Motorcycle GPS?

[jrandom]

More to the point have you?

Er... yes. Yes, I have. You might say I have a certain amount of background in the matter, given that I wrote a fair chunk of the software that runs on the Navman devices.

Maybe you'd like to share your thoughts.

See my recommendation for the TomTom, above.

However, that was driven purely by my preference for TomTom's general functionality and user interface. Matters of industrial design and whatnot also come into play, so I'd say that Google is Hitcher's friend...

[Horse]

Er... yes. Yes, I have. You might say I have a certain amount of background in the matter, given that I wrote a fair chunk of the software that runs on the Navman devices.

Really? Any way to change the auto-zoom thresholds on my ICN630 so that it zooms out one step at about 60km/h instead of the current 50km/h. Really annoying around town.

(BTW I'm 99% sure the answer to the question is "no" but thought it would be amusing to ask! ).

[P38]

Er... yes. Yes, I have. You might say I have a certain amount of background in the matter, given that I wrote a fair chunk of the software that runs on the Navman devices.



See my recommendation for the TomTom, above.

However, that was driven purely by my preference for TomTom's general functionality and user interface. Matters of industrial design and whatnot also come into play, so I'd say that Google is Hitcher's friend...

Well then you should have known Garmin Zumo ticks all the boxes mentioned by Hitcher plus more.

Tom Tom rider does not.

and a Navman is not suitable for a Motorcycle

Even if you did write some of the code.

[jrandom]

Well then you should have known Garmin Zumo ticks all the boxes mentioned by Hitcher plus more.

Tom Tom rider does not.

Which boxes doesn't the TomTom tick?



(Seriously - I mean, I did double-check the specs before posting.)

a Navman is not suitable for a Motorcycle

A. I already said that, y'know. Heck, IMHO, they're not even suitable for cars. Sniff.

B. However, Disco Dan seems to be proving you wrong.

[jrandom]

Really? Any way to change the auto-zoom thresholds on my ICN630 so that it zooms out one step at about 60km/h instead of the current 50km/h.

Absolutely. Find someone who still works at Navman and bribe them to go in on a weekend and spend several hours hacking up and building you a custom version of the iCN630 software that works that way. That is, if the iCN630 source code is still hanging around. I wouldn't be surprised if it's vanished in the mists of time.

[Disco Dan]

B. However, Disco Dan seems to be proving you wrong.

*ahem*

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...8&postcount=24

[P38]

Which boxes doesn't the TomTom tick?



(Seriously - I mean, I did double-check the specs before posting.)



A. I already said that, y'know. Heck, IMHO, they're not even suitable for cars. Sniff.

B. However, Disco Dan seems to be proving you wrong.

Yeah well someone has to be at the end of the bell curve.

Might as well be Disco Dan.

[alanzs]

It's possible to buy a gps in the US, at Frys for example, and then return it afterwards if for some reason you don't like it. Unlike here, the return policies in the US are geared towards consumers. Saying you don't like it, or you changed your mind is a perfectly good reason to return it. In the US, the consumer is king...

[Zapf]

Hi Hitcher!

I have the Garmin GPS60csx and recently bought a Zumo550 due to a friend's recommendation as well. They are both very good.

The Zumo550 comes with bike and car mount. And I think it has a SD card slot where you can buy additional maps for it.

Cheers
Zapf

[NordieBoy]

Money no object...
Zumo 550.

[NZsarge]

I can't offer any opinion based on the use of one but i'd agree, Meanie has the Garmin Zumo on his Concours, very very nice.
I was impressed from what I saw of it.

[Hitcher]

OK. Time on the phone this morning has revealed that a TomTom Rider cannot be sourced in New Zealand. Ingram Micro only do three in-car models.

Who stocks the Garmin Zumo 550? I know that Duck Smuth doesn't.

[jrandom]

Who stocks the Garmin Zumo 550?

Google is still your friend.

[Blackbird]

OK. Time on the phone this morning has revealed that a TomTom Rider cannot be sourced in New Zealand. Ingram Micro only do three in-car models.

Who stocks the Garmin Zumo 550? I know that Duck Smuth doesn't.

Don't go to the stores, you'll pay well over the odds. I dealt with these people for my Garmin and got excellent service: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics...926390.htm?p=1

[Hitcher]

Google is still your friend.

$1645! Gahh! Thud.