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tomtom rider2 are still a very good(cheap) option if you buy from ebay and the likes, it was so much easier to use than the 400 I replaced it with. plan routes with My Route App, free version works well enough and send them to the memory card that's in the satnav. satnav wires directly into the bike so no issues with charging and no overheating issues like you can get with phones running maps for long periods of time. the 400 worked well enough and is another viable option along with any other bike dedicated nav you can find. personally I wouldn't use a car nav in a case as you cant see the screen properly in bright sunshine and not all of them allow the uploading of routes.
safe trip and have fun, post some pics on your return |
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Mines got a matt screen, works very well. Phones are naff because of that, direct sunlight and most phones will be unusable, found that out too last trip ____________________ KTM 990 SMT & Suzuki DR-Z 400 SM |
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willis1337 Brolly Dolly
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If you're going to use your phone consider this app:
https://www.myrouteapp.com/routelab
You can plot your route then either upload it to your preferred device (in gpx, itn or a multitude of others), or get the navigation add on to use with the app.
I use this app for all my trips abroad route planning. Off to Bolzano on Saturday for a week in the Dolomites, then Draguignan for a second week riding the route napoleon etc round there with a few mates. If you use the above app feel free to copy routes off my profile on there (user willis1337). ____________________ Current bike: KTM SD1290GT
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willis1337 Brolly Dolly
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PS routes are better without sound. Keep your music on. ____________________ Current bike: KTM SD1290GT
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To be any real use you need to have the satnav moan in your ear.
Garmin are by far the most useful (though Garmin are a shower of cnuts).
I think the car units can connect to a head phone. The one I have in the car has voice control but the idiot doesn't understand Scottish.
You are at the Coo's Erse with this plan as you will spend the whole trip learning how to use the GPS.
You can hook up to the bike battery via the Garmin harness (which is a must-have/come-with if you buy 2nd-hand.)
The Garmin bike units can link via bluetooth or by 3.5 head/earphone-jack)
The top-end units have an MP3 player built in and phone connection etc. so you will be able to listen to your Beibs and Britney and call your mum if you get scared/lost as you toor.
Look on Ebay for a second hand Bike Satnav then you can go all Waterproof-ness. (I read somewhere that Rainpal are working on a waterproofing solution for satnavs.)
Tom-Tom have bike units but they are shite compared to Garmin.
And a RAM mount is useful Garmin units come with a RAM mount as standard.
But you can source a RAM mount elsewhere. RAM are best.
Do not expect perfection. Last time I rode in France my unit navigated me into the middle of some beautiful pastoral scenery near Calais called 'Fuktifano'.
Satnavery is a bit like religion, you must have faith in it but it is not exactly precise all the time.
____________________ Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN. |
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as far as apps go if you were to go down that route...
Here WeGo maps (formerly here maps by nokia)
you can download the maps for country or region of your choice at home for offline use, and it's never ever seen me wrong on tens of thousands of miles of foreign use even up high in the alps it knows exactly where you need to go. ____________________ CBT - 17/09/12 * Theory - 23/10/12 * Mod1 - 05/03/13 * Mod2 - 25/03/13 * BOSH!
Current - None but shed project H100 (first bike )
Past - ER5, '93 ZZR600, '92 CB400 SF, ZZR600 (again), yellow Monster 620, Blackbird - black Monster 620ie - '96 ZZR600 |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 285 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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