Biker Sat Nav

[Steve Lee]

Evening all
Seems like the sat nav will soon expire and I'm wondering what is the 'current' best choice sat nav for a motorcycle
Currently running a TomTom Rider for ~3 years (or is it 4?) had the usual issues with the mount, which has been replaced a couple of times
Otherwise its been rather good
Looking at current prices neither Garmin or TomTom are what you'd call 'cheap'
But seems there are only 2 manufactures of choice - of course unless you know better
Thanks in advance of your input

[MK BIKER]

Tom Tom Urban Rider using "Ultimate Add-ons" mount (rather than the rubbish original):wink:

[bramble43]

The garmin zumo 660 is ok, still a rip off because it's a bike sat nav but as you know, very little choice.

The mount has lasted about 100,000 miles, maybe more and is showing signs of contact wear that may cause issues soon.
If you save loads of favourites and stuff on it, it gets slower and slower until almost unusable and a factory reset is in order to sort it. Now I save nothing and it's ok.

I think tomtoms now come with lifetime maps and garmin you can get a lifetime update for about £60.

[GMC]

Im with Nick, I have a Zumo 220 the little brother to the 660 which has lifetime map update for £70, I have used the Tom Tom live with traffic and TBH its not upto scratch compaired to the Garmin, but others may disagree (everyone to their own) Garmin are the world leaders in Sat Nav as they are in Planes and Boats etc etc. I have no issues at all and money well spent.

[brad eufc]

is live traffic really that important with a bike ?

[MK BIKER]

Im with Nick, I have a Zumo 220 the little brother to the 660 which has lifetime map update for £70, I have used the Tom Tom live with traffic and TBH its not upto scratch compaired to the Garmin, but others may disagree (everyone to their own) Garmin are the world leaders in Sat Nav as they are in Planes and Boats etc etc. I have no issues at all and money well spent.

Tom Tom Live isn't available on bike navs

[Steve Lee]

Just took delivery of 'Ultimate addons' m/cycle mount for TomTom Rider Thanks Tony It will keep this old unit going a bit longer for sure

As for a replacement unit - the Garmin seems eye wateringly expensive and I'm not so sure it has any real advantages over TomTom Rider

So the jury's still out.........

[MK BIKER]

no problem

[bramble43]

Don't know how good those tomtom mounts are.
Did you see the pics of my crashed bike?
The sat nav stayed on, when it was collected from the recovery place yesterday, still there on its mount.

The phone lept to safety, as did luggage boxes, ign keys and a load of the front end parts but the sat nav was still there and working.


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On the road to nowhere

[GMC]

Im with Nick, I have a Zumo 220 the little brother to the 660 which has lifetime map update for £70, I have used the Tom Tom live with traffic and TBH its not upto scratch compaired to the Garmin, but others may disagree (everyone to their own) Garmin are the world leaders in Sat Nav as they are in Planes and Boats etc etc. I have no issues at all and money well spent.

Tom Tom Live isn't available on bike navs

This was the tom tom 25 with live traffic that i'd purchased for the van, and compaired both in the van, the tom tom couldnt keep up with the zumo..