jencaprontee@googlemail.com

Please help oh great FOAK..... I'm wanting to get a GPS for the bike -
doesn't really matter whether it goes on my R1 or himself's Mille
really as we're both crap at directions & have intercom anyway.

I guess I'm looking for something decent that we can fit to either of
the bikes, but also to take out to the US with us in September (see
above comment about both being crap with directions!) and don't really
want to be constantly doing u-turns on a Harley (1) ! (not when I'm
really not used to it).

I'd rather not spend too much, not over 500ukp as I'd like to get a
Digicam as well (also any advice there would be useful). So whats the
most reliable & easy to use, has anyone got any experience or thoughts
that may help getting a GPS for the bike?

TIA

(1) We decided on a pair of Heritage Softail Classics in the end - and
thanks for all your help with that, ta muchly

--
Jen
R1

Eddie

jencaprontee@googlemail.com wrote:
> So whats the
> most reliable & easy to use, has anyone got any experience or thoughts
> that may help getting a GPS for the bike?

I recently treated myself to a Garmin Quest; I'm quite happy with
reading maps and following directions, but I like gadgets.

It got me to Chimay and back (~1000 mile round trip), and I was happy
with the way it took me. Cut a few corners off autoroutes that I
wouldn't have bothered trying if I'd been map-reading, and led me along
some interesting roads.

It hasn't got a huge amount of memory, so you'll need to just load the
detailed maps that you think you're likely to need, and use the base map
for the roads in between.

As for fitting directly to the bikes, you're a bit screwed really. You
can buy a motorcycle-mounting kit, but you still need to buy or make
something to which that can be attached[0]. You might be able to get
away with the handlebar clamp, but that leaves the problem of power, but
the Quest allegedly has ~20hr battery life.


[0] On the ZX-9R, I made up a plate that cable-ties to the screen brace,
then the motorcycle mount clamps to that.
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Eddie eddie@deguello.org

http://www.last.fm/group/ukrm

BRC

On 6 Aug, 14:34, Eddie <ed...@deguello.org> wrote:
> jencapron...@googlemail.com wrote:
> > So whats the
> > most reliable & easy to use, has anyone got any experience or thoughts
> > that may help getting a GPS for the bike?
>
> I recently treated myself to a Garmin Quest; I'm quite happy with
> reading maps and following directions, but I like gadgets.

Gadgets are good :-) I'm ok if I have good directions, hence the real
need for something reliable tbh.

> It got me to Chimay and back (~1000 mile round trip), and I was happy
> with the way it took me. Cut a few corners off autoroutes that I
> wouldn't have bothered trying if I'd been map-reading, and led me along
> some interesting roads.

That sounds pretty good, much what we'd like to do without wasting too
much time getting lost (which we do on a regluar basis!)

> It hasn't got a huge amount of memory, so you'll need to just load the
> detailed maps that you think you're likely to need, and use the base map
> for the roads in between.

Ok, thats good to know.

> As for fitting directly to the bikes, you're a bit screwed really. You
> can buy a motorcycle-mounting kit, but you still need to buy or make
> something to which that can be attached[0]. You might be able to get
> away with the handlebar clamp, but that leaves the problem of power, but
> the Quest allegedly has ~20hr battery life.

What batteries does it take? I'm guessing that it can be plugged
directly into the bike, probably go on the Mille in that case.

> [0] On the ZX-9R, I made up a plate that cable-ties to the screen brace,
> then the motorcycle mount clamps to that.

Definately go on the Mille as it has quite a bit of room behind the
screen & hopefully I can bribe by means of beer tokens someone to make
up a brace that should fit it.

Thanks :-)

--
Jen
R1

Badger

jencaprontee@googlemail.com wrote:
> I'd like to get a
> Digicam as well (also any advice there would be useful).

Tell us yer budget, and tell us whether you specifically want something
small & light or something SLR-ish.

--
Rick
NT650V (still)
TWA#11 BREast#6 BOTAFOT#139

BRC

On 6 Aug, 15:13, Badger <s...@housemartin.f9.co.uk> wrote:
> jencapron...@googlemail.com wrote:
> > I'd like to get a
> > Digicam as well (also any advice there would be useful).
>
> Tell us yer budget, and tell us whether you specifically want something
> small & light or something SLR-ish.

I'm actually wanting a digital camcorder, something reasonably light
that I can carry around. I'm wanting the get the GPS as well so don't
really want to spend more than £600 on them both - less if possible.

I've found the Garmin Quest (old style) for under £300 if it's any
good. So leaves about £300 - £350 I guess. Less is always better
though.

Cheers

--
Jen
R1 04

Eddie

BRC wrote:
> On 6 Aug, 14:34, Eddie <ed...@deguello.org> wrote:
>
>> As for fitting directly to the bikes, you're a bit screwed really. You
>> can buy a motorcycle-mounting kit, but you still need to buy or make
>> something to which that can be attached[0]. You might be able to get
>> away with the handlebar clamp, but that leaves the problem of power, but
>> the Quest allegedly has ~20hr battery life.
>
> What batteries does it take? I'm guessing that it can be plugged
> directly into the bike, probably go on the Mille in that case.

The battery's a built-in lithium one, IIRC; non-replaceable. The
motorcycle mount kit includes a power cable to link into the bike.

>> [0] On the ZX-9R, I made up a plate that cable-ties to the screen brace,
>> then the motorcycle mount clamps to that.
>
> Definately go on the Mille as it has quite a bit of room behind the
> screen & hopefully I can bribe by means of beer tokens someone to make
> up a brace that should fit it.

You could also look at getting a RAM mount kit for it, but I've got a
feeling you might need Garmin's motorcycle mount anyway for the cable.

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Eddie eddie@deguello.org

http://www.last.fm/group/ukrm

Eddie

BRC wrote:
>
> I've found the Garmin Quest (old style) for under £300 if it's any
> good. So leaves about £300 - £350 I guess. Less is always better
> though.

What?! For that price, you should be getting a Quest V2, not an original
Quest.

I think I paid ~£180 for mine.

--
Eddie eddie@deguello.org

http://www.last.fm/group/ukrm

The Longhaired Boxhead via MotorcycleKB.com

Eddie wrote:
>> I've found the Garmin Quest (old style) for under £300 if it's any
>> good. So leaves about £300 - £350 I guess. Less is always better
>> though.
>
>What?! For that price, you should be getting a Quest V2, not an original
>Quest.
>
>I think I paid ~£180 for mine.

's wot I was thinking. Used Quest (1) seem to go for around 100-120 quid on
fleabay.

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Eddie

The Longhaired Boxhead via MotorcycleKB.com wrote:
> Eddie wrote:
>>> I've found the Garmin Quest (old style) for under £300 if it's any
>>> good. So leaves about £300 - £350 I guess. Less is always better
>>> though.
>> What?! For that price, you should be getting a Quest V2, not an original
>> Quest.
>>
>> I think I paid ~£180 for mine.
>
> 's wot I was thinking. Used Quest (1) seem to go for around 100-120 quid on
> fleabay.

I was going to be mine second-hand, but decided that I wasted more than
60 quids' worth of my time by trying to get a bargain.

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Eddie eddie@deguello.org

http://www.last.fm/group/ukrm

Gyp

In message <1186406543.188983.207320@22g2000hsm.googlegroups. com>,
jencaprontee@googlemail.com writes
>I'd rather not spend too much, not over 500ukp as I'd like to get a
>Digicam as well (also any advice there would be useful). So whats the
>most reliable & easy to use, has anyone got any experience or thoughts
>that may help getting a GPS for the bike?

Like others, I've got a 2610 which has done me proud on car and bike.
Catch might be the power on a rental

>(1) We decided on a pair of Heritage Softail Classics in the end - and
>thanks for all your help with that, ta muchly

Hers and hers Harleys. Nice ;-)
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Drew.H

<jencaprontee@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:1186406543.188983.207320@22g2000hsm.googlegro ups.com...
> Please help oh great FOAK..... I'm wanting to get a GPS for the bike -
> doesn't really matter whether it goes on my R1 or himself's Mille
> really as we're both crap at directions & have intercom anyway.
>
> I guess I'm looking for something decent that we can fit to either of
> the bikes, but also to take out to the US with us in September (see
> above comment about both being crap with directions!) and don't really
> want to be constantly doing u-turns on a Harley (1) ! (not when I'm
> really not used to it).
>
> I'd rather not spend too much, not over 500ukp as I'd like to get a
> Digicam as well (also any advice there would be useful). So whats the
> most reliable & easy to use, has anyone got any experience or thoughts
> that may help getting a GPS for the bike?
>
> TIA
>

I just bought an O2 XDA mini S (PDA/phone, with TomTom installed) and a
Bluetooth GPS. I also have a Bluetooth earpiece to listen to the
instructions. The problem I had was waterproofing the XDA and mounting it
to the bike. Solution was a tank bag with map pocket.

I've also got Memory map, not only for walks in the Lakes, but it can also
record my speed/position/distance and produce interesting graphs.

The 02 XDA Orbit has a built in GPS, but at a price.

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