Satnav for motorbikes

[Arcane1729]

I've decided I'll be working for Deliveroo in July as a summer job- instead of buying a new phone just cos my gps and wifi on my current one are lousy- I've decided to get a satnav for a moped- does anyone please have any good recommendations if they've used one before- one that will last long around 8 hours a day- I'll turn it off when not delivering anything so maybe a bit less- I've read some specs which say up to 7 hours but they clearly must have exaggerated based on what I know of mobile phone advertising its probably a similar thing.

Also is there a way to connect it the battery of the moped instead of relying on the battery. Thanks

[C1REX]

Motorcycle satnav is about £200-500. Not recommended for summer work.

Get a second hand car tomtom or use your phone+copilot (no need for internet connection) + 12v socket on your moped to charge while riding.

Keep it simple and cheap.
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[Kal-El]

Not really any need.

Just download an offline map of the area. Check the route and remember it.

Or invest in a better phone and just get a mount where you can clip it off when you deliver.
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[rubyhorse2]

no idea on battery life as its wired to bike battery but just got a zumo 340 and great value for money.

think they retail about £190 but managed to get mine for £160 when ebay had the 20% voucher

[Rogerborg]

[UPDATED to make it stand out among the great answers to a completely different problem]

You're given your orders via an app.

[notbike]

Get android phone, use "Waze" app, use earphones. It tells you left here, right there, camera here, etc.

If it's your own bike though, use a proper satnav. Nothing beats a proper satnav on a ram mount you can glance at.

In either case, hook up a charging cable to your battery that you can plug your phone or satnav into. Satnavs tend to come with one of these anyway, but for the phone option you'll need a USB port to battery cable.

[linuxyeti]

Hi

Just get one of the chinese satnav's of ebay, Amazon etc. I have one, and got extra mounts & cables from Aliexpress, so I can have a satnav on whichever bike I ride.

Works perfectly fine, can at time be a bit of a struggle in direct bright sunlight, but generally speaking it works really well.

Using your phone as a satnav is great, however, it hammers the battery, and on my phone, it gets so how that the display has a, what can best be described, as a burn mark on it. Not a physical burn mark on the screen, but obviously on the display.

Also, the sat navs are cheap enough to not worry too much if you damage it.
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[iooi]

[C1REX]

[notbike]

[linuxyeti]

[C1REX]

- Most couriers use phone or cheap car satnav.
- If you can get cheap, secondhand bike satnav, then it might be the best option.
- To see your phone/satnav is very helpful in London.
- Replacement batteries for most phones start from £6. You can use these and keep your genuine at home.
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