Cheap Satellite Navigation
 

I need to kit my bike out with a sat nav so have decided to use my car one and get it waterproof. I have had a good read on here and I have just purchased all the kit to get my bike up and running ready for this years Lakelands meet.

The kit looks ok and hopefully good enough for what I need rather than the mega money bike specific ones (which are obviously better overall but for how much I will use not worth the investment I think). Once the kit arrives I will add to this thread, installation pictures and a report of if it turns out to actually be worth while.

I purchased 3 items,

1 - Wiring loom �5.99 Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=170548745478

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...0x/adaptor.jpg

2 - GPS charger �4.99 Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=280631293895

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...0x/charger.jpg

3 - GPS Case & Holder �20.99 Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=330544694805

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...y660x/case.jpg

Should prove useful when trying to find my way back to my B&B and back to the camp site at the Lakeland meet.

Nice

Look forward to reading how you get on.

I used a regular tomtom for 3 years on big tours of europe on the Triumph with just a plastic bag as rain protection which worked but steamed up a bit. Im sure this thing you bought will be way better than that.

Al.

I just want something simple and easy to use and not to cost the earth. I dont need a satnav for 95% of my riding but do plan to use the bike alot more this year so inevitably that will mean going places I have no idea how to get to. Its always the last bit of the journey that catches me out, getting to the rough area is fine its that last bit I need it for.

Fingers crossed it does the job.

I did essentially the same as this but using a Givi bag. Works great, the only issue I had was that the clear screen cover was randomly pushing my sat nav screen making it open up all sorts of settings whilst riding along which blocked the map, which is quite annoying as you ride up to a roundabout/motorway junction!

I simply put a piece of perspex in between the sat nav screen and the clear screen cover = problem solved. Although it creates a bit of extra faff if I need to change anything on the sat nav.

Tony I was thinking the same route but using the T-Moible pluse mini android phone can you post links for e-bay

No problem, I will re-edit my first post with the links.

I am hoping the padding they give you holds it firm and does not press on the screen, if not thanks for the tip. I will of course update the thread with my findings upon receipt and testing.

I also use an old tom tom in a givi universal case. I found if i tighten the straps too much it presses the power button and turns it off. Leave the straps with a little slack and, "jobs a gud un"

Thats the reason for me using the android phone its a capacitive screen rather than resistive so you can accidentally press it, but in the down side you have to take it out to program it. Swings and roundabouts ....

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Tony
Make sure and post some step by step installation photo's


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