New GPS Lowrance iWay 500c

[(RIP) Shenzi]

I read a long informative thread about the Lowrance iWay 500c on Advrider. Seems some have a dialogue going with Lowrance about the use of this unit on motorcycles. It looks interesting so I emailed Lowrance asking about availability in Europe, they responded immediately saying around October.
Maybe this will give Garmin and TomTom some competition.
Check it out on the Lowrance website.

 

[Deleted account 220427002]

lets see them mount the 10" version

 

[samwise]

The iWay 500C is still running off an internal HD - thought that was bad on a motorcycle due to vibration issues?

The GlobalMap Baja 480C might be a better bet as it uses SD or MMC cards instead of an internal HD, wouldn't it?

 

[(RIP) Shenzi]

The iWay 500C is still running off an internal HD - thought that was bad on a motorcycle due to vibration issues?

That is exactly what I thought but it looks like Lowrance are happy about it. Maybe they know something we, and Garmin, don't!

 

[RAM-man]

Maybe they know something we, and Garmin, don't!

.. my sources say they have and is bl**dy clever - its disengages/ disables the head just the split second before it detects shock. It needs European mapping and the case takes a RAM diamond base. Still a few tweaks needed for bikers, such as audio, which could be solved with a version of QPAC.

RAM-man