GPS

[gena1364]

If you have a smartphone use WAZE and get the required mounts.
If you want dedicated GPS, Garmin Zumo, but the accuracy and correctness of WAZE will be far superior.

AJ

I just loaded the waze , it looks good thanks

 

[jbim]

I haven't read every post but

if you plan to use your phone as the GPS unit, you should look at Genius Maps, the APP for the 2018 BRP Connect. You can use that APP on your phone directly if you do not have a 2018 model. The maps are downloaded and stored on the phone so no data. You can download only the maps you need as they are separated by region within North America and also Europe. There are fees to download so you must compare there fees gainst buying a standalone GPS unit.

Full disclosure, I have a 2018 F3L and have tried to use Genius maps thru the display. It's a bit small and too far for my eyes, so I am using as well my BMW Navigator V from my previous bike. That said, it's nice to have the APP on my phone in case I don't have the GPS with me and got lost.

 

[gena1364]

I use a Samsung tablet, Tab A 8.0, with Sygic nav app. Nice big screen and can check email during stops! Not waterproof but I haven't found that to be a real issue. One time during rain I put it into the trunk and since I have it BT connected via a BT receiver into the GPS input I kept getting the turn by turn verbal instructions!

awesome idea

 

[gena1364]

if you plan to use your phone as the GPS unit, you should look at Genius Maps, the APP for the 2018 BRP Connect. You can use that APP on your phone directly if you do not have a 2018 model. The maps are downloaded and stored on the phone so no data. You can download only the maps you need as they are separated by region within North America and also Europe. There are fees to download so you must compare there fees gainst buying a standalone GPS unit.

Full disclosure, I have a 2018 F3L and have tried to use Genius maps thru the display. It's a bit small and too far for my eyes, so I am using as well my BMW Navigator V from my previous bike. That said, it's nice to have the APP on my phone in case I don't have the GPS with me and got lost.

I have a smart phone that I can use but I thought a gps it would be easier on the eyes , thanks for you help

 

[Mazo EMS2]

Just replaced an old Nuvi 1450 that I paid over $300 for years ago, with a new Garmin Drive 5. Got it for half the price I paid for the Nuvi, and it does more than the Nuvi did. Used it today to get us around Deadwood and the sites with a route I uploaded to it from Tyre.

 

[Gcclubs]

GPS option

I find my cell works well and I use the free app HereWeGo. You can download maps so you don’t need to use any data. I download maps when I can use WiFi. Overall it works well and I also use it in my car even though I have built in gps in my Audi SQ5

 

[PW2013STL]

I just installed a Garmin Nuvi 2595 on my F3s. I found a holder on Ebay for $28 and using our Garmin with lifetime maps and real time traffic. I took it for a test drive before I set up the hard wired power connection, and it proved that it will work. It is now hard wired. I can still do the touch screen with this set up and it should be protected in all but monsoon rains.

I looked on Ebay and found a number of 2595 LMs for sale for under $80. Less $ spent than on the Zumo 590 we installed after our 660 bit the dirt!

 

[gena1364]

garmen

You can use free Google maps if you have a smart phone but it uses a lot of data. For less than $300 you can get a really nice Garmin or TomTom GPS that is for automobiles but will work on the Spyder. But it won’t be waterproof and won’t be Bluetooth capable if you wish to hear turn by turn directions thru your headset. What you spend depends on what type of bells and whistles you want.

I did not think of data usage , so I went with the garmen thanks for your input