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re spot messenger
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Gordy
RT-S PE#0060
I also carry spot and it sits on a mount I made on handlebars but it will also work if left in the trunk
Camdenlake
New member
Sounds like a neat item. Is there a subscription cost?
Josh
Josh
Mike_R
New member
Hi Guys,
New to the forum and CanAm. :yes:Just wanted to add my .02 to this tread.
The most important thing is to make sure that you carry SPOT on you.
Most guys mount it on the bike. So, if you crash and your 5 feet away from the bike with injuries,
You won’t be able to get to the button to push for help. I have been carrying spot for about 4 years
and would not go anywere with out it. :thumbup:
Oh, P.S. I love my 2011 Spyder RT
New to the forum and CanAm. :yes:Just wanted to add my .02 to this tread.
The most important thing is to make sure that you carry SPOT on you.
Most guys mount it on the bike. So, if you crash and your 5 feet away from the bike with injuries,
You won’t be able to get to the button to push for help. I have been carrying spot for about 4 years
and would not go anywere with out it. :thumbup:
Oh, P.S. I love my 2011 Spyder RT
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
Good advice! Same thing applies to your cell phone, for the same reason.
dancogan
New member
We used the Spot on our trip to Montana last year. It was neat for our kids to actually track our progress. We mounted it on the front hand brake reservoir (ISCI) that we have on the Spyder. While it makes more sense to have it on your person, then you're also less likely to have access to it to send those periodic updates while you're on the road.
Phil
Mod Monster
Wow! I must have been living under a rock! This is a great device. I get the technology. It took a minute to understand how such a low power device can communicate with a Globalstar Satellite. But then it hit me that when you do very slow baud rates and repeat it, if necessary, then it will work very well with low power and ultra small antennas. Brilliant.
And the annual fees are very reasonable too. I really don't get out in the wild much, but my mind is working overtime for other applications of this cool device and service.
Phil, Tyler TX- from my iPad3.5 using Tapatalk HD
And the annual fees are very reasonable too. I really don't get out in the wild much, but my mind is working overtime for other applications of this cool device and service.
Phil, Tyler TX- from my iPad3.5 using Tapatalk HD
SpyderAnn01
Active member
I usually travel with Joe and other than him no one really cares where I am :roflblack:
murphybrown
New member
SPOT a great device...
Yep use and love (one concession I had to make with my family before they would approve of my wandering around untethered!!). First I started out using the provided strap with it literally wrapped/strapped to my handlebar...then at Spyderfest ISCI installed a ram mount which is positioned fairly close to center of handlebar...because it is a ram I swivel it to face upright and away I go...with family/friends "spying on my travels":roflblack:...really is a wonderful device and I personally wish everyone carried one...personally know of a couple from Canada that got lost in our area because they took a side road trip, if they had had a Spot they would be alive today because they would have been found.
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