Something useful for you touring lot -- and Disco Dan, of course

[xwhatsit]

I saw this a while back, but can't remember if you guys know about it. Specially designed for use with a gloved hand.

Although getting lost is half the fun of owning a motorcycle, sometimes I would love to have a GPS unit. Stopping on the side of the road to pull out a street directory is a major pain in the arse.

Linky: http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/tomtom-rider-2-animation-leaked/

[jafar]

Kinda takes all the fun out of it :whocares:

[Toaster]

Cool, does it get SKY???!!!! Would look a bit dumb on the cruiser tho'... and I never get lost (yeah right!).... now I am arguing with myself.

[jafar]

Cool, does it get SKY???!!!! Would look a bit dumb on the cruiser tho'... and I never get lost (yeah right!).... now I am arguing with myself.

Those med's kicking in there mate ?:dodge:

[Maha]

I just use the sun for direction and if its cloudy..i use the 'moist finger held in the wind ' trick....if theres no wind?...i just follow the car in front of me till i get board with that, and by that time hopefully the sun has come....:sunny:

[NighthawkNZ]

Dick Smith have a GPS for the Motorcycle but 1800 odd buck a roos
http://www.dse.co.nz/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/4612279901586d52273fc0a87f33068a/Product/View/D7999

[xwhatsit]

I just use the sun for direction and if its cloudy..i use the 'moist finger held in the wind ' trick....if theres no wind?...i just follow the car in front of me till i get board with that, and by that time hopefully the sun has come....:sunny:

I tried to use the `finger in the wind' trick last time I got lost, but leather glove doesn't taste very nice, and I couldn't really feel much anyway.

[Disco Dan]

If im not sure which way to go, I always follow my tried and tested motto:

"If in doubt, turn right"

And recent appendix:

"except on a roundabout"

[onearmedbandit]

Dick Smith have a GPS for the Motorcycle but 1800 odd buck a roos
http://www.dse.co.nz/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/4612279901586d52273fc0a87f33068a/Product/View/D7999


Fucking left hand controls huh? If this was the US of A I`d sue them for discrimination.

[Hanne]

If getting lost is an issue, get yourself a lady friend to be your pillion :P

Lol I am so going to get in trouble for posting this, but Squiggles can't deny it, most of the time on our South Island trip I WAS right :P

[xwhatsit]

If getting lost is an issue, get yourself a lady friend to be your pillion :P

Lol I am so going to get in trouble for posting this, but Squiggles can't deny it, most of the time on our South Island trip I WAS right :P

I doubt my girlfriend has any clue at all when it comes to not getting lost, never mind the fact her glasses make it hard to see street signs lol.

Good thing she still catches the bus for now.

[skidMark]

I saw this a while back, but can't remember if you guys know about it. Specially designed for use with a gloved hand.

Although getting lost is half the fun of owning a motorcycle, sometimes I would love to have a GPS unit. Stopping on the side of the road to pull out a street directory is a major pain in the arse.

Linky: http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/tomtom-rider-2-animation-leaked/


i just keep riding till i see i sign that says somewhere i know :P

screw pulling out a map book

[Southern man]

Lost is just a state of mind. Just keep going until it is familiar or new. Eventually we all come full circle.

[Templar]

I've got a Garmin Zumo, we've used it quite a it lately looking at open homes (in the car though). It's an awesome piece of kit.

[xwhatsit]

i just keep riding till i see i sign that says somewhere i know :P

screw pulling out a map book

I know, that's what I do when I'm riding for pleasure. But when you're commuting and you have to be at a certain place at a certain time to meet somebody or take an exam, it's a bit of a pisser.

[Big Dave]

No use for any of that stuff at all - I don't even have a mobile phone.

For my own bike I want a speedometer, a tacho, an odometer, a neutral, oil and indicator warning lights and that's IT.

No trip computer, no fuel gauge, no gps, no phone, no heated anything, no screens, no bodywork - bike, wheels, motor, handlebars, me.

All that other stuff is just degrees of softness in what used to be a hard man's game. ;-P

[skidMark]

I know, that's what I do when I'm riding for pleasure. But when you're commuting and you have to be at a certain place at a certain time to meet somebody or take an exam, it's a bit of a pisser.

um look at the map before you leave like i do only once ever have i had to take it out of my bag again

[xwhatsit]

um look at the map before you leave like i do only once ever have i had to take it out of my bag again

Why are we arguing about this?

I know you think you've got a big dick and an Eidetic memory.

However, some of us ride Hondas.

[xwhatsit]

No use for any of that stuff at all - I don't even have a mobile phone.

For my own bike I want a speedometer, a tacho, an odometer, a neutral, oil and indicator warning lights and that's IT.

No trip computer, no fuel gauge, no gps, no phone, no heated anything, no screens, no bodywork - bike, wheels, motor, handlebars, me.

All that other stuff is just degrees of softness in what used to be a hard man's game. ;-P

Ah you great blouse. My neutral warning light blew :innocent:

Get what you're saying, though. I'm a bit of a contradiction -- compsci student who loves gadgets and flashing LEDs and stuff like that. However I'm slowly trying to assemble a bare-bones café racer, where you don't really even want a proper seat.

What I really want, I think, is two bikes. One for commuting and work, where a GPS and lots of storage and stuff would be terribly useful. And another for play; like you said, just me, two wheels, handlebars and a motor. Maybe a frame, too.

[skidMark]

Why are we arguing about this?

I know you think you've got a big dick and an Eidetic memory.

However, some of us ride Hondas.


it's ok i'm sure it's not by choice

[Wolf]

Fucking left hand controls huh? If this was the US of A I`d sue them for discrimination.
Dude, just turn it upside down...

[Blackbird]

I bought a Garmin 76 CX hand-held GPS recently, mainly for when Mrs B and I are legging it round in foreign climes (oh yes, and as a cool toy:love: )but the NZ auto-routing software is brilliant. It must be based on satellite imaging because even the private road behind my office on our manufacturing site is shown on it!

[Templar]

We got a Garmin Zumo for a trip we're planning at end of year. I love the thing, damn mint. We have been househunting for our first home for a few months now, and it makes it so easy to visit open homes.

I'd love to say how it performs on a bike, but still waitin on that part of the equipment but think the GPS is awesome.

My touring bike (until the latest ETA of July anyway):

[90s]

I use a sophisiticated GPS, although to you it might look like a map in the top clear pocekt of my oxford tankbag.

And of course I never look at the map because I am a man. Oh yes.

In fact I took part in one of the original SatNav design studies for users navigation systems conducted by HUSAT in the early or mid-1990s. I was required to drive to various locations where I would open an envlope giving the next address. I then went there, etc. We were fully supplied with maps and had to describe our navigation style after (no actual satnav was in the car).

One night in the pub I was approached by a drunk guy who was laughing his head off - said I entertained his team no end and was a total star. Turns out he was the team leader and the car was secretly fitted with 6 cameras to observe behaviour. He said I drove randomly at speed for hours, singing my head off to tapes I'd brought with me.

Still, works for me.

[Disco Dan]

I use a sophisiticated GPS, although to you it might look like a map in the top clear pocekt of my oxford tankbag.

And of course I never look at the map because I am a man. Oh yes.

In fact I took part in one of the original SatNav design studies for users navigation systems conducted by HUSAT in the early or mid-1990s. I was required to drive to various locations where I would open an envlope giving the next address. I then went there, etc. We were fully supplied with maps and had to describe our navigation style after (no actual satnav was in the car).

One night in the pub I was approached by a drunk guy who was laughing his head off - said I entertained his team no end and was a total star. Turns out he was the team leader and the car was secretly fitted with 6 cameras to observe behaviour. He said I drove randomly at speed for hours, singing my head off to tapes I'd brought with me.

Still, works for me.

oh my! That would have been funny!!!

...tank bags are handy... ...I have to pull over, remove gloves.. remove hi-vis, remove back pack... take out map.. find where I am... memorise the next 2-3 intersections... put everything back on... continue... absolute pain.

....must get me one of those gps thingies...

[TS99]

We got a Garmin Zumo ....

Seen those in the flesh, nice bit of kit, but waaaaay too expensive. $1800 :gob: buys a lot of gas and a lot of pootling around... i'd rather get lost tks!

In case you're feelin rich (like templar) try here for a looksee https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=135