GPS problems...

[specter]

so i am moving down to burnham on the 6th....
mum thourght it would be neat if she got me a gps for my bike as a birthday/christmas present... are there any bike specific models or do i have to go with the big ugly waterproof cases and such?


any advice or info would be most welcome

[Taz]

I have the Garmin Zumo 220. It's great!. Get one.

[george formby]

Tom Tom Rider, if it's available here. sminky.

[specter]

I have the Garmin Zumo 220. It's great!. Get one.

looks great but a touch to pricey.... ive found the nuvi 500 but now need a good mounting and power supply system :facepalm:

[Virago]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/130341-New-TomTom-Urban-Rider-GPS-press-release

[Crim]

looks great but a touch to pricey.... ive found the nuvi 500 but now need a good mounting and power supply system :facepalm:

From what I (a GPS virgin / tyre kicker) has picked up - anything offroad or adventure type riding - Garmin is the only way to go (free download off tracks etc) - Nordieboy has installed a Nuvi500 on his DR - give him a PM and he will see you right I reckon

[Gremlin]

Garmin all the way. I have a zumo 550

[sinned]

If you use the Search feature there is heaps of information here about GPS. Here is one I posted:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/115204-Garmin-GPSmap60CSx-%E2%80%93-Review-as-Motorcycle-GPS

Unless you have an unlimited budget cost will be a factor and there is no one perfect GPS. That is why I have 2 - one for general use and the bike and another for the cage.
Ideally I would have a Zumo as well for just on the bike - but hard to justify the cost. So there you have it - if you can afford it fit each bike, cage, pocket with a GPS unit for the job, if you can't afford that make a compromise. Compromise is what I did and am pleased with the GPSMap60CSx as a compromise - but I am not saying it is the best one for a bike.

[Gremlin]

The zumo 550 comes with mounting hardware for the car as well, just slightly over-specced for a car GPS.

Not so good for handheld stuff, battery life is too short.

[Vinz0r]

What kind of phone do you have?
I use the TomTom GPS software in my iPhone when I ride.

Phone goes in inside jacket pocket, headphones go in my ears. It can be set to give you all of your instructions and alerts via headphones. I can even have music playing, the music pause when TomTom needs to give me directions and resume after. If you have a handsfree earphone set you can even receive calls etc at the touch of a button without taking your phone out of your jacket.

Works well for me and is very cost effective, but that's only because I had the phone to begin with.

[slofox]

I have the Garmin Zumo 220. It's great!. Get one.

I am very tempted by the Zumo 220. Where did you get yours Taz and emma chwazzit?

[Phreak]

I bought one off TradeMe, just a non-brand car GPS setup (with inbuilt MP3 and AVI player) and used the back-plate off the windscreen mount to zip-tie to my H-frame. Then, ran the power cable (and a stereo extension cable) under the fuel tank and seat to the battery plugged in with a Jaycar universal cigarette lighter socket (fused, of course!)

Seems to work good, with my headphone (skullcandy ink'd earbuds) plugged into the extension cable at the back of my seat, I can hear if I unwittingly speed, when to turn, etc etc. Don't use it in the rain, though, even though I had a clear velcro case made up for it in wet weather. Just more hassle than its worth in wet conditions.

:rockon: