Ive covered over 30 countries with my sat nav, wouldnt leave home without it because Im geographically incompetant!
Ive got a Garmin Zumo 660 but thats the 'all singing, all dancing' version and not cheap, actually its foccing expensive but I do travel.
Poor mans version (I set this up for my mate who was travelling in the Himalayas with me this summer) is a Garmin Nuvi 310. You can find em on ebay for about £20, its has a earphone socket (3.5mm jack in) and it will take music, if thats your thing.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/garmin-nuvi-de...20dd35c16f
Wire it into the battery, 2 wires, one red, one black, obvious where they go...
Then buy a £12 waterproof GPS holder bag thingy (ebay) thats waterproof and attaches to your handlebars.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/K5M-Motorcycle...5af6695238
I recommend Garmin over everything else because you can 'get' (not buy!!!!) maps off the net that will go straight into your machine. You can also use Garmin Basecamp to plan your routes on the computer and upload them to your GPS ready for your trip.
Basecamp (its free) - http://www.garmin.com/en-GB/shop/downloads/basecamp
Map uploads (make a backup and read read read before you do anything mapwise) - http://www.noeman.org/gsm/garmin-maps/10...chart.html
Give me a shout if you want more info
Ive got a Garmin Zumo 660 but thats the 'all singing, all dancing' version and not cheap, actually its foccing expensive but I do travel.
Poor mans version (I set this up for my mate who was travelling in the Himalayas with me this summer) is a Garmin Nuvi 310. You can find em on ebay for about £20, its has a earphone socket (3.5mm jack in) and it will take music, if thats your thing.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/garmin-nuvi-de...20dd35c16f
Wire it into the battery, 2 wires, one red, one black, obvious where they go...
Then buy a £12 waterproof GPS holder bag thingy (ebay) thats waterproof and attaches to your handlebars.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/K5M-Motorcycle...5af6695238
I recommend Garmin over everything else because you can 'get' (not buy!!!!) maps off the net that will go straight into your machine. You can also use Garmin Basecamp to plan your routes on the computer and upload them to your GPS ready for your trip.
Basecamp (its free) - http://www.garmin.com/en-GB/shop/downloads/basecamp
Map uploads (make a backup and read read read before you do anything mapwise) - http://www.noeman.org/gsm/garmin-maps/10...chart.html
Give me a shout if you want more info