Looking for Navigation options besides ACP - What do you recommend?

[herring]

I am planning on taking several extended trips over the next few months. ACP is still problematic. At this point, I no longer feel that I can rely on the provided navigation.. For the more experienced riders:

1. Do you use a phone mount? If so which one? (The issue is not with my phone but the integration with ACP. If I mount the phone on the handlebars, this may provide a simple solution. The only issue would be the screen size. )
2. For those who opted for a GPS, which one do you use? What has been your experience?
3. Has anyone utilized the BRP navigation that was included in the recent update? If so, what was your experience? (I'm hesitant to use a product by the same company having other software integration issues)

Thank you in advance

 

[tjranch9]

I use a Garmin Zumo XT2 on my trips and works great with a Ram Mount...

 

[racoon]

Before CAN-AM got Apple CarPlay to work I bought a Garmin Zumo XT GPS and a SlingMods docking station I bought from Spyder Extras.
The dock provides USB power so I rode with the Garmin mounted to the dock and plugged into it's USB power outlet.

Now that CarPlay is working, I've also added a QuadLock case to my iPhone, and a QuadLock handlebar mount.

I have a small travel case for the Garmin, so I still pack it and a USB power cable for it when I travel longer distances. I've been to one location in a deep canyon that had no cell phone signal, which is why I still carry the Garmin.

Because Apple CarPlay has worked fairly reliably for me I haven't really tried the BRP GO!/BRP Connect navigation process.
Also, I like that I can create routes on my desktop computer using the Google Maps application, and then send the routes to my iPhone.
The routes are then usable on my Spyder.
And if I'm attending an event with planned routes, I can import the GPX files they usually provide for the rides.

 

[jzeiler]

I'll just say Ditto, Garmin XT2. Been running Garmin GPS on bikes for 25 years, the XT2 is the best to date (but the XT3 has lean angle which is of no interest to Spyder riders.)

 

[PDXRTL]

I've been using some version of a Garmin since I started riding motorcycles in 2007. Zumo XT2 currently. Had hoped the ACP thing on the Spyder would replace the need for a Garmin but that hasn't been the case for me. And though many people use just a handlebar mounted phone without problems, that just seems like a harsh thing to do to my phone and I can't bring myself to do it regularly. On the rare occasion I do, I use a RAM X-Grip. I find it to be secure, sometimes a little awkward to get the phone on/off, and have to be careful not to put the arms on the phone side buttons. If I was using it all the time, I might look into other options.

 

[hogmemberisold]

We currently use an old Zumo 590 mounted between the handle bars, a really nice location... I've had to repair the on/off button a couple times now and had a heck of a time finding a replacement battery that would work. But, I have and it still works great, and with updated maps. If... if we were in the market for a replacement GPS, it would be one of the larger SxS GPS... 8 inch screen, I believe.

Once you've used a device with that big of a screen, it's hard to go back! So our next GPS would be the Garmin Tread SxS.
I believe it would fit between the handlebars just fine.

I know many people like doing their routing on the computer, but I'm not one of them. I can do everything I need on the device.

 

[mecsw500]

I just use Apple Maps on the iPhone.

I save routes by sending them to Apple Notes.

I just find the route under Notes, select it and it starts Maps with the route I selected (Maps doesn't save routes by name).

I sometimes have used Google Maps, but I prefer Apple Maps to be honest.

I don't bother to connect my iPhone or Helmet to the Spyder. I just use a USB Power cable for the phone and connect my helmet to the phone.

I know there's CarPlay on the display, but I don't really bother to use it to be honest.

 

[Snoking1127]

I have a Garmin Zumo XT, Android Auto/CAP display and a Pixel 8 Pro smart phone. I like using Google maps on the desk top and send them to the phone. The Android Auto screen allow the use of gloves where the phone does not. Also in hot weather the phone will over heat, however the Garmin and AA/CAP display does not.