Triumphrat

Jbay · 11-06-2006

I know some of you will say getting lost is half the fun :hihi:

right now I carry a laptop in my seat bag and Delorme USB GPS, really nice but big

looking at Garmin Quest 2 , mostly because it is waterproof and has maps loaded

anyone have advice on GPS?

11-07-2006

I've got a Garmin 60CSx which I really like ...esp. for it's versatility (hiking, dirt bike, street). You might want to take a look at the zumo 550 which should be released any minute now ...

Curtis

Binnsy · 11-07-2006

I have a basic Magellan 230 hand held that sits in my bag just in case. So far I have not needed to use it for being lost.

I have it loaded with waypoints that I am familiar with, in a situation where I don't know which direction to travel it would be easy to get my bearings and get back on track.

I did a 600km trip last year to a spot I had never been before. I found the map reference points on line and entered them into the GPS. I had a basic idea of the towns I had to travel thru but basically I followed the arrow on the GPS. It got me exactly to the front gate of the property I was travelling to... awesome.

Highly recommend if you are out of the city limits. Here in Oz fuel stops are few and far between and not fun to leave your bike on the side of the road to start walking to the next property.

Multibob · 11-07-2006

The Quest II is a good choice, and works very well had one for two years and had no prob's, you will need to get a mount for the bike. but that said it is easy to use and can stand up to most weather.

Jbay · 11-07-2006

here is a good site that compares Garmin models:

GPSNOW

Sams Club has the Nuvi 350 for about $550, not waterproof, but neither is my laptop, but very small

the zumo looks nice, but bluetooth!!!, do you really want caller ID when you out riding, lol

the 20hr battery on the quest is also nice, and has the trip display: current speed, average speed, max speed :razz:

DrBeast · 11-08-2006

I have a tomtom Rider with a larger screen and bluetooth thru the helmet insert. It's great but they dont supply a one inch bar mount , only 7/8's , so I have rigged a really nice little fix , using a spare 1 inch telescopic sight mount , I had left over from my air rifle.
the GPS is brillinat especially for getting your way thru London , not like a lost tourist , but a quick despatch rider!

Beast

JMV2006 · 11-08-2006

I also have the TomTom Rider.
Brilliant!!!

English_Spanner · 11-08-2006

My mate has a Tom-Tom Rider on his rocket III and he rode alongside me on the M56. His Tom-Tom said our speed was 117 mph.
I was riding my 1976 Bonnie T140V two up and sat upright.
I sure did put that engine together good!
:-D :-D :-D

[ This message was edited by: English_Spanner on 2006-11-08 07:29 ]

JMV2006 · 11-08-2006

My dealer made a special metal attachment base (hot wired)

Check TomTom Rider

jjgoodwin3 · 11-08-2006

I have a Garmin Streetpilot, Streetpilot III and a Quest. The Quest is a great little unit (color/voice/turn-by-turn), but little is the operative word.
The SP and SPIII both have large screens. The SPIII has a color screen and turn-by-turn with voice. All 3 Garmin units are fully waterproof, not just water resistant.
The older Streetpilot, if you can find one, has a monochrome screen that can be seen in bright sunlight where the SPIIIs color screen will washout badly. Both have buttons that are not huge, but will work with light to medium weight gloves. The older SP does not do turn-by-turn, which is a pretty big downside, but you can work with it. I’ve found the voice feature of the SPIII handy when I’m busy or daydreaming, and it reminds me of upcoming turns.
All have a ‘dashboard’ screen that provide current and max speed, odo, time traveling/stopped/total, atomic time, as well as the standard map screen with details down to individual addresses. A nice feature is being able to find nearest services (when you’re low on gas, this gets to be a critical feature). They all have a tracking feature (like a breadcrumb trail) that can be used to back-track (find your way out the way you came).
The SPIIIs are obsolete Garmin units that can still be found NIB. I haven’t seen an old SP other than mine in forever. The Quest and Q2 are getting a bit long in the tooth, but they’re all still supported by Garmin.

But the Garmin units can be had for less than half the price of a TomTom Rider if that makes any difference.

Oh, the one time I was really counting on the Quest (going through east Canada) it locked up. It wouldn't respond for 2 days (battery finally ran down). It wasn't until I got home and looked in the book did I find the fix was a 2-key soft boot sequence. Apparently a known problem.