What GPS

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Oi! There's only room for one ugly bloke in here.

 

Bad form 'n all, but I have made an impulse purchase of a Navman icn320.

Seems pretty good and basic, now I need to molish a safe way of mounting it
to the bike.

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Dan L (Oldbloke)

My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
Space in shed where NSR125 used to be
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Patio Ornament)
BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005), X-FOT#000, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow), OMF#11

 

There's a very expensive weather proof TomTom.

HTH.

 

This is what I've got.

It has quite a few "Windows CE" annoyances, and sometimes needs a
master reset.

Word of warning - get a decent ally case for the PDA, from somewhere
like PDA addons World, or prepare for the costly broken screen fix.

BTW, both the Bluetooth and WiFi AFAIK on the 4150 are now slightly
behind and won't necessarily work with everything.

 

There are some Bluetooth and WiFi driver updates, together with a ROM
update, on the HP site if you've not already installed them. I've had
mine for a year now, and it works with everything that I've thrown at it
so far (including WEP encryption on my WiFi) so I'm happy. I've got an
aluminium case (Proporta) as it happens.

If you do break the screen (or more likely, just the sensor digitizer)
you can get a new one from these people:

http://www.ipaqrepair.co.uk/

Cheaper than buying a new 4150.

For those just wanting GPS, I'd suggest the 1940 model which has
Bluetooth but no WiFi and goes for less. But then again, if you just
want GPS and would have absolutely no use whatsoever for a PDA I suspect
a bespoke solution is a better bet unless you happen upon a PDA going
really cheap.

 

I didn't get that from the 'few hundred quid' statement.

 

Heh, I'm new to all this.

Anyhoo, now have a small Sat Nav unit, hopefully will do what I need it to
do.


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Dan L (Oldbloke)

My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
Space in shed where NSR125 used to be
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Patio Ornament)
BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005), X-FOT#000, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow), OMF#11

 

Sorry mate, we've been here before.
Had to change my news profile, and got the wrong name in the wrong hole, so
to speak.
Your reputation is safe ;o)

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Greybeard

FLHRCI -01 UK ( 95 cu-in Stg 2. Big Boy!)
Trumpet Trophy 1200 -91, for rainy days

nntp@foxtails[dot]co[dot]uk

 

You can't just say you've got one, you have to tell us what it is so we
can slag it off!

 

It is a Navman icn320.

I shall be fully testing it later today.

So far, my local post code map is about 5 years out of date, and my house
number doesn't seem to exist either.

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)

My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
Space in shed where NSR125 used to be
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Patio Ornament)
BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005), X-FOT#000, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow), OMF#11

 

Must be in this thread already, but RAM mounts
(http://www.ram-mount-uk.com/) are generally the way to go.

 

Cheers for that.

Nothing specific to my new Sat Nav, but some interesting ideas.

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Dan L (Oldbloke)

My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
Space in shed where NSR125 used to be
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Patio Ornament)
BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005), X-FOT#000, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow), OMF#11

 

Neither did I. I got it from the fact that _everybody_ wants a Sat
Nav, they just call them "GPS".

 

GPS tells you were you are. That's it. You then add functionality to
that to provide satellite navigation.

At it's most basic you have the likes of Garmin's, which are little
more than a GPS unit unless you have appropriate software to load
tracks into them. The only navigation they will do it "as the crow
flies" style where you pick a point in it's basic internal map (or
input coordinates) and it'll give you an arrow that always points in
the direction of it. Doesn't take roads into account at all.

"Sat Nav" systems have a database of roads, postcodes, etc built into
them and couple this with route finding software and a map. They're
capable of plotting a route for you on the road and then using GPS to
figure out where you are on it.

Basically the latter are great for use on the road when you want to
get somewhere. They're bugger all use halfway up a mountain in the
pissing rain. The former are perfect as a navigational aid but no
good at telling you how to get to a little street in Milton Keynes
unless you already know where it is.

 

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Er... Garmin's ...what? Garmin does a range of GPS receivers, some of which
don't have any mapping and some with full Sat-Nav. The 2610s are full Sat-Nav
units with Europe-wide mapping, are waterproof and have touch screens which
are ideal for biking. They also have several route preferences - fastest,
shortest and custom, where you tell the unit what type of road you prefer or
would like to avoid. Garmin have at least one motorcycle tester who rides in
Europe. The custom routes feature was based on a recommendation from him
because he wanted interesting rides. As far as I know no other GPS
manufacturer has anything like it & it's why I got a 2610.

As well as giving turn by turn directions and recalculating on the fly if you
miss a turn or have to divert.

 

I meant the likes of the Garmin eTrex that I and another poster in the
thread own, and hence was discussing. I'm aware they have a full
range of devices.

 

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Thought you might be but it wasn't clear from the post IMO.

 

It might be in another thread but maps are generally the way to go. If
you can't read a map then you shouldn't be allowed on the road.

 

Your origami must be much better than mine. I have no idea how to "mount
it safely to the bike" using a map.

 

But it is the the easiest city in the UK to find your way around in.
Or do you hate it for other reasons?