Stu Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 anyone think £100 is cheap for a second hand tomtom rider version 1 ?going to look at it tomorrow the cheapest i can see the version 2 at is £250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 *shrug*what is it?*shrug*lol x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 sounds a fair price............u can be the navigator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 http://gpstracklog.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/11/11/tomtom_rider_2nd_edition_2.jpgone of these vicki sat nav for bike waterproof bike mount use with gloves on etc etc used to use my mobile but its a bit slow and can easily miss turns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Should this not be in bike chat then I dont think it will stop u getting lost..... besides think of all the places we wouldnt have been if we hadnt got lost lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 really it should be in clothing and accesories will let a mod move it me get lost? never i just get temporarily missplaced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 lmao... ive been away tooooo long!!Dont even know the sections of my own forum (our own forum ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 i need one of these jobbies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest philgale Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 really it should be in clothing and accesories will let a mod move it as requested.....bloody admin dont bother stu half the fun is getting lost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nman1 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Sounds reasonable to me. Garmin ones are still around 450ish as advertised in MCN, however if you want one for a car you can pick them up for £99 in a local shop near me. Why so much extra for a bike baffles the crap out of me. ??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 just make sure all the bits are with it. £100 is a bit of a bargin, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 the only bit thats missing is the bike mount they are cheap enough to buy comes with a car mount though which i would have to buy if i got any other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyKnuckle Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Sounds like a billy bargin. Considering they are about £300 new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Sounds reasonable to me. Garmin ones are still around 450ish as advertised in MCN, however if you want one for a car you can pick them up for £99 in a local shop near me. Why so much extra for a bike baffles the crap out of me. ??????? neil its cuz they make them glove proof/ all weathered and vibration proof for bikes.loada crap really, as i found out in the matlock weekend a lot of riders are just getting car ones and have a plastic bag over them lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nman1 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 sounds a good idea dm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 well i went and bought it just need to buy a bike mount as he has lost that but there cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Sounds reasonable to me. Garmin ones are still around 450ish as advertised in MCN, however if you want one for a car you can pick them up for £99 in a local shop near me. Why so much extra for a bike baffles the crap out of me. ??????? neil its cuz they make them glove proof/ all weathered and vibration proof for bikes.loada crap really, as i found out in the matlock weekend a lot of riders are just getting car ones and have a plastic bag over them lol thats me i just buy the best cheapest one i can find ~(halfords clearance) route 66 mini/maxi never paid more than 60 for one ok so i killed 2 so far welll one and a half still trying to get other one back together...but a sandwich bag over it with and tied up tight and elastic bands to stop the bag flapping ..bone dry on last weekend ....plus my one i use the car suction mount on the screen ...... only comes of if i knock it too hard ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Stu have a look here supposed to be a good site for tom tom updateshttp://www.janboersma.nl/gett/index.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Speaking as an owner of one... be warned, they tend not to charge successfully on bike.I use a cigarette lighter socket (i use universal 12v plugs same as the bikes optmate plug) so I can plug it in and charge it on the run if I have to.Great bit of kit though m8. especially fun when you use it to get lost!!!! Pin in the map sort of thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 Stu have a look here supposed to be a good site for tom tom updateshttp://www.janboersma.nl/gett/index.php TC thanks for the link but its already in my favs they do a great bit of software so you can plan routes using google maps works ace Speaking as an owner of one... be warned, they tend not to charge successfully on bike.I use a cigarette lighter socket (i use universal 12v plugs same as the bikes optmate plug) so I can plug it in and charge it on the run if I have to.Great bit of kit though m8. especially fun when you use it to get lost!!!! Pin in the map sort of thing... yeah i have heard some bad things about the charging system before im sure i can fettle with it i like the pin in the map game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Sounds reasonable to me. Garmin ones are still around 450ish as advertised in MCN, however if you want one for a car you can pick them up for £99 in a local shop near me. Why so much extra for a bike baffles the crap out of me. ??????? neil its cuz they make them glove proof/ all weathered and vibration proof for bikes.loada crap really, as i found out in the matlock weekend a lot of riders are just getting car ones and have a plastic bag over them lol thats me i just buy the best cheapest one i can find ~(halfords clearance) route 66 mini/maxi never paid more than 60 for one ok so i killed 2 so far welll one and a half still trying to get other one back together...but a sandwich bag over it with and tied up tight and elastic bands to stop the bag flapping ..bone dry on last weekend ....plus my one i use the car suction mount on the screen ...... only comes of if i knock it too hard ... cheers again Tim,great advice as per usual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyKnuckle Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 thats me i just buy the best cheapest one i can find ~(halfords clearance) route 66 mini/maxi never paid more than 60 for one ok so i killed 2 so far welll one and a half still trying to get other one back together...but a sandwich bag over it with and tied up tight and elastic bands to stop the bag flapping ..bone dry on last weekend ....plus my one i use the car suction mount on the screen ...... only comes of if i knock it too hard ... Do you just run it off the battery or have you rigged it up somehow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 thats me i just buy the best cheapest one i can find ~(halfords clearance) route 66 mini/maxi never paid more than 60 for one ok so i killed 2 so far so you have had to buy 3 ? at say £60 each so thats £180 at this rate you may aswell have bought a tomtom rider at £250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Just for you Stu, I thought I'd share....... When I was knocked off me Pan, the mount was damaged by the salvage people trying to get it off. Now there is no room really on the 'Blade to fit it so I fabricated a stainless mount using what was left of the original. You can see that it is tight.... but best place for it really. In this position you need to rely on the spoken instructions really, because you do need to physically look down to see it.http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f40/mysafpics123/mount.jpghttp://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f40/mysafpics123/mounttomtom.jpgGoing on to what I was saying earlier, I bought some power plugs from Maplin and changed the plug on the battery cable for the optimate. Bottom of pic (see below)Above on the right (see below pic) is a cigarette lighter socket bought for a fiver from a camping shop. This has had the included crocodile clips removed and replaced with a plug. I can now plug that in and use as an accessory socket for charging the tomtom straight from the battery. Rather than discard the crocodile clips I have reattached them to a cable, also with a plug. Essentially these are motorcycle jump leads. I can plug em into the (optimate) socket and use them to attach to an external battery or bike/car in the event of a flat battery. Alternatively it can be used as a power source but given the capacity of the battery I'm never gonna do that!! http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f40/mysafpics123/gizmos.jpgIn order to use the charger from a cigarette socket, I have removed the bottom flap from the tomtomhttp://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f40/mysafpics123/tomtom.jpgHope this is at least a little bit helpful.....-DTM- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 cheers for that DTM im going to get the proper mount as mine never came with one and use the proper cable hard wired to the battery and see how it goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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