what nav??

[slimpickings]

I want a sat nav to replace my defunct Navman

I was all set to order a Garmin 1490 until I read that it will only speak road names and not give road numbers numbers

I want europe , blue tooth , an ear phone jack (if possible) wide screen . route view and avoid tolls,m ways etc

any suggestions

 

[Sleepy]

Garmin Zumo 660

 

[slimpickings]

Zumo to much money for me

Have now decided I do not need blue tooth

Would still like an ear phone jack ,but am coming round to the fact they no longer do this feature

Also they all appear to speak name of road ,rather than give road number....
How f####ng wierd is that

Do the people who program them use them ?
Do they even drive ??

 

[jasext]

Just taken my Garmin quest 2 with lockable mount of the bike and will be up for sale very shortly. pm me if your interested

 

[beemerboy9]

Zumo to much money for me

Have now decided I do not need blue tooth

Would still like an ear phone jack ,but am coming round to the fact they no longer do this feature

Also they all appear to speak name of road ,rather than give road number....
How f####ng wierd is that

Do the people who program them use them ?
Do they even drive ??

Hi Slimpickings,

The name of the road does not change, but road numbers change at the planner's whim.

The visual indication is normally sufficient.

Hope this helps,

John

 

[slimpickings]

Hi Slimpickings,

The name of the road does not change, but road numbers change at the planner's whim.

The visual indication is normally sufficient.

Hope this helps,

John

hmmm............... good point

looking at the Garmin 1490 or the 2545

anyone got any comment ??

 

[beemerboy9]

2545 seems to be a more recent model. The extra features are probably not a great deal of use on a motorcycle but might be helpful in a car.

John

 

[1200GSADV]

Sat nav

Hi I am new on here and new to the world of BMW .

I went a got a 1200GSA. I need a sat nav and was really unsure of what to go for.

Always used tom tom but they are not so good for bikes, screen is hard to see and not the easiset unit to work with gloves.

I looked around and tried a couple, I opted for the BMW navigator iv...great piece of kit, so many functions, and it learns what routes you like to take.
The Bluetooth hook up is excellent.

The only downside I have found is the safety camera alerts, silents the system for quite along time, so may be turning that function off.

The cost is not cheap but it is worth the money, I got the car mount thrown in so use it in the car as well.

Happy hunting

 

[slimpickings]

2545 seems to be a more recent model. The extra features are probably not a great deal of use on a motorcycle but might be helpful in a car.

John

Nearly there

Do you think, due to it being a newer model, the 2545 will be significantly different to the older but still current 1490?

Will the actual guts of the thing be the same ??

 

[eolos]

Look at this.
http://www.lettouch.com/bussines/Mall/goods.aspx?gi=3198
Same characteristics of a zumo, with igo8 maps of all Europe and Russia.
Also, unlocked devise, to load any maps you like.

 

[Dazzle]

Just bought a 2460 lmt
Tracks and transfer routes, Bluetooth, no head phone jack though
Good sound on phone, fast routing Pleased with it 5 " screen

 

[JanAP]

Motorcycle GPS

I want a sat nav to replace my defunct Navman

I was all set to order a Garmin 1490 until I read that it will only speak road names and not give road numbers numbers

I want europe , blue tooth , an ear phone jack (if possible) wide screen . route view and avoid tolls,m ways etc

any suggestions

I have tried both Garmin zumo 660, Garmin zumo 550 and TomTom Rider. All have pro's and con's. Just to summerize a bit on them:

Garmin zumo 660
-water protective cap is seperate which needs to be mounted after taking the GPS off when leaving the bike
-water proof cap is difficult to remove should you like to transfer routes ect via the USB
-software bug when importing routes, when converting the gpx file, which is pretty annoying
-large display

Garmin zumo 550
-has a locking screw to secure the gps during the ride
-easy to operate with gloves on due to the buttons
-the plastic around the buttons has a tendency to break
-not on sale anymore...

TomTom Rider
-good price
-compact mounting kit
-too many steps and a bit unlogical path to find routes

It is not easy to make a conclusion based on the few items I wrote, as it depends on what value you put on the different features. I know the GPS pretty good, as I have www.tourstart.org where you can plan the routes and transfer to the GPS devices, and I have made several tests on all the GPS. So do you have any questions, please mail to [email protected] and I will do my best to answer.