Takanta Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 hi all ,well im on the look out for a sat nav for the bike , as i wont be coming to the rally unless I have one lollso does anyone have any recommendations? i may even suggest normal satnavs also , ill just wire up a 12v socket if needed. I dont want a really expensive one also i cannot use my phone , cus its crap and slow and plz dont argue with each other over whats best lolive currently been looking at the tomtom rider v2, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypek Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I am using standard car satnav, Garmin Nuvi 265WT and it is good enough for me. I wouldn't buy a specific bike satnav unless it was really reasonably priced. And £200-£300 extra over similar car unit just for a waterproofing and bluetooth is a rip off to me. I really don't like to waste my money so I prefer to get a waterproof case for £15 off ebay. But that is just my personal opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megawatt Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I'm using a car Tom Tom 730T, on a bike mount on handlebars. I just put a plastic bag over it if raining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest akey Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 tomtom rider v1 for me, works great with a scarla rider headset. You can get them fairly cheap on ebay now and they have a good battery life if you dont want to charge on the bike (I get 3 hours or more easy). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 tomtom rider v1 for me, works great with a scarla rider headset. You can get them fairly cheap on ebay now and they have a good battery life if you dont want to charge on the bike (I get 3 hours or more easy). is that all ? i would look at a replacement battery sounds like its on its way out!! i get up to 8 hours on mine lowest been 6!!keep an eye out on ebay as akey says i got mine for £80 best £80 ive spent for the bike i also use a program called TYRE (Trace Your Route Everywhere) great program that you can plot routes with google maps and load them on to tomtom im sure akey uses that too?? so does Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet5 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Personaly, I've got a navigo satnav. It cost around £60, has a great user interface (in my opinion) and has stud up to multiple attacks by the rain, without added protection, perfectly. Mother recently bought a higher end satnav as she was getting peeved off at arriving at dead ends with father navigating. She did a trial run with my satnav and her one, and actually found that she prefered the display on my super cheap one, and it directed her the exact same route as the new one. Hope this helps.Bullet5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rennie Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I've got a map! and a sense of direction map cost a couple of quid the rest was free I have got a twat nav, for the car, but never use that either seriously, meet up with someone who went last year and follow them in.Spend the money you save on beer! sorted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewJB Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Samsung Galaxy S + Google Maps Navigation did me well the other dayUnfortunately my batter on phone went from 100% to 40% in an Hour so i deffo need a 12v Charge port fitting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takanta Posted March 18, 2011 Author Share Posted March 18, 2011 thanks for the replies folks , im not gonna go down the mobile phone satnav route,ill keep a look out for the tomtoms, only thing thats putting me off getting a normal satnav is really just finding a mount etc for them . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet5 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Only thing thats putting me off getting a normal satnav is really just finding a mount etc for them . Simples. Buy/find a bicycle handlebar attachement (light/reflector), take it and your sat nav bracket apart. Normaly the satnav bracket has a bolt that allows it to pivot. Undo this, then stick the bicycle component mount into this, and put bolt back through. A few rubber strips (like you get with a bicycle light/reflector anyway) to make sure it's a tight fit on your bars, and away you go. Obviously this won't work with every satnav mount, or every bicycle light fitting, however if you get a pair together that work, then it costs hardly anything, and is dead sturdy. I used mine loads last summer, and took it on two big trips. Had minimal vibration, and I never had to worry about it falling off. However now i've got a 'smartphone' i'll use the free navigation software I downloaded for it, connect the phone to my bluetoth headset/helmet, start up the navigation, put on some tunes, and away I go. If the satnav want's to cut in to tell me a direction, the phone will automaticaloly dim the music volume. Works a treat.Anyway, good luck with your choice. Bullet5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypek Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I've just ordered a bike mount for my Garmin from ebay for £3.29 inc postage You can get one for any satnav and pay just pennies. Waterproof cases for all satnavs with bike mount are for £15-£20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet5 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Waterproof cases for all satnavs with bike mount are for £15-£20 Or pennies if you string two sandwich bags over it, and pull it tight with a rubber band. Satnav's last well (surprisingly) against rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumble Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 ive been searching for ages now and cant find any under £100,i only want a cheap thing nothing fancy, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan29 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 If its cheap .......Thishttp://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165685Fixed to bike with thishttp://www.maplin.co.uk/base-mounting-s ... ars-219054and thishttp://www.maplin.co.uk/universal-gps-a ... pad-218543Works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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