GPS Thread

[fxr4mikey]

Originally Posted by stoney61

I have a Garmin NUVI 250. Nice small unit with lots of POI's (points of interest). Bought it mostly for the wife for when she travels alone, but I've had it on the bike a couple of times....I use it to keep off the major highways. I like to ride county roads, etc, and this unit will calculate a route accordingly. just my two cents.

I have that, or a 260 ........

nice unit ..... doesn't have a mount for the handlebars, and isn't waterproof .....

[fxr4mikey]

Originally Posted by BigMike

Some GPS if it can't help you from locating a pile of shit before you step in it.

uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[Berserker]

If it isn't waterproof, its not so useful for a bike.

Found a good deal on the 2610 (was within my budget,, Zuni was not)and it works great.. might be a little bit heavier than the newer stuff but seems well built and is one of the few that is H2O proof..
But I do need to find out how those of you who have one of these has it mounted to the handle bars.. and where you can get the mount...

Thanx

[trmn8r]

Originally Posted by KTWillys

Found a good deal on the 2610 (was within my budget,, Zuni was not)and it works great.. might be a little bit heavier than the newer stuff but seems well built and is one of the few that is H2O proof..
But I do need to find out how those of you who have one of these has it mounted to the handle bars.. and where you can get the mount...

Thanx

here

but I've seen some resellers with better price for their stuff ... not by much though. If you want you can get the model number from Ram's sight and google it to find a reseller with a better price.

Great I will check them out...

Thanks

[Berserker]

After debating on what GPS to buy, now I got to toss and turn on mounts. Ahhhh

Originally Posted by BigMike

I got my 2610 in the mail yesterday. It looks brand spanking new.

Hey Mike where did you get your 2610 from and what are you going to use for mounts?

KT

[rraymond]

I've got the Zumo 550 and just love it. You can tell it how many miles per tank you get, punch it in and it will alert you when your low, put a gas pump icon on your screen, you touch it and all the closest gas stations come up. It comes with 2 mount types, one for bike, one for car. It knows which one it's plugged into so the gas icon doesn't pop up when mounted in your car telling you your bikes out of gas. It has bluetooth so you can hear the commands while riding if you choose. The bluetooth can also be connected to your cell phone. I use this feature while in my car because the cars mount has a speakerphone. when my phone rings, the number pops up on the Zumo, I press answer on the Zumo and voallla, I'm hands free. This model is way cooooool!!!!

[RKotter]

Nice job BigMike! Used a quick connect when I put mine on too except I tucked it up behind the nacelle. Have to fish the cable through the handle bar cover, but it's not difficult. Used a Techmount handlebar mount.

I ran the power cable back under my seat and spliced into the accessory plug. Not...sure...why...I did that. Ah, well. Easy enough to splice to a hot lead if I ever want to use the switch for something else.

[Berserker]

For those with cigerette lighters, is that what you are powering it with?

[Dirty Dan]

I use the lighter socket.

[Berserker]

Worked 10 hours OT today. So maybe 2610 and highway pegs.

BigMike is right... edge GPS is a small business and the people are great to deal with.. I met them both and any time we can keep the corporate weenies from taking our money.. go for it..

[swmnkdinthervr]

Originally Posted by KTWillys

BigMike is right... edge GPS is a small business and the people are great to deal with.. I met them both and any time we can keep the corporate weenies from taking our money.. go for it..

It's great to do business with the small guy but his Zumo 550 is more than $200 higher than it can be bought elsewhere and accessories are way higher than several other vendors too...I'm talking businesses that are American too with full manufacturer warranties...