Sat Nav on Bikes - Page 2 - SV650.org

timwilky · 04-05-06, 04:55 PM

Never tried using mine with the bike, Tomtom 5 and ipaq 4150. But I use it all the time in the car, very little use as a navigation tool, but mainly for camera warnings.

I do find the traffic useful, I link it using bluetooth to GPRS from my phone. The only problem being that occassionally I have to accept the connection request on the phone. I would have thought that onced paired they would communicate seamlessly.

My son uses his all the time. He is a tiler and as such is all over the northwest, he cannot find his way out of a paper bag yet seems to get to all sort of housing estates. It would help if the maps were updated a little more often.

04-05-06, 11:53 PM

Sat nav is the business.
Gone are hte days of driving alomg with an A-Z in the left hand and half an eye on the road.
I got a Garmin i3 for crimbo and it's great for finding my way round London when I'm down there.
Just need to get to maplins this weekend for the modification bits to get it on the bike.

05-05-06, 07:57 AM

I use a garmin i3 on the bike and in the cage, though just for looking at on the bike. Can't be bothered to do any of the mods to hear the thing on the bike. I Always take it if I'm going somewhere I'm not familiar with - for the maps and the speed camera locations, etc.

05-05-06, 08:39 AM

I've had a SAT Nav for a couple of years now. Couple of things to remember:

1) It's not always right
2) Getting lost is fun, but the Sat Nav gets you home

I have a Navman ICn510 which I run in the tankbag, connected to the Autocom and 12v power. I also use it in the car and it's a great way of getting to places (like customers) without having to take your eyes off of the road looking at a map.

The routing engine isn't the best but if you plan your "waypoints" carefully you can get it to run the route for you. If I were to start again I'd go with a Garmin Quest II, screen's a bit small but it's waterproof and has a number of bike fitting kits available. You can also design a route on the desktop and upload it to the unit.

There's nothing wrong with a SatNav on the windscreen if all it does is cover the view of the car bonnet..... Stop being so bloody old and grumpy..

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05-05-06, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jelster

2) Getting lost is fun, but the Sat Nav gets you home

That's definitely the best bit on the bike - I've gone out, found loads of new roads (not using the GPS) then needed to get back without much clue as to which direction to head. Turn on Sat nav, select "go home" and that's it

Also handy when not using the routing and just having the map up - can see junctions, bends, towns etc. well before you get to them. Very nice in unfamiliar areas or if there's poor visibility.

Viney · 05-05-06, 11:17 AM

I use a map. Satnav is for cars. Satnav in the pocket will not work as it has to point in the way you are going, like affixed to your windscreen.

05-05-06, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viney

I use a map. Satnav is for cars. Satnav in the pocket will not work as it has to point in the way you are going, like affixed to your windscreen.

Good point, not thought of that

05-05-06, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viney

I use a map. Satnav is for cars. Satnav in the pocket will not work as it has to point in the way you are going, like affixed to your windscreen.

Have you been at the mushrooms!? They'll work anywhere they can get a signal, regardless of the direction. The worst I've had was it not working on the car windscreen (due to some fancy metallic solar shielding didgeridoo in the glass) so I stuck it on the side window and it works the same. I've had it in the (closed) glovebox, a tankbag - no problems.

05-05-06, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viney

I use a map. Satnav is for cars. Satnav in the pocket will not work as it has to point in the way you are going, like affixed to your windscreen.

Leave it out Viney...... I tells you where you are, and makes a decision on where you are going by knowing where you've just been (like the last few seconds).

And it does work in the pocket, because I've done exactly that. I don't really look at the map, just use thevoice commands.

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05-05-06, 07:43 PM

Tom Tom in the car and a Garmin Quest on a Ram mount on the bike, this puts it in my eyeline and works a treat, the later Quest2 has postcode search like my Tom Tom.

They are good bits of kit but they do need to be able to see the sky so will not work in a pocket, after a day of wandering and with the fuel light on it's great to be able to call up directions to the nearest fuel station.

04-05-06, 04:55 PM	#11
timwilky Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Not in Yorkshire. (Thank God) Posts: 4,116	Never tried using mine with the bike, Tomtom 5 and ipaq 4150. But I use it all the time in the car, very little use as a navigation tool, but mainly for camera warnings. I do find the traffic useful, I link it using bluetooth to GPRS from my phone. The only problem being that occassionally I have to accept the connection request on the phone. I would have thought that onced paired they would communicate seamlessly. My son uses his all the time. He is a tiler and as such is all over the northwest, he cannot find his way out of a paper bag yet seems to get to all sort of housing estates. It would help if the maps were updated a little more often. __________________ Not Grumpy, opinionated.

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04-05-06, 11:53 PM	#12
Razor Guest Posts: n/a	Sat nav is the business. Gone are hte days of driving alomg with an A-Z in the left hand and half an eye on the road. I got a Garmin i3 for crimbo and it's great for finding my way round London when I'm down there. Just need to get to maplins this weekend for the modification bits to get it on the bike.

05-05-06, 07:57 AM	#13
SVeeedy Gonzales Guest Posts: n/a	I use a garmin i3 on the bike and in the cage, though just for looking at on the bike. Can't be bothered to do any of the mods to hear the thing on the bike. I Always take it if I'm going somewhere I'm not familiar with - for the maps and the speed camera locations, etc.

05-05-06, 08:39 AM	#14
Jelster Guest Posts: n/a	I've had a SAT Nav for a couple of years now. Couple of things to remember: 1) It's not always right 2) Getting lost is fun, but the Sat Nav gets you home I have a Navman ICn510 which I run in the tankbag, connected to the Autocom and 12v power. I also use it in the car and it's a great way of getting to places (like customers) without having to take your eyes off of the road looking at a map. The routing engine isn't the best but if you plan your "waypoints" carefully you can get it to run the route for you. If I were to start again I'd go with a Garmin Quest II, screen's a bit small but it's waterproof and has a number of bike fitting kits available. You can also design a route on the desktop and upload it to the unit. There's nothing wrong with a SatNav on the windscreen if all it does is cover the view of the car bonnet..... Stop being so bloody old and grumpy.. .

05-05-06, 11:17 AM	#16
Viney Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In the shadows to the left Posts: 7,700	I use a map. Satnav is for cars. Satnav in the pocket will not work as it has to point in the way you are going, like affixed to your windscreen.

05-05-06, 07:43 PM	#20
Essex of Essex Guest Posts: n/a	Tom Tom in the car and a Garmin Quest on a Ram mount on the bike, this puts it in my eyeline and works a treat, the later Quest2 has postcode search like my Tom Tom. They are good bits of kit but they do need to be able to see the sky so will not work in a pocket, after a day of wandering and with the fuel light on it's great to be able to call up directions to the nearest fuel station.