well, I have since converted from BMW Navigator units to the Chigee but I still have a Nav 6 as back up with all the files for any trips. The value of a motorcycle tour to me is having the routes planned out so a failure of hardware would be a bit of a disaster in my opinion.
After about 10k km with the iPhone and Chigee I must say I find it a lot better mainly because of the phone apps that I can use - Carplay, make and reiving calls etc. but there are 3 big issues and have already been mentioned in other posts.
Frying your iPhone, the power drain AND the overheating part.
I power my phone in the top box which helps but using the various apps and charging causes overheating and sometimes the phone to shut down which is a royal pain. I have also heard about phone just giving up and breaking because of this.
I have now set up a second ´´dumb´´ phone which will only run off line maps on MRA and my off line Spotify. Hopefully this will help if anything as a back up to my regular device. Foolish, maybe but as said I do rely maybe too much on the preplanned routes when I go on a trip so better to be safe.
After about 10k km with the iPhone and Chigee I must say I find it a lot better mainly because of the phone apps that I can use - Carplay, make and reiving calls etc. but there are 3 big issues and have already been mentioned in other posts.
Frying your iPhone, the power drain AND the overheating part.
I power my phone in the top box which helps but using the various apps and charging causes overheating and sometimes the phone to shut down which is a royal pain. I have also heard about phone just giving up and breaking because of this.
I have now set up a second ´´dumb´´ phone which will only run off line maps on MRA and my off line Spotify. Hopefully this will help if anything as a back up to my regular device. Foolish, maybe but as said I do rely maybe too much on the preplanned routes when I go on a trip so better to be safe.
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