GPS for bikes
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- RedexRobB
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GPS for bikes
Can anyone reccomend one thats good for bikes. Price, usability, reliable etc...
Also, does anyone know if anywhere rents them out to save me buying one?
cheers
Also, does anyone know if anywhere rents them out to save me buying one?
cheers
- masterofinsanity
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dunno bout for bikes but the tom tom is excellent.Gem has a good one too garmin i think it is.Would imagine you can get a bracket to fit the bikes off ebay?
Don't forget people there is more to the zxr400 than this forum... check out www.zxrworld.co.uk also.
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- RedexRobB
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- L-plate hell
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I bought myself a Garmin i3, the only problem is that it isnt waterproof. It sits under my screen and if I get caught out in *really* heavy rain, I stop and put it in my bag/under my pillion seat.
I bought a mount which comprises an M8 bolt with a ball on the end to mount the GPS on to. I then made a bracket to attach the mounting bolt under my screen.
it's not the most advanced GPS, but for the price you cant complain! you can get them for £130 with maps for all of the UK
re tomtom vs Garmin: A friend of mine has both, and says that the Garmin is *much* more accurate when it comes to predicting your ETA,
if you want a cheap waterproof GPS, my other half has the Garmin eTrex legend. It comes with a base map of the entire of Europe with is good enough to get you home
it depends what you want from a GPS really, you can pick up very basic ones for not much money, but they are not much more use than a compass!
if you want cheap, and arent bothered about it being waterproof - the i3 is a great little GPS
I bought a mount which comprises an M8 bolt with a ball on the end to mount the GPS on to. I then made a bracket to attach the mounting bolt under my screen.
it's not the most advanced GPS, but for the price you cant complain! you can get them for £130 with maps for all of the UK
re tomtom vs Garmin: A friend of mine has both, and says that the Garmin is *much* more accurate when it comes to predicting your ETA,
if you want a cheap waterproof GPS, my other half has the Garmin eTrex legend. It comes with a base map of the entire of Europe with is good enough to get you home
it depends what you want from a GPS really, you can pick up very basic ones for not much money, but they are not much more use than a compass!
if you want cheap, and arent bothered about it being waterproof - the i3 is a great little GPS
GSX-R600 K4
ZXR400 H2
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ZXR400 H2
Commuter: Gilera Runner 180SP
Contributing writer to:http://jocke.selincite.com
- wonderpupp
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- deviant
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lol pupps. agree entirely.
In the garage:
Kawasaki ZXR400 L3 - shiny
Suzuki DR800 - bouncy
1978 Suzuki GS400 - PROJECT RETRO RACER!
Kawasaki GPz500S - for sale soon
Honda CG125 BR-J - in bits
Kawasaki ZXR400 L3 - shiny
Suzuki DR800 - bouncy
1978 Suzuki GS400 - PROJECT RETRO RACER!
Kawasaki GPz500S - for sale soon
Honda CG125 BR-J - in bits
- masterofinsanity
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yeah we never had a sat nav for the charity run.
Don't forget people there is more to the zxr400 than this forum... check out www.zxrworld.co.uk also.
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- deviant
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yeah, we've been around this one before. generally degenerates into piss taking about peoples navigational skills.
In the garage:
Kawasaki ZXR400 L3 - shiny
Suzuki DR800 - bouncy
1978 Suzuki GS400 - PROJECT RETRO RACER!
Kawasaki GPz500S - for sale soon
Honda CG125 BR-J - in bits
Kawasaki ZXR400 L3 - shiny
Suzuki DR800 - bouncy
1978 Suzuki GS400 - PROJECT RETRO RACER!
Kawasaki GPz500S - for sale soon
Honda CG125 BR-J - in bits