Would you use this GPS?

[Mustek]

:-) I gather that you are the person who got lost with a GPS huh COWBOYZ. :-)

[Slyer]

Would buy one further down the track but not now.

[sinned]

Using a gps to direct you to somewhere you haven't been before is the key reason for having a gps but not the only reason. I value the log record the gps gives me of the rides I do as of greatest value. On every decent ride the gps is turned on and dropped into the tailbag to provide that log. So if the gps isn't a garmin with the log feature it is hardly worth having. A report here.

[rustic101]

I use my Tom Tom XL One in a Givi tank mounted case. Was very handy on a recent trip to Auckland as the roads had changed so much, however did not use it on the open road. My next version will be Blue Tooth so I can get it yelling in my ear when I'm not listening to loud music..

[Gremlin]

I have the garmin zumo, cost a little over $1000, and I wouldn't be without it. I wouldn't get a tom tom, simply because you can only use the NZ open GPS maps with Garmin

[Smifffy]

+1

Completely agree

[Gunnerl]

Yep sounds good to me. How's it compare to the Garmin?

[Devil]

For that price i am a little interested. Does it route off-road? Does it log?

[sinned]

I have the garmin zumo, cost a little over $1000, and I wouldn't be without it. I wouldn't get a tom tom, simply because you can only use the NZ open GPS maps with Garmin

They are good maps and updated.

[SMOKEU]

I have Google maps on my phone, so I just use that. Doesn't cost me anything either because I'm on Telecom XT 120mb/month plan. Shame about the network reliability though, but that's a different topic.

[sinned]

I have Google maps on my phone, so I just use that. Doesn't cost me anything either because I'm on Telecom XT 120mb/month plan. Shame about the network reliability though, but that's a different topic.

Got google maps on Vodafone so no XT problems. Maps on the phone provide all that is required in most cases and we all carry a phone?

[MarkH]

I have the garmin zumo, cost a little over $1000, and I wouldn't be without it. I wouldn't get a tom tom, simply because you can only use the NZ open GPS maps with Garmin

Garmin are good - but around $1K for the waterproof motorcycle model. Not everyone wants to spend that much and the Tomtom is by all accounts quite good to use.

[MarkH]

For those who already own one: How much did it cost you and is it one designed for bikes or just a normal car one???

Mine is designed for cars - if it rains I have to put it in a pocket or cover it using a plastic bag + twist tie. It does work well though and I can use the touch screen while wearing gloves. The headphone out socket is an essential feature for connecting it to the helmet, it also has bluetooth wireless which would be useful if I upgraded the helmet to bluetooth.

The cost to me was $0 - I won it in a poker tournament (4th place). Not as good as the $1.5K I won in another tournament, but a pretty useful prize none the less. I wasn't interested in the 2nd or 3rd place prizes so I pushed hard in an all or nothing move (trying to get 1st or to be knocked out in 4th trying) and was happy to get the GPS.

[Gremlin]

Maps on the phone provide all that is required in most cases and we all carry a phone?

Except my GPS is hardwired into the bike. It handles navigation, music, my mobile for calls and doesn't rely on a single battery. I am connected to the bike via a single cord though. I also end up in plenty of places with absolutely no mobile reception, often for over an hour.

I needed a system that would run for a possible maximum of 24 hours without a charge. Last weekend, it ran for 14 hours on Saturday, then backed that up with 13 hours on the sunday. Not necessary to charge a single item, waterproof and pretty much hassle free

[sinned]

Except my GPS is hardwired into the bike. It handles navigation, music, my mobile for calls and doesn't rely on a single battery. I am connected to the bike via a single cord though. I also end up in plenty of places with absolutely no mobile reception, often for over an hour.

I needed a system that would run for a possible maximum of 24 hours without a charge. Last weekend, it ran for 14 hours on Saturday, then backed that up with 13 hours on the sunday. Not necessary to charge a single item, waterproof and pretty much hassle free

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