What GPS?

[finestre]

Can anyone recommend a decent (and above all affordable!) GPS. I had a look at the BMW Navigator system for about oh let me see, how long did it take to register £1395?????? Whats all that about?!

I have an IPaq and I know I can get car systems to fit this. Is the same possible on the bike?

 

[laughingBob]

Depends what your looking for and how much you have to spend. I have a Garmin V and it is perfectly suitable for motorcycling. I paid £240 for it last month to replace my old Garmin 3+ I'd had for almost five years. If you want a unit with a larger screen, color screen or both the sky's the limit as regard both specification and cost. I like the smaller cheaper units as I tend to just leave it on the bike ( I can't remember ever taking the old one off the bike) so if it gets nicked or damaged it's not the end of the world.

 

[Kropotkin]

If you already have an IPaq, look at either a CF card GPS or a GPS sleeve (like the Navman 3300). Stick it in an Otterbox and mount the otterbox on a Ram mount.

The biggest problem with PDAs is keeping them waterproof, which the Otterbox solves quite neatly.

I have a PDA + mouse + TomTom + custom made bracket as my GPS solution, and it is rather cumbersome, with too many wires. So if I had to choose again, and I already had a PDA, I would get a Navman sleeve, probably.

However, a Garmin GPS is much more robust, and easier to use. You can get a 2610 from Aspidshop.com for 570 quid, I believe, so that's much more affordable, or a Quest for 420. The advantage the Garmin units have is that they are already waterproof, so you don't have to find a solution for that.

Here's a pic of my setup:

David

 

[Jon]

If it's your first GPS, you could do worse than get a Garmin Quest.

Have a look in the "GPS Info" forum. At the bottom of the technical section where you posted this.



Jon

 

[Mouse]

Also keep your eyes peeled for second hand bargains ... The Garmin Streetpilot 3 is pretty good, and there seem to be quite a few for sale, as people upgrade to newer models I assume.

 

[Jon]

However, a Garmin GPS is much more robust, and easier to use. You can get a 2610 from Aspidshop.com for 570 quid, I believe, so that's much more affordable, or a Quest for 420. The advantage the Garmin units have is that they are already waterproof, so you don't have to find a solution for that.

You can currently get the Quest for £345 from GPS Warehouse.