Sat Navs on bikes

[Davebo]

I use Waze on my phone, it's free and updates traffic in real time, BUT it does use data. (No idea how much as I don't pay for mine).

For the bike, I used to use a waterproof case off of eBay for my old TomTom V1. It was mounted to the bars via a ball & socket but it was a faff to get on and off. Then I was in Hein Gericke (when it was open) and they had one with velcro straps and a nice little sun shade. About £7. They might be selling them off again or via J&S.

DBo.

[Buzz]

Ancient jailbroken iPhone 3GS with Tom Tom, does the job fine.  More importantly the phone is mounted above the clocks on a homemade bracket very much like limax2's setup below, this keeps it in constant eye view unlike when it's on the tank/handlebars etc.

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[locksmith]

I use a Garmin Zumo 550 with a RAM mount on the handlebar wired in to an Autocom system. Expensive to set up but is the dogs danglies.
Plays mp3's as well as navigation
Transfer from bike to bike so lasts a long while.

I've had it that long the Zumo is a little old fashioned now in that the Garmin features are greatly advanced now (like photo real junction display and lane guidance prompting etc, but I wont update till it breaks!

[Mattsplat]

Zumo 660 here, love it but very expensive.

Cheapo version, Nuvi 310 has an 3.5mm jack out and can be picked up for about £20 on eblag, wire it to the battery, waterproof bag from China and you have a proppa setup for under £50.

[fazer390]

I use an old Garmin Zumo765 car satnav. It has a headphone socket to plug my Sanheisser headphones in and a SD slot to add mp3 music files. It's attached via a handlebar garmin ball mount and powered by a cigar socket plummed direct (fused) to the battery. I don't tend to go out in the rain these days; however if it does rain, I put it in a tankbag with a map window.
It also has bluetooth for when I'm in my cage, so it doubles as a hands free kit... Works a treat... 

[Phil]

I use this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-GPS-SAT-NAV-...4d05abf652

I've got a similar holder to that from Hein Gericke.

I attached it to one like this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/RAM-MOUNT--RAM-B...=ram-mount

which attaches to one like this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/RAM-MOUNT--RAM-B...=ram-mount

which attaches to one like this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/RAM-MOUNT--RAM-B...=ram-mount

On my XJR1300 in the rain the holder leaked a bit and the window streamed up a bit. Its better on the Fazer8 because of the fairing. When the sun is shining from behind its a bit difficult to se the screen. The 4.3" screen Garmin Nuvi lasted 4 hours on the battery. When I went to Romania I bought a new one with more EE maps on it. It has a 5" widescreen and the battery only lasts 1 1/2 hours. It also has a press button on/off switch which has managed to turn itself on in my tank bag when not in use. The older one has a sliding switch which is better. I've since bought a connector to wire it up to the battery but haven't fitted it yet.


I only use it when I take a wrong turning and get lost (so hardly ever), know there is a town to get around and to find a pre-booked hotel. Its very useful to find petrol stations/hotels etc in areas I don't know.

Mainly I use a laminated map in the tank bag map holder. 

[Exupnut]

I use a tom tom 920 go . Had it for years got a case for it and fittings for  handle bar mounting . Use it every day as a despatch rider in London does the job for me

Aha!! Another despatch rider on here. A human satnav :-)

[Arfa]

Perfect solution right here:-





http://www.sonsdecanela.com/partsforat/roadbook.html


Doesn't cane off your data plan, no bother with bluetooth/headphones etc, no hassle touching screen with big gloves on, won't run out of battery power and not likely to be pinched when you park up at services. Sorted!

[Frosties]

I use this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-GPS-SAT-NAV-...4d05abf652

or something that looks very much like this. Works well, although larger sat navs can be a bit of a squeeze. No problems in the rain.

The motorbike specific sat navs are too expensive in my opinion.

Same here with a TomTom XL - works a treat!

[madmondeoman]

Use my garnim nuvi 1490T out of the car. Bought a bar mount of ebay for a couple of quid comes with waterproof case.

Buoght a garmin cable and it's hard wired into the battery now.

[Skippernick]

Perfect solution right here:-





http://www.sonsdecanela.com/partsforat/roadbook.html


Doesn't cane off your data plan, no bother with bluetooth/headphones etc, no hassle touching screen with big gloves on, won't run out of battery power and not likely to be pinched when you park up at services. Sorted!

Ah a real man like me, don't we feel a little bit smug! You forgot to add that it still works even if the yanks turned the GPS system off.

[Gingernutz]

Another one with a cheap £30 sat navigation on a home made holder braced over the clocks. Mine is wired to the bikes power and sound is to my lid via the autocom. Also plays mp3s for bike dancing purposes. I find the foxeye screen is dry enough except in a hurricane and then I stick a freezer bag over the top. http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee84/...c10087.jpg haven't got a smaller photo (bikes on side stand in garage the satnav is nearly straight)

[rayburn600]

Garmin 660 here too.
Brilliant bit of kit.
Updated 2013 maps with sd card under £40.


Blue tooth into helmet.
Done France with it no probs.
R

[limax2]

I use the normal car one (TomTom) mounted above the clocks and in a cheap case which keeps out the rain. Phil mentioned dazzle from the sun so here is my solution to it. An elastic band round the case and brackets keeps it all in place and it works a treat  .

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This is the sun shield showing the two "L" brackets and backing plate made from thin aluminium sheet and pop riveted to the plastic shield.
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Raw material for plastic shield was this
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Other brands of washing products are available and possibly in a size to suit your case  .

For anyone interested Fizzy Pies has shown detials of his SatNav mounting above the clocks in his "my bike" post in the 600 section, including drawings of the brackets etc. for a boxeye.

[unfazed]

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Perfect solution right here:-





http://www.sonsdecanela.com/partsforat/roadbook.html


Doesn't cane off your data plan, no bother with bluetooth/headphones etc, no hassle touching screen with big gloves on, won't run out of battery power and not likely to be pinched when you park up at services. Sorted!

Ah a real man like me, don't we feel a little bit smug! You forgot to add that it still works even if the yanks turned the GPS system off.
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[midden]

Forget the leather cases imo 
I use a bike console with my android phone it's hard plastic and still gives touch screen ability.




http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-Galaxy...4cfe4b2ecc