Bike SatNav - Which one is best ?

OnASpeedTrip · Mar 4, 2014

Hi,

Buying a SatNav for a eurotrip and the more i look on Amazon the more confused i get so many negative reviews for Garmin and TomTom

Im interested in either a TomTom Rider v5 or something like a Garmin Zumo390 although apparently a Zumo400 is out this month...

Opinions and advice would be great, Thx

OnASpeedTrip · Mar 4, 2014

Sorry for the boring thread i trolled the interweb and dug up enough from as many forums as i could find... gave me the info to make a decision .... Happy trails

dastardly · Mar 4, 2014

hi i have a garmin zumo 550 which has got me to italy twice without any probs its getting old now so can imagine the new generation ones are even better

suprphreak · Mar 4, 2014

Use a smart phone? Buy a sim card and use Google Maps.

Or look into OpenStreetMaps for free offline navigation.

ohayo · Mar 5, 2014

i am using garmin montana. works very well!

gatdammit · Mar 5, 2014

Google Maps on any Android device. It's free and the turn-by-turn/graphics are better than any in-car nav I've owned.

jerdog53 · Mar 5, 2014

suprphreak said:
Use a smart phone? Buy a sim card and use Google Maps.

Or look into OpenStreetMaps for free offline navigation.

That is all fine and dandy providing you have cell coverage...

jerdog53 · Mar 5, 2014

ohayo said:
i am using garmin montana. works very well!

X2

suprphreak · Mar 5, 2014

jerdog53 said:
That is all fine and dandy providing you have cell coverage...

oSM works offline....no coverage required.

gatdammit · Mar 6, 2014

suprphreak said:
oSM works offline....no coverage required.

Yup. GPS on phone def works outside of coverage area. You wouldn't be able to search for an address though.

suprphreak · Mar 6, 2014

gatdammit said:
Yup. GPS on phone def works outside of coverage area. You wouldn't be able to search for an address though.

Sure you can. The maps are completely downloadable. USA was about 1.5gb. Addresses, POIs, gas stations, whatever.

Using MapFactor on my Nexus7 first gen tablet.

StefanR · Mar 6, 2014

Hi

I use an iPhone attached to the handlebar and connected to an USB port.
I have a Schuberth helmet with communication system.

Where to go -> I use GPS Navigon app with all maps installed on the phone.
Where have I been -> I use GPS Tracks app and save the tracks in Dropbox.
Someone calls -> Answer and talking when driving.
Listen to music -> Can listen to all music that is stored on the iPhone.
Listen to radio -> Schuberth communication system built in
Tire pressure -> iTPMS app on the phone that will warn me if pressure drops.

All the things above communicate with the helmet through one bluetooth channel and that is why they works so well together.

wichtelchen · Mar 6, 2014

I don't now a perfect satnav on the market. I see 3 Options: Garmin Zumo or Montana if you use a PC for planning. The map is good an the internal Routing is not so good for motorbike. Navigon App on a cell phone. Navigon has a very good internal Routing but I don't now a cell phone with a good Screen for sunny weather. TomTom Rider has the Option "curvy roads" but no planning program on the PC. And I hate teleatlas maps. Garmin and Navigon use Navtec.

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