Carpuride... Worth It or Not?
Discussion
Hola Peeps,
So, I am now on a BMW S1000XR and this big ol' bike is beautiful! (She's called Bertha!)
Now I feel I need a satnav, and I don't fancy the idea of having my phone sat in a cradle on the handlebars.
Are the Carpuride any good? I also have a Cardo Pack Talk Edge so will my music still connect to that through it?
Thanks!
So, I am now on a BMW S1000XR and this big ol' bike is beautiful! (She's called Bertha!)
Now I feel I need a satnav, and I don't fancy the idea of having my phone sat in a cradle on the handlebars.
Are the Carpuride any good? I also have a Cardo Pack Talk Edge so will my music still connect to that through it?
Thanks!
The benefit of the Carpuride BMW version is it locks to the nav prep, powers from it and works with the wonder wheel. Granted, it’s a bit more than £30 though.
Carpuride do have after sales. I mailed them with a problem (turns out it was the nav prep which BMW replaced under warranty, but they did respond promptly.
Carpuride do have after sales. I mailed them with a problem (turns out it was the nav prep which BMW replaced under warranty, but they did respond promptly.
Don’t see why they wouldn’t support you. They didn’t ask me where I bought mine.
I have a W702BS on a GSA. It fits the nav prep mount. There’s enough adjustment to make it clear the TFT for me, but I guess it depends on your riding position. I wouldn’t want anything smaller than the 7” and I prefer to be able to control it with the wonder wheel. That said, the touchscreen works fine with most of my gloves.
I have a W702BS on a GSA. It fits the nav prep mount. There’s enough adjustment to make it clear the TFT for me, but I guess it depends on your riding position. I wouldn’t want anything smaller than the 7” and I prefer to be able to control it with the wonder wheel. That said, the touchscreen works fine with most of my gloves.
I've had my carpirude for 2 years now, it's been wet, shaken about, generally not cared about and is still perfect.
Connection is 99% of the time seamless to my phone and cardo. Very occasionally it will send audio to my phone rather than the cardo when I first turn it on but that could be my phone causing the problem and just turning the bike off and in again sorts it. Basically it's no more buggy than the android auto in my car.
The screen on it works well with my gloves on, which is one of the main reasons I bought it as trying to use a touchscreen on a phone whilst riding with gloves on is a ball ache.
The only issue I've had with it in 10000 miles was the screw in the ball mount on the back of it rattled loose so I had to properly locktight it in there.
I got mine on ebay in an open box as new
10/10 would recommend to a friend.
I think I've got the 7" one and if I'm honest it's f
king massive and way too big really for my bike, the only reason I chose it is because it was the cheapest on offer I could find and I wasn't sure about the quality of them either. If I ever get another one it will be the smaller version as I don't think it would lose any functionality being any smaller.
The screen is so big on mine that I can have the screen set up like I do in the car with both music and maps showing at the same time, there's no real need for that so could have a smaller unit and just full screen the maps if needed
Connection is 99% of the time seamless to my phone and cardo. Very occasionally it will send audio to my phone rather than the cardo when I first turn it on but that could be my phone causing the problem and just turning the bike off and in again sorts it. Basically it's no more buggy than the android auto in my car.
The screen on it works well with my gloves on, which is one of the main reasons I bought it as trying to use a touchscreen on a phone whilst riding with gloves on is a ball ache.
The only issue I've had with it in 10000 miles was the screw in the ball mount on the back of it rattled loose so I had to properly locktight it in there.
I got mine on ebay in an open box as new
10/10 would recommend to a friend.
I think I've got the 7" one and if I'm honest it's f
king massive and way too big really for my bike, the only reason I chose it is because it was the cheapest on offer I could find and I wasn't sure about the quality of them either. If I ever get another one it will be the smaller version as I don't think it would lose any functionality being any smaller. The screen is so big on mine that I can have the screen set up like I do in the car with both music and maps showing at the same time, there's no real need for that so could have a smaller unit and just full screen the maps if needed
Edited by s p a c e m a n on Thursday 6th August 07:54
Be aware that you can get the exact same thing from AliExpress for a fraction of the price and they do the BMW “wonder wheel” etc.
I’ve got a 6.25” widescreen “Navifly” which cost me £53 and came in four days. It’s the same as the Carpuride (same menu screens etc). It’s very slick. Advantage over the Carpuride is that it has a flat back, whereas the Carpuride has a non-removable RAM ball mount which limits fitting options. I had a guy 3D print me a really nice looking bracket that mounts it to the Tenere nav bar, looks oe.
Can’t fault the functionality- I use it with WAZE normally but have done a fair bit of riding on the TET in Europe and OSMand works very well indeed with offline maps.
Worth considering if the one you get has a very glossy screen is a Brotech matte screen protector.
I’ve got a 6.25” widescreen “Navifly” which cost me £53 and came in four days. It’s the same as the Carpuride (same menu screens etc). It’s very slick. Advantage over the Carpuride is that it has a flat back, whereas the Carpuride has a non-removable RAM ball mount which limits fitting options. I had a guy 3D print me a really nice looking bracket that mounts it to the Tenere nav bar, looks oe.
Can’t fault the functionality- I use it with WAZE normally but have done a fair bit of riding on the TET in Europe and OSMand works very well indeed with offline maps.
Worth considering if the one you get has a very glossy screen is a Brotech matte screen protector.
EmDubs said:
I'd be nervous ordering off of AliExpress as I've never used it before.
Do you get any warranties or guarantees if anything breaks or goes wrong?
In theory yes, through the platform. In reality, you might or you might not. Do you get any warranties or guarantees if anything breaks or goes wrong?
I buy quite a few things through it as it’s a way to cut out the middleman. A lot of motorbike sat navs, and parts sold by Western companies like bashguards/radiator guards are just Aliexpress products with a hefty markup and bit more customer support.
I have three Carpuride screens one on each bike.
I can't fault them 2 x 5'' and 1 x 7'' if anything i think the 7'' screen is too big.
They all have never failed to connect or work as they should. I use them with a cardo freecom 3 and found that if i route the music through the carpuride then to the cardo the quality isn't as good as coming straight from my phone to the cardo so i route it straight from the phone once setup it works everytime.
I can't fault them 2 x 5'' and 1 x 7'' if anything i think the 7'' screen is too big.
They all have never failed to connect or work as they should. I use them with a cardo freecom 3 and found that if i route the music through the carpuride then to the cardo the quality isn't as good as coming straight from my phone to the cardo so i route it straight from the phone once setup it works everytime.
I've been using Carpuride since Christmas (it was a prezzie 
). I commute a 60 mile roundtrip 3 x a week + regular weekend rides. It's been great. connects everytime seamlessly to my phone and Sena comms unit. I listen to the radio on my commute, use Siri to WhatsApp Mrs G968 (she worries that I'll be killed riding in to London and requires a message to know I'm safe), take calls, use my TomTom and Waze etc. Great bit of kit. I went for the smaller one as another guy at work has the 7" unit on his GSA and it just looks too big. I have GS1300 and the smaller unit is the perfect size for me. TBH I don't really ever us the wonder wheel to drive it, it works but is fiddly and it's just much easer to use the touchscreen (all my gloves are compatible).
Used it through the pi55ing rain and cold of winter and 37+degrees of summer in London. The heat killed the suspension on my GS but the Carpuride has had no problems at all.
Highly recommended.
). I commute a 60 mile roundtrip 3 x a week + regular weekend rides. It's been great. connects everytime seamlessly to my phone and Sena comms unit. I listen to the radio on my commute, use Siri to WhatsApp Mrs G968 (she worries that I'll be killed riding in to London and requires a message to know I'm safe), take calls, use my TomTom and Waze etc. Great bit of kit. I went for the smaller one as another guy at work has the 7" unit on his GSA and it just looks too big. I have GS1300 and the smaller unit is the perfect size for me. TBH I don't really ever us the wonder wheel to drive it, it works but is fiddly and it's just much easer to use the touchscreen (all my gloves are compatible). Used it through the pi55ing rain and cold of winter and 37+degrees of summer in London. The heat killed the suspension on my GS but the Carpuride has had no problems at all.
Highly recommended.
Edited by Gixer968CS on Thursday 6th August 12:22
I have one and are in 2 minds about it. It does work, and is generally pretty good, but find that it can lose connection from my phone occasionally. It will usually reconnect in a short while, but if you're in town and doing lots of turns that can be really annoying because you're without navigation until it sorts itself out, and if you're listening to music or a podcast you might need to hit play again when it reconnects. It appears that some Android phones are affected, but iPhones are fine - there is even a whole section on their website dedicated to Android issues.
I did improve the connection by doing a factory reset and re-connecting the phone, it almost seems as if the connection is worst in busy areas possibly where there are lots of other people using their Android Auto devices?
If I was spending my own money I'd try and find a budget device from AliExpress which will be half the price and probably do the same job. If you have an iPhone and want the peace of mind then Carpuride is probably worth it.
https://carpuride.com/blogs/guide/guide-to-android...
I did improve the connection by doing a factory reset and re-connecting the phone, it almost seems as if the connection is worst in busy areas possibly where there are lots of other people using their Android Auto devices?
If I was spending my own money I'd try and find a budget device from AliExpress which will be half the price and probably do the same job. If you have an iPhone and want the peace of mind then Carpuride is probably worth it.
https://carpuride.com/blogs/guide/guide-to-android...
Not Carpride but I have a Chigee on my 1250RS and so far have been very impressed with it. Apart from pairing it with your phone and helmet which is very easy it is simply plug it in the satnav cradle and it works.
It was a present and great fully received as I was forever leaving my phone on the bike and also managed to drop it out the cradle at 40mph!
Works very well with the wonder wheel and if you want it to gives more bike information than the actual dash.
It was a present and great fully received as I was forever leaving my phone on the bike and also managed to drop it out the cradle at 40mph!
Works very well with the wonder wheel and if you want it to gives more bike information than the actual dash.
I wonder if anyone can advise on my issue with one of these?
I bought a cheap Chinese copy thing of Amazon for £30.
it seems to work pretty well as it quickly connected with my phone using Bluetooth and I was able to select android auto perfectly well. so I can use my phone to select Google maps or Calimoto maps plus my Spotify account and they all can be programmed and played on my phone and or on the cheap screen thing.
when I switch my Sena Comms unit on the Sena connect straight to my phone as usual.
the only problem I have with the cheap unit is that it has a speaker in it and all of the audio is playing through the screen speaker not through my Sena headphones.
I really need to be able to hear the navigation instructions and my music through my Sena so I guess that needs to be connected to the screen unit not to my phone??? the screen unit description in the sellers details said that it could do two Bluetooth connections but unfortunately the cheap Chinese instructions are very difficult to follow.
so I'm wondering if anybody on here has one of these cheap Chinese copies and knows how to connect a phone and a comms unit at the same time??
I bought a cheap Chinese copy thing of Amazon for £30.
it seems to work pretty well as it quickly connected with my phone using Bluetooth and I was able to select android auto perfectly well. so I can use my phone to select Google maps or Calimoto maps plus my Spotify account and they all can be programmed and played on my phone and or on the cheap screen thing.
when I switch my Sena Comms unit on the Sena connect straight to my phone as usual.
the only problem I have with the cheap unit is that it has a speaker in it and all of the audio is playing through the screen speaker not through my Sena headphones.
I really need to be able to hear the navigation instructions and my music through my Sena so I guess that needs to be connected to the screen unit not to my phone??? the screen unit description in the sellers details said that it could do two Bluetooth connections but unfortunately the cheap Chinese instructions are very difficult to follow.
so I'm wondering if anybody on here has one of these cheap Chinese copies and knows how to connect a phone and a comms unit at the same time??
Before you connect your phone to it does it boot up with its own software? There's probably an audio setting in there to select Bluetooth audio as default.
Also try turning your phone on, connecting it to your helmet so you have the audio playing through there and then turn on the android auto unit.
Actually now I think about it, have a look at the Bluetooth connection on your phone when it's all connected. There's normally a settings wheel next to the connection and you should be able to select your helmet to send audio to rather than the android auto.
Also try turning your phone on, connecting it to your helmet so you have the audio playing through there and then turn on the android auto unit.
Actually now I think about it, have a look at the Bluetooth connection on your phone when it's all connected. There's normally a settings wheel next to the connection and you should be able to select your helmet to send audio to rather than the android auto.
Edited by s p a c e m a n on Sunday 9th August 19:06
many thanks for the replies.
I have tried the suggestions above but it still hasn't solved the problem.
the Android auto device and my senna unit are both connected to Bluetooth on my phone.
I can turn Spotify on and off using the senna unit and also change tracks using the senna unit but the audio continues to come out of the Android auto device speaker not through my headphones on the senna.
I can have both units connected via Bluetooth to my phone and be listening to the music on my headphones through the senna. but as soon as I press the Android auto icon on the new screen the audio switches to the speaker inside the new screen and away from my headphones. interestingly I just noticed that when I switch on Android auto my phone drops its Wi-Fi connection and the Wi-Fi switches to the new screen unit for some reason.
I just watched a YouTube video showing how to solve this problem on a Carpuride unit and the guy just went to settings and selected audio output and then changed it in the audio output options. my cheap Chinese unit doesn't seem to have audio output in its settings options anywhere as far as I can tell.
I have tried the suggestions above but it still hasn't solved the problem.
the Android auto device and my senna unit are both connected to Bluetooth on my phone.
I can turn Spotify on and off using the senna unit and also change tracks using the senna unit but the audio continues to come out of the Android auto device speaker not through my headphones on the senna.
I can have both units connected via Bluetooth to my phone and be listening to the music on my headphones through the senna. but as soon as I press the Android auto icon on the new screen the audio switches to the speaker inside the new screen and away from my headphones. interestingly I just noticed that when I switch on Android auto my phone drops its Wi-Fi connection and the Wi-Fi switches to the new screen unit for some reason.
I just watched a YouTube video showing how to solve this problem on a Carpuride unit and the guy just went to settings and selected audio output and then changed it in the audio output options. my cheap Chinese unit doesn't seem to have audio output in its settings options anywhere as far as I can tell.
Edited by A993LAD on Monday 10th August 11:14
Edited by A993LAD on Monday 10th August 11:16
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