Garmin streetpilot 111 deluxe

[dunnie]

Folks..........

I have just been given this satnav by a friend, which of course I was most gratefull for. However having opened the box I have found that the device is almost as wide as the bike and could probably pass as a plazma tv..........

What I would like to know is if it is any good, have any of you out there got one which is in regular reliable use and is it worth the hassle of fitting/getting it fitted as I assume it's not easy to install.

Any advice would be most appreciated.

 

[Deleted account 220427002]

don't bother fitting it if you have to spend any money on it... save your pennys and get a unit with up to date mapping and usable memory...most people would consider the quest and 2610 the minimum entry level nowadays

 

[dunnie]

Thanks for that

Nice one.....thanks for the heads up, I will take it to the boot sale with me, whats it worth then, not alot I suppose.

 

[John Armstrong]

They are usefull to learn GPS basics, and if you're only going to use it in the UK, and don't expect quick recalculation if going off route, then it might be worth more than you'll get for it.

 

[spikerjack 46]

Got one for the past few years and have found no problem with it. It's got me round UK and up and down through Europe. No doubt there are better sat navs but with up to date maps and the SP 111, I'm happy.

Now if I got money from Americia, I might up grade.

 

[Taff]

Surely it depends on what version mapping its got on it. I had an SPIII and it was good - I only sold it as the company that I bought my Polish maps from wouldn't guarantee that they would work on it. So I bought a 2610 but I'm sure the SPIII would have worked. Sure its not as fast as the 2610 etc, but if you go to a GS event you still see some SPIIIs being used quite happily to this day. If you've got way out of date mapping though, it could be more frustrating than useful.

 

[Greg Masters]

I had an SPIII and it was good

The SPIII was the dog's danglies - when it first came out. But these days, better GPS units fall out of cornflakes packets.

The SPII is big; very heavy on batteries (if not car or bike powered); uses rare and expensive memory cards, but, worst of all, has a very slow processor.

A decent bike mount would cost more than an SPIII is worth IMHO.

Greg

 

[Schtum]

A decent bike mount would cost more than an SPIII is worth IMHO.

For on-road and even light off-road use, a RAM ball attached to the OE SPIII cradle and attached to the bike with other RAM parts is more than adequate. All the RAM parts can be used again when and if you upgrade to a more recent GPS unit.

 

[(RIP) ugg]

Nice one.....thanks for the heads up, I will take it to the boot sale with me, whats it worth then, not alot I suppose.

The 111 got us back from Romania in one piece, there was one for sale a while ago £70 was askin price...

the quest is around £80 to £100 ish ...

id keep it as back up if ye can..

ugg

 

[Glyno]

Have all the road directional signs been torn down or am I missing something

 

[RAM-man]

For on-road and even light off-road use, a RAM ball attached to the OE SPIII cradle and attached to the bike with other RAM parts is more than adequate. All the RAM parts can be used again when and if you upgrade to a more recent GPS unit.

As all previous comments say, its was, in its day a good device albeit, brick size and rugged, but against devices today its considered slow, but for many still up to the job.

As Schutm, says use the SPIII cradle (remove from bean bag, undo lower zinc screw and slide the ratchet section away) leaves you cradle and locking screw at the top. RAM-B-149Z-G1 was the mount and had screws to attach cradle to round base, so long as you can match up holes (thats another story about a twat with a degree who couldn't ). The mount kit has 1" u-bolt and RAP-319 shim so can fit handlebars or oval rail LHS of clocks on 12GS. To power it then consider (from www.gpsw.co.uk) own branded cables, BEC01 (bare wired ends) or CLC01B (with BMW plug) .. simples !

 

[John Armstrong]

am I missing something

Yes

 

[Glyno]

Yes

Oops......asked for that didnt I

 

[John Armstrong]

Oops......asked for that didnt I

 

[Riders Rest]

I have used mine since 2002 and love it - also have a 2610 but prefer the SP111 use it on all 3 bikes fjr, Rocket111 and Stelvio... It uses the same mapping as the modern Garmin satnavs...

 

[Schtum]

It uses the same mapping as the modern Garmin satnavs...

Not quite. It certainly runs the same City Navigator mapping software as your 2610 but more recent units use City Navigator NT which has a different compression standard and which enables the Text to Speech function on Zumos and nüvis.

 

[Captain Beaky]

I'd hang on to it.

Yeah - i's old, and heavy etc etc, but it is one of the most rugged GPS sets out there.
I bought mine for £70 two years ago - and it's taken a lot of stick from me (dropped it heavily once - and it just bounced!)
They are a lot more sturdy than a "New" GPS for £70 - in fact they are waterproof - they are designed to go on a bike - my tomtom one isn't - you need the tomtom rider for that (which costs a bit more than £70)

Hold on to the old girl, get the maps updated - this is a bit costly, but essential if yours is an old map. I just paid Garmin for the maps and got on with it - but there may be a cheaper way - ask around here for advice on that.

If you are selling it - drop me a line.

Ta,

Mike.

 

[Bumpkin]

As far as I understand it Garmin no longer support mapping updates for earlier GPS units that run non NT mapping, this includes Quest (original version, not MkII), 2610, 2620 and the SPIII.

This means you can't obtain the last non NT release from them (this was City Navigator 2009) or, more importantly, buy an unlock code to match.

I think they expect you to give up and buy a more recent unit. There are alternative methods to bring your mapping up to 2009 (you'll always be stuck with that release) but these are illegal.

 

[Ogmios]

i acquired one of these via a kindly Tosser here.
i am a total eejit with sat navs. technically clueless and could have spent a lot of money on something totally inappropriate/useless to me and spent a long frustrating time finding that out.

This yoke could be described as "the idiots guide to sat navs".
Use it, learn with it and after a while you'll know what you really really want/need next before parting with a daft amount of money.