Best Sat Nav for bike and truck.....?

Hog · Nov 24, 2007

Paul said:

So that's why you didn't buy the £29K Suzuki but were delighted to
tell us how much you saved at the NEC. Now I understand.
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All becomes clear!!

Hog · Nov 24, 2007

John said:

SD said:

Has the little rubber connector cover perished on your one, yet?
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No, but the little security screw fell out, which is a good thing
actually 'cos it tightened itself with the vibrations of the bike and
then you hard to fart about with the wee screwdriver thing,
pain in the arse. I may find a replacement screw for it, but It's a
lot more secure than my TomTom Rider POS[1].

[1] Terrible mount and the contacts are fucked so it doesn't charge
anymore. Although TBF when it works, it works quite well and is a
*lot* faster in updating the screen, the Zumo is s l o w.
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Ah see I'm glad I didn't buy a Zumo!

Nowt wrong with a cheap satnav in the clear pocket of a tank bag.

Chris N Deuchar · Nov 26, 2007

I have been doing some agency trucking and I have a Garmin 660. It has
a 'truck' option, but it still takes me into the narrowest or most
unpaved lanes. Every route is via back roads, it doesn't like to send
a truck via main roads. Don't choose this one as a truckers GPS!
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Ta for that <adds to black list>

Chris D

Chris N Deuchar · Nov 26, 2007

Been away a while, see the usual suspects still around but I have a
variation on the usual 'Best Sat Nav for bike & car' FOAK query.

Rumour has it there are special trucker[2] versions which keep you
away from low bridges etc.

All comments[1] gratefully received
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Hello stranger.

Most of the time it is operator fuckwittery. I have a Garmin 2610 for use
on the bike. In the preferences you can select your vehicle type.
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Ta for that. I am starting with a blank sheet here.

Chris D

Chris N Deuchar · Nov 26, 2007

[1] constructive ones obviously
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Zumo 550. It has vehicle and bike mounts included.
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Very neat, not cheap - but very neat, Ta, could well be tempted

[2] as I am now part of that fraternity
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You should haven't killed all 66K posts then.
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<hangs head in shame>

Chris D

Rich B · Nov 26, 2007

Sucking his keyboard for inspiration, Mike Barnard typed:

Rumour has it there are special trucker[2] versions which keep you
away from low bridges etc.
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Hi.

I have been doing some agency trucking and I have a Garmin 660. It has
a 'truck' option, but it still takes me into the narrowest or most
unpaved lanes. Every route is via back roads, it doesn't like to send
a truck via main roads. Don't choose this one as a truckers GPS!

HTH.
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My Garmin does that. Very odd. Perhaps they have very small, agile trucks
in Garminland.

Timo Geusch · Nov 27, 2007

wessie said:

Gyp is the one to ask about GPS units. He seems to be operating some sort
of consumer trial. The ageing 2610 suits my purpose but I'd want something
with a postcode search facility for a professional driving job.
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Erm, it does have postcode search, just not *full* postcode search...

Chris N Deuchar · Dec 27, 2007

I'd still say that if you've got more than one bike, the 2610 is hard to
beat. The catch with the Zumo is the amount of hardware you need to buy
per bike.
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Noted, ta

Chris D

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