gps

First off, I've got a Beemer in the garage for the first time in getting on for 20 years! 2023 S1000XR... with the touring pack inc Nav Prep. Such a good deal on the Carpuride (with a 35% discount code on top of sale prices) that the decision, BM system, Chigee or Carpuride was made for me...

On my motorbike travels I have the habit of keeping the GPS track recording on (actually, I keep this on at all times). When I come back from vacation I do generally group all the tracks, as those are segmented by power on/off periods, merge them together and archive them as a "full trip"...

All, I have been patient and have used the Connected App with my new 2021 GSA. TBH, it just isn't ready for prime time in my view (late instructions, flakey when you lose mobile connection even with downloaded maps, daft routes on the winding routes setting - far too many single track roads get...

Friend, Romans, Countrymen and women! I have recently purchased a Garmin 396 for my 2012 GSA and now want to connect to to the bike and was looking at the options. 1. USB (I have a socket on the dash) 2. Direct to battery 3. Utilising the BMW power take off socket under the headstock which i...

here goes.... The Nav VI manual says that "By default your device skips waypoints automatically as it passes them"(P5) all well and good... and that may be the case if you ride/drive exactly through them. However, if the waypoint is to the side by maybe 50 yards or so, I am being directed back...

Hi All Had a very strange thing happen today on my '05 1200GS. After being out on it for about half hour I needed to pull up and investigate why my Garmin Zumo 390 had gone dead. Indicated left, pulled into a lay-by and couldn't get left indicator to cancel. Turned the ignition off, turned...

For those of you who prefer the look of the TomTom devices I've created a Garmin theme file. The theme mimics the TomTom colour palette, routing guide and highways. To install on your Nav V or VI 1. Download this file and copy it to the folder "Themes\Map" on your Nav. 2. On the Nav go to...

Hi all, After a quick search, there seems to have been plenty of discussion on here around the use of sat nav apps for iPhone, in lieu of standalone sat nav units. I know that the standalone units are better generally, but I can't justify spending £300+ when my iPhone can do nearly as good a...

So just before I went on my holidays (17 days ago) I installed the mounting and electrics for my new TomTom rider using direct battery connection, when I came back the battery was almost dead and had to bump start the bike. Could this have been caused with the direct battery connection? Should...

Updated my Nav V in August, all looked OK, but on using the unit, as the map scrolled down just a blank screen appeared With just the bike and POI's on. Returned the unit to Garmin, who replaced with a new unit, this unit would not take a charge. Returned unit and Garmin sent me a second hand...

hey all, anyone installed the 590 into an 800gs yet? I was looking at the cables that plug into the gps accessory port (under the 'tank' I believe?) over on nippynormans but they seem to only go as far as the 550 in terms of models they cater to. Anyone know if it's the same cable for 550 and...