Sat Nav for the Bike
Discussion
Currently have a Garmin 'Street Pilot V' which fits very neatly to h/bar of the Tuono, however new map software vers. 8 completely swamps it as it only copes with 19mb of data. This relates to about half of Rutland in terms of map storage which is no use to man nor beast.
Has anyone experience of the 'Garmin Quest' capability, ease of use and also with respect to fitting to the bike.
Has anyone experience of the 'Garmin Quest' capability, ease of use and also with respect to fitting to the bike.
I guess if you had a bluetooth phone with Tomtom mobile, you could use a bluetooth headset and just listen to spoken directions with the phone and a GPS unit in your pocket. Does that sound feasible? (Is there a bluetooth headset available for bike helmets?) (It's what I'm considering.)
Ballon said:
Currently have a Garmin 'Street Pilot V'
Well if you will go for these new fangled next-gen gps's ;-p
I use a trusty ole Streetpilot III (comes with a 16mb card which I swapped for a 256mb card from http://gpsw.co.uk/ ) , which can hold most of the UK , or most of the Alps and Munich (which is bit more important atm, to me anyway
Sorry I've been totally no help, I'll crawl back in me box now .....
barry sheene said:
Currently have a Garmin 'Street Pilot V'
Well if you will go for these new fangled next-gen gps's ;-p
I use a trusty ole Streetpilot III (comes with a 16mb card which I swapped for a 256mb card from http://gpsw.co.uk/ ) , which can hold most of the UK , or most of the Alps and Munich (which is bit more important atm, to me anyway
Sorry I've been totally no help, I'll crawl back in me box now .....
Not much I'm afraid, you have just reminded me of the old adage 'buy in haste regret at leisure'! Looked at the 111 as well.
Just been to Halfords and looked at the TomTom Rider, bloody spitefully expensive £449!!!!
No thanks.
It is possible to fit a Garmin I3 to a bike. I bought mine from Halfords for £129 (I think it's now £139). It can be fitted to a bike using a ball available on Ebay for a few quid.
I'm not sure about waterproofing but it's a great little satnav and a hell of a lot cheaper than the competition.
I'm not sure about waterproofing but it's a great little satnav and a hell of a lot cheaper than the competition.
james_j said:
Is there a bluetooth headset available for bike helmets?
Motorola make a Helmet Bluetooth set; www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/5643.htm
You can even get a Bluetooth Helmet with everything integrated
www.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/09152004161722MWEJRX.htm
>> Edited by catso on Tuesday 25th April 22:42
Garmin Quest is perfect for the bike (I have one that I se on the bike and in the car) as its small enough to put in your pocket when you're off the bike, easy to use, easy to read and see when on the bike. Its waterproof (some of the other well known bits of kit aren't!)
It took me and two mates all the way to Magny Cours and back last year and never put a turn wrong. (And that included the trip back around the Paris ring road in Monday morning rush hour)
Let me know if you want pictures. My opinion is that the Quest if far superior to any of the Tom Tom units. And cheaper too.
It took me and two mates all the way to Magny Cours and back last year and never put a turn wrong. (And that included the trip back around the Paris ring road in Monday morning rush hour)
Let me know if you want pictures. My opinion is that the Quest if far superior to any of the Tom Tom units. And cheaper too.
hyena, I too use the Garmin I3 on my bike, got a mount made up by some nice chap on the GS site see here Obviously the unit isn't waterproof so I just stick a plastic bag over it if the weather looks iffy. I used it on a recent trip across Wales and it was excellent, well worth the money!
Used my tom tom 700 on my ducati seemed to go ok but after long run 70miles has gone pop was talking to a few people and it seems the best not to have a hard drive one if it will vibrate a lot twin cylinder poss, allso maplins have had a lot returned from van drivers.
on mine it deleted all maps not good when on way to south of france and you have just got of the woodhead in sheffield.
on mine it deleted all maps not good when on way to south of france and you have just got of the woodhead in sheffield.
Ballon said:
Has anyone experience of the 'Garmin Quest' capability, ease of use and also with respect to fitting to the bike.
Fitting any GPs should be a doddle , RAM have mounts for most (I've used one for the Streetpilot before now), also Touratech (but their range of mounts, although stronger is more limited)
* see I can be useful sometimes
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