GPS for Car and Sv

Wait and have a look at the tomtom rider thats what I would do it should be out soon.

Tom Tom rider is reviewed in this months Ride magazine along with others....check it out! But at £600 that is serious money. I think there are better options out there for that money. The Garmin gets good reviews and is good money compared to a lot of others. I use Tom Tom 3 in my car and it works just fine...i got the whole system and software (including Ipaq PDA) for under £200....bargain!

Keep us updated on the thing and what bits you get to fit to it!!

Garmin quest is used in latest Ride magazine test (guy with it on his bike beats an experienced cabbie through Birmingham even though he has no knowledge of the streets and isn't allowed to program the GPS until the test starts) and seems to perform very well, easy to go between bike and car, etc. and not too fiddly to use. They list it as £396, so £330 is a blinding price, though it says a £40 motorcycle mount needs to be bought too.

Have thought of getting one of these as much for early Sunday morning rides as for travelling... they're getting so cheap. Not sure if I could stomach £600 for the tomtom... that's an awful lot extra, and how much more does it actually do for the money, apart from being a bit nicer to look at and use?? Looking forward to the reviews of it though.

I'm waiting for the Quest 2 as it has programmable POI's and more memory. I just cant pay £600 for a TOMTOM Rider its far to steep and I don't want to use my phone.

This is the sort of thing I want http://www.clearercom.com/Helmetspeaker.htm
This site should be of interest http://www.pjbox.co.uk/ go to motorcyclist earphones section.
These are the Maplin version http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?...=8m9&source=15 I have tried fitting the sponge type earplug over them by burning a hole through them and ctting to length. It reduced the wind and road noise but not enough.
And this is another solution http://www.webbikeworld.com/Earplugs/earplugs-music.htm
I seem to remeber there was some talk on http://www.hbam.org.uk/index.php comparing the Garmin with the TomTom.
Trouble is it costs money to try all these solutions so mine have been very crude until I know what works

Originally Posted by drumwrecker

And this is another solution http://www.webbikeworld.com/Earplugs/earplugs-music.htm

These are pretty much what I can get. They fit in the ear much better than the Maplin ones.

Theres a good article in this months Ride magazine about sat nav devices they compare a few, and test sat nav against a taxi driver who knows the roads already!

Excellent read!

Garmin 276C
waterproof- designed for marine use
large display screen - easier to rear, also designed for bright sunlight
fast processor

pricey, but prolly the best unit you will find for a bike

i have got a mio 168 running tomtom navigator and use a suction ram mount for the car windscreen and fork leg mount for the bike, also fitted a cigater lighter under the faring so i could run the power.

I bought a Garmin i3 in the end, and made up my own mount to use it on the bike.

Tiny, easy to see the screen though, great sound quality, NiMH batteries last for a good 8 hours with sound, not waterproof but a freezer bag and rubber band sorts that out. Not great for programming specific runs, but the map overview is great when riding (to see what the surrounding roads/countryside has to offer), the routing works faultlessly and it's easy to download speed cameras, petrol stations, etc. to it. Can pick the i3 up for £170 or less now, so it's a bargain - maybe not as flash as tomtom rider but at less than 3 times the cost I can live with that