Posted by Robert McMahan on October 7, 2007, 4:53 pm
Has anyone used a Nuvi on a motorcycle. Due to a couple of
unfortunate drops onto concrete (one at 35 MPH), my i3 is not
functioning well. I can send it in for exchange to Garmin for $125,
but for a little bit more money, I can replace it with something else
that has a trip computer page. This unit is used on my motorcycle,
and when I travel to have a small unit that does not take up alot of
space in my briefcase. Most people are going towards the Zumo 550.
Besides being very expensive, the battery life (up to 4 hours)
requires that the mount be permenantly wire to/attached to the bike.
This is not a situation that I like. Because of it, I'm considering
one of the Nuvi Series. I realize that it is not weatherproof, but
this is a situation that can be resolved with a ziplock bag as I don't
ride that much in the rain. I had a conversation with Garmin support
about this, and they don't recommend it because of 'Vibration'. In
questioning them further about what kind of problems have been noted
becuase of the vibration, they have no answer, and one rep actually
said that there has been no testing on the Nuvi in relationship to
vibration, and could not say what might cause a problem with the Nuvi
in relationship to vibration. Thanks for Reading
Robert McMahan
Posted by oh real on October 10, 2007, 11:15 am
You should not be looking at a GPS while you ride
Put one in your packpack or luggage
You will crash looking at a stupid GPS while you ride
> Has anyone used a Nuvi on a motorcycle. Due to a couple of
> unfortunate drops onto concrete (one at 35 MPH), my i3 is not
> functioning well. I can send it in for exchange to Garmin for $125,
> but for a little bit more money, I can replace it with something else
> that has a trip computer page. This unit is used on my motorcycle,
> and when I travel to have a small unit that does not take up alot of
> space in my briefcase. Most people are going towards the Zumo 550.
> Besides being very expensive, the battery life (up to 4 hours)
> requires that the mount be permenantly wire to/attached to the bike.
> This is not a situation that I like. Because of it, I'm considering
> one of the Nuvi Series. I realize that it is not weatherproof, but
> this is a situation that can be resolved with a ziplock bag as I don't
> ride that much in the rain. I had a conversation with Garmin support
> about this, and they don't recommend it because of 'Vibration'. In
> questioning them further about what kind of problems have been noted
> becuase of the vibration, they have no answer, and one rep actually
> said that there has been no testing on the Nuvi in relationship to
> vibration, and could not say what might cause a problem with the Nuvi
> in relationship to vibration. Thanks for Reading
> Robert McMahan
>
Posted by It's me again.. on October 14, 2007, 2:11 pm
> You should not be looking at a GPS while you ride
> Put one in your packpack or luggage
> You will crash looking at a stupid GPS while you ride
I listen to my gps via ear piece.
Posted by Robert LaCasse on October 20, 2007, 8:01 pm
On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 18:11:30 GMT, "It's me again.."
|>
|>> You should not be looking at a GPS while you ride
|>> Put one in your packpack or luggage
|>> You will crash looking at a stupid GPS while you ride
|>
|>I listen to my gps via ear piece.
If you really wanna know where you are, just look in the side
mirrors or, on the fly, flick an elbow up to make sure you and the mirrors
are in the right place....
Posted by Muck on October 21, 2007, 3:51 am
yamaha_majesty@mbk.cid says...
> On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 18:11:30 GMT, "It's me again.."
>
> |>
> |>> You should not be looking at a GPS while you ride
> |>> Put one in your packpack or luggage
> |>> You will crash looking at a stupid GPS while you ride
> |>
> |>I listen to my gps via ear piece.
>
> If you really wanna know where you are, just look in the side
> mirrors or, on the fly, flick an elbow up to make sure you and the mirrors
> are in the right place....
>
Mirrors have big blind spots though. Best look behind you, just to make
sure.
--
"Tesco Value Ghost Rider"
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> unfortunate drops onto concrete (one at 35 MPH), my i3 is not
> functioning well. I can send it in for exchange to Garmin for $125,
> but for a little bit more money, I can replace it with something else
> that has a trip computer page. This unit is used on my motorcycle,
> and when I travel to have a small unit that does not take up alot of
> space in my briefcase. Most people are going towards the Zumo 550.
> Besides being very expensive, the battery life (up to 4 hours)
> requires that the mount be permenantly wire to/attached to the bike.
> This is not a situation that I like. Because of it, I'm considering
> one of the Nuvi Series. I realize that it is not weatherproof, but
> this is a situation that can be resolved with a ziplock bag as I don't
> ride that much in the rain. I had a conversation with Garmin support
> about this, and they don't recommend it because of 'Vibration'. In
> questioning them further about what kind of problems have been noted
> becuase of the vibration, they have no answer, and one rep actually
> said that there has been no testing on the Nuvi in relationship to
> vibration, and could not say what might cause a problem with the Nuvi
> in relationship to vibration. Thanks for Reading
> Robert McMahan
>