BMW Nav 5?

[SPR Phil]

Evening guys

Pick up my triple black next Wednesday and have been given the BMW Nav 5 as a freebie It looks a great bit of kit in theory, but not hearing great things about its actual navigation capabilities. I have a tomtom rider V5 which I'm really happy with. Question is, has anyone experienced both , and what are your recommendations? TIA.

 

[matchbox]

Personally prefer Tomtom, though have used them for years so a little biased. Did try Nav V which came with bike and enjoyed the integration but routing could be strange(though that applies to most satnavs). Currently have Rider 400 which is excellent and have made an adaptor to fit it on the Nav v mount.

 

[SPR Phil]

Personally prefer Tomtom, though have used them for years so a little biased. Did try Nav V which came with bike and enjoyed the integration but routing could be strange(though that applies to most satnavs). Currently have Rider 400 which is excellent and have made an adaptor to fit it on the Nav v mount.

That's the route I'm thinking at the moment, but willing to give the Nav 5 a few weeks. any pics of your adaptor? Thanks

 

[BigRedUn]

I'm very happy with my Nav V. I can't get to grips with basecamp, but the gps has just taken me across Europe without any problems.

 

[tanneman]

Prefer the Nav V with the integration. Much better for it when touring. I use Tyre to plan and then just convert to .gpx files and copy it to the Nav V. Easy peasy.

 

[ossa eck]

Also use tyre to do routes, like the integration with bike ,works well

 

[Roadrash Rider]

Used Tom Tom for years then bought a Garmin, never looked back I thought Tom Tom was easy to use but just Found Garmin to be much better, used the 660 for 5 years and now the nav V yes it can be a pain, ask red rick of this parish or wapping they are Guru's when it comes to the Nav V


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[phillh]

Overall I am very pleased with my Nav V.

My only issue with it is that (on a recent trip to Germany) if you entered a town or village
with a curved main street, as you entered the curve itself, the Nav V took a bit of time to
realign itself, sometimes so long that you missed the turn it was indicating because of the
delay- I hope that makes sense.

But other than that, a great bit of kit and the thumbwheel is brilliant when you get the
hang of it.

 

[phillh]

Another thing I noticed, when I used Latitude/Longitude co ordinates from Google Earth to find
obscure locations, the Nav V was slightly out, up to 1 KM on occasions. So it will get you close to
but not necessarily right to where you want to go.

 

[Becksy]

I've never used a TomTom, I had a Garmin 390 on my previous bikes and now have the Nav 5 on my GS. It took me about a year to work out Bascamp, but it's worth persevering I think as its a powerful piece of software! Just planned my trip to Spain and all my routes on it.


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[SPR Phil]

Thanks for replies guys!
From your experiences I'm going to give myself time to get used to the Nav 5. Sounds liken everything's there, just needs acclimatising to. Cheers!

 

[matchbox]

Adaptor plate for Tomtom

Here are a few photos. Not very elegant and paint job a disaster. But it works. Plugs into accessory socket. Screw on left secures and stabilizes it. It locks onto BMW mount but the Tomtom is not secured, but easy to slip off and into your pocket.

 

[delorentzc]

A lot more than just navigation

The Navigator 5 is more than just a GPS and trip planner. On the R1200GS it provides realtime data from the bike such as tyre pressure, gears shifted and the list goes on. Furthermore, it serves as the hub for connecting you phone, music etc and almost becomes the centre of your communications system. Of course like many other units traffic information is available if paired with your telephone data connection. In short, it is a very powerful device, if not simply just for the fun.

 

[rattler]

WOW that looks a pigs ear

 

[ymfb]

I've mainly had Garmins including the V, guy at work has a Tom Tom and its routings are at times bizarre. Along with most computer devices though it's usually operator input that causes the problems.

I'm very pleased with the Navigator V and the handlebar wheel.

 

[Cjtls1]

Try moto go loco so easy, I can't get on with base camp


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[fredaroony]

http://myrouteapp.com is much easier to use than Basecamp

 

[WindyChuffer]

It is free. Try it. If you don't like it sell it. Enjoy the wheel control.

Consider getting the BMW Communicator in your helmet which ties nav, helmet and phone together allowing you to control phone via nav touchscreen. Superb noise cancelling on the mic; folks you are talking to don't believe you are taking to them whilst riding!

 

[Bigdave]

It is free. Try it. If you don't like it sell it. Enjoy the wheel control.

Consider getting the BMW Communicator in your helmet which ties nav, helmet and phone together allowing you to control phone via nav touchscreen. Superb noise cancelling on the mic; folks you are talking to don't believe you are taking to them whilst riding!

Hi Windy, does the BMW communicator go into any helmet (i'm using a tour x four). Have used a Cardo Sho 1 with mixed results and was interested to see if the 'full' integration of the BMW unit would be more reliable.

 

[oldnfat]

Try moto go loco so easy, I can't get on with base camp


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+1 Basecamp is a pile of overcomplicated crap. Motogoloco is soon very easy and has transformed my use of the Nav V.