS box from RAM that is waterproof and put a padlock onto it.If I leave the bike for any length of time I usually just whip it out and carry my streetpilot.You can also use this method if you want to save money by buying a car sat-nav and pocketing the diffrence.£400 is a lot of money even if they are waterproof. My gps is the streetpilot 510c cheap as anything but with bluetooth and memory for songs to.
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[MarJay]

Got mine today it is extremely small. I feel like I should put on a stupid high pitched voice to talk about it.

Not tested the navigation functions yet, but it looks better than my Michelin, and the fact that it is very small lends itself to on bike usage. I'm thinking I might buy one of those clip and seal boxes from Sainsburys that is the right size and velcro it to the yokes of my bikes. That way I don't have to buy four RAM mounts. I can even arrange some sort of power connection to it.
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Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

[Kris]

[Pernig]

[Mr Hammers]

[MarJay]

The i3 appears to be a pre-install Garmin model which means you can update the maps without the aid of an SD card. I just did mine via USB and its really straightforward.
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Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

[sickpup]

[kawakid]

I bought a TomTom for the car a couple of years ago as I had to go to a funeral in London and didn't want to not find it or be late.

What I did is to buy a Ram mount for £30, and wire up a cigarette lighter power socket, under the seat in the frame area.

I then purchased a USB car cigarette power cable.

https://www.chinawholesalegift.com/pic/Electrical-Gifts/MP4-Player/Ipod-Accessories/Ipod-charger/Ipod-USB-Car-charger-16422047541.jpg


And a 2 metre USB cable.

Works fine, absolutely no probs at all. The tomtom displays the next turn ahead in the bottom left, so I have no problems. I can hear it at junctions, but not at speed.
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[ThoughtContro...]

How do these compare to the Navigo Satnavs sold by ebuyer?

AFAICS:

Garmin: Smaller, less battery power if you need it.

Navigo: Bulkier but bigger screen, Runs TomTom (but needs TomTom as Turbodog is crap), Mount is a fragile bag of shite (so say customer reviews).

The ebay ad says, "is Newly Overhauled" = Refurb?

[sickpup]

Yes they are refurbs but you wouldn't know it to look at them. They are also uprated compared to my old ones, internal memory and able to store larger maps.

I can't compare them to the Navigo's as I have never used one but the maps and system are much better than the Tom Tom on my XDA.

Screen size is pretty irrelevant as you can zoom in and out easily.

[The Artist]

[Fbyte]

I got one a couple of weeks ago from Ebay, £17 with p&p 8)

The battery slot in the back is quite big so ....

https://www.zen24223.zen.co.uk/gps/DSC00494.JPG

I decided to so some DIY with my new powertool 8)

https://www.zen24223.zen.co.uk/gps/DSC00557.JPG

https://www.zen24223.zen.co.uk/gps/DSC00526.JPG

I would prefer a TT (The Garmin soft is a little limitted, but I guess it would do the work, I got a cheap 2gb and put the whole europe in there.)

Some more pics:

https://www.zen24223.zen.co.uk/gps/DSC00541.JPG
https://www.zen24223.zen.co.uk/gps/DSC00548.JPG
https://www.zen24223.zen.co.uk/gps/DSC00549.JPG
https://www.zen24223.zen.co.uk/gps/DSC00556.JPG

For less that 20 quid, I don't mind if it blows away 8)

[The Artist]

got mine today. Gonna test it out this afternon

[calyx]

he made a fortune..

https://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBidsLogin&item=290325162193
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[sickpup]

Probably not that much.
The company will be buying them for around £20-£25 and having to buy them in bulk so once the ebay fee's and paypal fee's are taken out they a making about £5-£8 a unit.
I say good luck to them, they have invested heavily in a piece of old tech and marketed it at a good price that people will actually pay for them rather than going for a more recent model. Nice to see a company not getting greedy, last time I saw refurb units they were being sold by Comet for £90 each and had the old spec and no European mapping..

[peppa pig]

Have they got a hole to plug earphones in? I'd like to be able to listen to instructions and just look at the screen for back up sometimes

[That_Hornet]

if i go on long trips i nick my mums satnav and use the scution pad and stick it to my rev counter.

who needs it. its only fun at lights when its like playing a game. try and catch the needle on 3k.
Fun..........