fredaroony
Registered user
I bought a Tomtom Rider 450 and moved the Nav VI to the handlebars only to be used for the bike info dashboard.
The problem with Garmin is that they have been overtaken by the instant gratification generation ( of people and tech). They are not an intuitive device so are not as simple to use as an iPhone or Twitface etc. etc. and need the user to invest some time to gain understanding to get the best from it.
Shit like the map update issue is typical of companies cutting costs on software releases by making their users beta testers.
My long relationship with Garmin devices means I have a reasonable understanding. My Nav V is the most reliable and robust unit I’ve owned.
Garmin’s chief mistake was to listen to blokes on motorbikes who demanded that their GPS device provided more and more functions and told them which roads to ride, whilst giving ‘bike info’. Mix in the rise of Bluetooth and the need to stay ‘connected’ morning, noon and night and it’s a muddle.
Take the devices back to where they were and everything will be OK again.
I have never fecked about with mine. I find BaseCamp no more difficult than Mapsource and the devices (Nav V and Nav VI) work just fine. I don’t worry about it not connecting to something, as I have nothing to connect it to, whiist on the way between A and B.
Create your own routes and you can avoid whatever you like.
Had my Nav V for a few years now ... one of the best sat navs ever.
I don't update the maps ... the roads I require have been around hundreds of years, and I don't have any music on it. Not updating the maps has never been a problem .... find myself on a new bit of road, a new ring road or whatever never been an issue.
Oh ... and it's a two second job in settings to avoid unsurfaced roads
Same here
Only I use an old 2610 - still one of the best motorcycle GPS Garmin ever made & I refuse to use anything newer (especially when you can pick them up for £40 on here)
Old maps no problem - I read the signs on a new bit of road and not blindly see & follow the sat nav
I also always have a map in the pocket of a tank bag on display
Navigation is not just about a Sat Nav, it's better by map/signs and landmarks and nouse
If you are leading groups purely by GPS then you are doing it wrong
I am with Micky
Oh, have you heard the term - RTFM?
Just used the Nav V for 12000 miles across 22 countries ... and it behaved itself very well
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