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[wogger]

Originally Posted by bradders

what about garmin? I have heard tomtom rider has a few quality issues, and not sure about the fitment shown

Don't know where that one came from, me and Quickbitch rode thru torrential rain on the way back from the Buell gathering, TomTom rider worked perfectly and still does, which is more than can be said for my Road Angel Plus.

Wogger

[bradders]

sounds like the rider is the way to go!! cheers

[749er]

I have a Fujitsu Siemens Pocket Loox N520. it was £350 for the PDA, the car charger, mounting kit and the software.It has an integral GPS chip, so no other wires/boxes etc. Would easily slip into a map pocket on a tank bag and has blue tooth, should be able to communicate with a blue tooth head set. Which means you would not have to look at the screen, which is not the safest thing to be doing. All you need to do is what the woman tells you! Nothing new there then :-) Works very well in the car, I dont need it for the bike, its just a work tool for me.

[Nattyboy]

Ive had the ducati performance/garmin quest one for a couple of months mate and its proving to be very good..! Loads of brackets available so I can use it on all bikes and car !!

[SazzaJ]

I vote for the Quest as well. I've got a Quest 2 (includes full postcode search facility), and have it hard-wired into my monster, and through an autocom system, using a kit from GPS Warehouse and a RAM mount. You don't need to have it hard-wired, and can just use the motorcycle kit and plug a headset into it. Works great in the car too. I also have a RAM mount on my Honda CRF for off-roading, using it without a headset.

Completely waterproof, 20 hours battery life, and off-road tracking too (of you're into that kind of thing). Also fits in your pocket, as it's not much bigger than a large mobile phone. I reckon it's the most versatile unit available, as you can use it like a Garmin eTrex for walking or mountain biking as well.

Good bundle deals available from GPS Warehouse.

Saz

[david.hicks]

I have used Tom Tom Rider (my Dad's) and PDA-based Tom Tom (my own) on my 996 and on my 250 trail bike.

Largely very good, I have just a few gripes:
- TT Rider audio is too quiet. PDA version is slightly better.
- Both units would be better if they gave instructions a bit earlier
- no off-road tracking

I am really interested in the Quest 2 - tell me more SazzaJ