Sat-Navs Garmin Quest2

Comet Rider

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GPS optional

Tom,
I'm Neil
Black Shadow is Graham our esteemed ed'

But coming back to GPS.
Garmin have always thought that a GPS unit should be used where ever the user wanted. Whereas TomTom always specialised, with each unit being targeted to a specific use. TT realised that this was putting off potential buyers (see their forums) and realised the error of their ways.

The quest was and is a good unit, that for it's day, but as with all technology was eventually sperceeded, just think about modern PC's and Bill Gates's Windows operating system:mad:

Neil
 

overthehill

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Tom,
I was once warned by a policeman, when using public forums such as these (bike related) that it was better to keep some anonymity as they can be used to track down addresses where there is a good chance that a nice bike is tucked away in the garage. This was used a few years back when a spate of off-road bike thefts had a common link in that they all put their names and locations on a web forum.
This forum is a wonderful resource and i will always identify myself to any VOC member who PMs me but i am always a bit wary about giving too much away publicly.
Mark
 

macvette

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Quest

I have a Quest 1. I used it on my Ducati and its currently on my Triumph Sprint ST. I've had no problems with it and used it in Spain ,Portugal and Belgium although when I go abroad, I load the specific map set for the region I'm going to. I use a Ram mount. I bought the GPS from Ebay for peanuts and have had it 2 yrs now in all weathers.
 

vince998

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ERR,i´ve got a map!!:rolleyes:
Doesn´t need charging,doesn´t corrode its terminals,doesn´t need rebootin,bit of clingfilm and it´s waterproof.
Maybe i don´t get out much:(
 

Albervin

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I have had a TomTom Rider for about 10 months. It was withdrawn from the market shortly after & I was worried. It has now been on my Vincent, BMW & 1926 Douglas. Also in my car. It is so easy to use, re-plans routes when I ignore it AND is still working. It talks to my phone & came with a bluetooth connector that merely connected to the headphones in my helmet. I now have a GPS, iPod & pilot to passenger intercom system. Then there are the days when you only want to hear a 998 cc engine !
Alyn
 

Robert Watson

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My offspring bought me a Tom Tom rider for Christmas last year, for our Australia trip. (Well in fact as these things go they made the downpayment and you know who footed the rest of it!) I don't use the blue tooth but just read the screen. I found it excellent --- most of the time, and then junk now and then. It would just pick the wrong moment to turn itself off, and turn on again just as you go past your turn off. Somehow I didn't need it to cross the Nullarbor. It did lead me very nicely through Melbourne to the Tasmania ferry terminal, and other places where I had to travel through cities. Eventually the mount broke, and after several finally 'out of patience' phone calls to TT they sent a new cradle at no charge, then sent a new mount which only cost the courier charge (which I didn't need). They lead me through upgrading the software (not the map) which is suppposed to stop the start/stop cycling when it moentarily looses power. I did buy a new N A Map which I will try out starting next week driving from Ottawa to the N A Rally. Glen Breaks (local S O bought a TT Rider 2 in the UK and from his email note says it has been excellent navigating a EU newbie through UK traffic! We'll see if he still like it when he gats back in a few days.

Robert
 

captain vincent

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What,s a "Garim"?,is this a distant cousin of a Gremlin?.A recently departed Vincent Owner who,s last request was to be sent to meet his maker with his Tom Tom rider nailed inside his box caused uproar at the crematorium when a muffled voice was heard during the service "You have now reached your final destination".
Does anybody make a chronicmetric gps to keep things more asthetic?

Regards

El Capitano.
 

Rapide998

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Like Vinceninenintynine up there... I prefer the "real way" :) More fun trying to figure out where you are that way, or just follow the sign posts. :rolleyes::D
I run 6v anyway so I'm buggurt for fancy hings on my Vinny.:p
 
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