Motorcycle GPS?

[jrandom]

$1645! Gahh! Thud.

Why don't you just order a unit at the best retail price you can find in the USA and pick it up when you get there?

[Hitcher]

Why don't you just order a unit at the best retail price you can find in the USA and pick it up when you get there?

That is a thought. I have engaged in dialogue with Logicalchoice and I can hear them sharpening their pencil. I shall let you know how that pans out, but I am expecting some considerable favourable movement (now that my nose has stopped bleeding).

[imdying]

Why don't you just order a unit at the best retail price you can find in the USA and pick it up when you get there?

Have it delivered to your hotel... once you get into Fry's Electrical, you won't get out without all sorts of gadgets :S

[Swoop]

Duty Free shop?
You have 17 hours to play with it on the way to the land of the "Burger".
Imagine the fun to be had, annoying the pilot with navigation suggestions.

[Griffin]

Well just to buck the trend of recommending the one I bought - I absolutely DO NOT recommend the NavMan brand. I bought one a year ago and have had alsorts of issues with it to be fair I havent ever used it on my bike but I wouldnt really want to... definitely check out the other two major brands (TomTom and Garmin) I havent heard anything great about the Uniden model either btw.

[alanzs]

Have it delivered to your hotel... once you get into Fry's Electrical, you won't get out without all sorts of gadgets :S

Fry's is THE candy store if you like electronic stuff. They have more things than you can imagine. They make it VERY easy to spend your money... Have fun! Remember, gas is now $4.34US a gallon, so it's a tad cheaper than here, but that's the highest it's ever been in the US.

[alanzs]

That is a thought. I have engaged in dialogue with Logicalchoice and I can hear them sharpening their pencil. I shall let you know how that pans out, but I am expecting some considerable favourable movement (now that my nose has stopped bleeding).

If you don't mind me asking, where are you flying into as your point of entry?

[Hitcher]

If you don't mind me asking, where are you flying into as your point of entry?

Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles California.

If I do decide to procure, I'm not going to take pot luck as to what duty free stores may or not have in stock. I'd prefer to have some certainty in that regard, rather than relying on chocolate-coated macadamias to navigate North America with.

[Grub]

How does one work the GPS's controls if it's in a box?

I'm sure you've found this out since posting that but they are designed to be used with gloves and waterproofing is guaranteed, much like marine instruments. Of course I'm biased, but I think P38 has the perfect solution when he's teamed the garmin up with the Nolan N102 ... which I believe you have purchased for the trip?

$1645! Gahh! Thud.

Someone quoted the guy on tardme is selling them for $1280. I'm usually uncommonly tight-arsed when it comes to paying for stuff ... but in this case, I believe that you really get value from this unit

[RantyDave]

Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles California.

LAX is fucking horrible. Don't plan on doing anything at LAX other than leaving as fast as possible.

Out of interest, does it look cheaper to buy here and then obtain US maps, or to buy there then obtain NZ maps. I suspect the latter.

Dave

[xgnr]

Ah, the usual chorus of everyone recommending the one they bought.

Has anyone in this thread actually used more than one brand of road navigation GPS?

yep, had a Navman and now use a Garmin Zumo 550

Pricey but very robust and functional. Comes with car kit as well. RAM mounts are great quality.

If you are in auckland and want to have a play send me a PM and you are welcome to borrow for a try out.

Cheers

Stu

[Hitcher]

Delivery of a Garmin zumo 550, loaded with USA/Canada and NZ maps is expected next Thursday.

[vifferman]

Delivery of a Garmin zumo 550, loaded with USA/Canada and NZ maps is expected next Thursday.

Wow, Mr Hitcher!
You must be toldlessly wealthy....
The vifferbabe wants me to purchase a GPS unit for the Nederlands part of our Urpeen tour, but between the troglodytes that keep our bank balance low, our TV carking it, my cellular telephone carking it, #1's car overheating, #2 being unemployed, #3 being an alien (one of those blue-grey, long-limbed skinny ones), my bike battery dying, and the incessant bills for various parts of our vacation, there's not really any money available for a GPS.
Or any of the above.
Despite the vifferbabe being a Counter of Beanz.
Wait... ... that should be because the vifferbabe is a Counter of Beanz. Obviously (or perhaps not), we have Mechanic's Car Syndrome infesting our accounts...

[Hitcher]

Wow, Mr Hitcher!
You must be toldlessly wealthy...

Toldlessly poor. But there's little difference between obscene-amount-of-debt and obscene-amount-of-debt + GPS. Isn't there? Or have I fallen victim to what the Bloody Labour Gummint has been telling me about prudent financial planning?

[P38]

Delivery of a Garmin zumo 550, loaded with USA/Canada and NZ maps is expected next Thursday.

You wont be regretting that purchase Hitcher.

The Garmin Zumo 550 I purchase has functioned flawlessly from the moment it came outta the box.

Best gaget I ever bought.