Decent European Motorcycle Sat Nav or Alternative.

Gazz · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 May 2009 Karma :

I am looking for a good Sat Nav system that can be used on an up and coming European trip. Something that will slip under the clear plastic film on a tank bag.

The countries it would need to include should be in Eastern Europe. Possibly the following: Poland; Czech Rep; Slovakia; Slovenia; Hungary; Austria and possibly Croatia.

Alternatively, would a car Sat Nav be suitable if it was properly sealed and waterproofed? Also, how would I go about wiring it up to get power from the bike?

Thanks in advance.

barnhatter · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Karma :

How about a Tomtom Rider with Europe maps? It has the headset for verbal directions, a mount for the handlebars and is easily connected to the bike electrics. It also has a mount so that it can be fitted to a car windscreen, the mount has a speaker for verbal directions.
I have used it a few times round Europe going to the east and west and found it easy to use and reliable.
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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

It’s expensive, but I found the zumo 660 to be really good around Europe. You could use it in your tank bag, the bar mount it comes with is probably better as it’s fully waterproof.
My bike has two accessory sockets (well, crimp connectors), so I wired it into that, otherwise I’d be tempted to add one with a relay, or you could just wire it in to the running lights if you keep them on.
It has ‘lane assist’ which did make a decent difference, a head phone socket and an MP3 player so you can listen to music on the long motorway bits.

barnhatter · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Karma :

Both the garmen and tomtom are a bit pricy but as dedicated bike gps systems work well.
I tee off a connection in the line for the radiator fan. The tee cable has a fuse protecting it so any problem will cut the device and not the fan. I also run my heated handlebar grips from there too,

Gazz · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 May 2009 Karma :

Cheers for the help guys, I'll have a wee look at these just now.

dodger · Traffic Copper Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Karma :

I've got a TomTom Rider 2 and it's superb, quite expensive though...

I suppose you could use an iPhone/smartphone and hook it up to your bikes battery?
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c-m · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 May 2006 Karma :

i've done two tours now using an old nokia N80 and tomtom6 its never let me down yet.

Thinking of switching to the garmin software though as tomtom didn't have as many campsites in as my mates garmin.

Peirre oBollox · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Karma :