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| Posted: Mon Jul 28th, 2008 04:50 pm | 1st Post |
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I have been using a Garmin Quest II but the display is small and the buttons are impossible with gloves. Saddly I love the thing but it is getting harder to use. I just found a Garmin 2720 on Ebay for $179. It is refurbished but has full Garmin 1 year warranty. I wish it had an internal battery but it is touch screen and has a larger display for these older eyes. My friends and I have been taking off and just heading north for Wisconsin and wander around. When it starts getting late we just have the GPS route us home and dont have to worry about where we are. It is a great way to roam. We have found a few great little out of the way restaurants for lunch and seen some great sites this way.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28th, 2008 07:09 pm | 2nd Post |
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I have a Garmin Street Pilot that I use in my truck when out on business. I have not tried it on the bike yet. It does have an internal battery that seems to work pretty well. I unplugged it just for fun to see how long it would last and it worked for several hours. The diplay is not what I would call huge but it seems to be sufficient.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28th, 2008 07:19 pm | 3rd Post |
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I've been looking & saw the Garmin 330 up close, MP3, etc., but it has a suction cup mount that doesn't hold it in tight enough for big bumps. Those with the 2.8 x 2.1 inch screens seem way too small. Then distances are in 'meters'....where are U.S. measurements? I have enough grief with silly metric wrenches & such.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28th, 2008 09:09 pm | 4th Post |
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I have a couple of GPS units. Both are Garmin, one is a 2730 and the other is a Nuvi 600. The 2730 is a gee whiz machine and I really love it. But, it requires external power. The Nuvi has an internal rechargeable battery which makes it neat for going on a nature hike in the woods and finding your way back to camp  I used to have a Magellan Roadmate 300, but I let that go with the last wifey  I will have to comment that the Roadmate wasn't much better than the wifey was, so they make a good match for each other. Both of them were too hard to program 
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28th, 2008 09:12 pm | 5th Post |
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I will comment that the screen on my Garmin 2730 is a lot easier for fat fingers to use than the Nuvi 600 is. But both of them do a great job. I like to set them for "shortest route" sometimes. you find some of the neatest store fronts that you have never, ever, seen in your own home town.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28th, 2008 11:12 pm | 6th Post |
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I have the Garmin Quest, first edition. It's pretty simple and doesn't have the bells and whistles others do, but it satisfies my needs, especially for the $$ spent. I would like to have one with a built in MP3 player, but haven't found one in my budget yet that is also waterproof. John
____________________  Blue 2000 GL1500SE Bought with just under 9000 miles on 08/19/2008 also 84 Aspy 84 Interstate past 86 GL1200 Aspy 84 Standard 87 Interstate 80 Yam Midnight Special 1100 79 Suz SP400 Enduro 72 Honda SL350 81 Honda XR500 |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28th, 2008 11:22 pm | 7th Post |
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I forgot, the one exavid uses is great little budget GPS with lots of features and is waterproof too. It's a Magellan 2200T. John
____________________ Blue 2000 GL1500SE Bought with just under 9000 miles on 08/19/2008also 84 Aspy 84 Interstate past 86 GL1200 Aspy 84 Standard 87 Interstate 80 Yam Midnight Special 1100 79 Suz SP400 Enduro 72 Honda SL350 81 Honda XR500 |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28th, 2008 11:29 pm | 8th Post |
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We have a GPS V, Quest, Streetpilot 2610 & Nuvi 250W. usually the 2610 is mounted for trips, I carry the quest for portability when off the bike. My wife loves her 250W so she can research ( shopping/accomodations) while in motion & it does not interfere with my navagation. The GPS V mostly gets used when I'm running, bicycling. I also would like a 2610 with an internal battery. 
____________________ Retired Paramedic - 35 years. If I"m riding - life is good ......Never had a bad" day riding...Just some better than others!! Double Darksider # 1138 - with Dynabeads 30,000 miles from my Formosa, '96 GL 1500 SE - 220,000 km.... (8,000 km 2011 year) - Goodyear Assurance '84 Shadow VT 750c - 32,000 km ( 14,000 km 2011 year) - BF Goodrich Radial TA '90 Suzuki Intruder 750 - 88,000 km .... (Gone) '85 GL 1200 Aspencade - 185,000 km (Gone) '83 Shadow 500 ( Gone) '70 Kawasaki KE-125 (Gone) '?? Suzuki 80 ( Gone) 2010 Alps tour pic's http://s752.photobucket.com/albums/xx164/96se/Alps_2010/ Spot Tracker "http://www.spotadventures.com/trip/view?trip_id=225807">Alps http://www.drivingskills.on.ca skype - bob.joynt |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28th, 2008 11:38 pm | 9th Post |
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I have a Garmin 2610 mounted on my bike and really like it, waterproof and easy to use with gloves on.
____________________ It's not what you buy, it's what you build. Victory Riders CMA Road Captain: http://www.cmausa.org/default.asp http://stronger.startlogic.com/index.html Illinios Chapter Wild Rinos Member |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28th, 2008 11:44 pm | 10th Post |
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no. i prefer to get lost. jb
____________________ 2003 yamaha vstar 1100 classic 2004 honda rebel 250 {2}1983 aspencades + 83 Interstate 82 Aspencade <2>77 gl 1000 1981 Interstate <2> 75gl1000s 76 Gl1000 |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28th, 2008 11:46 pm | 11th Post |
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Garman 2610 & A 2820 ( mostley the 2820 W/ xm sat & trafic nav )
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29th, 2008 12:35 am | 12th Post |
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Have a Garmin 2720. Bought it from the Refurb Depot about a year ago. Took us to many places. Especially useful in a strange town when looking for an address or street.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29th, 2008 12:36 am | 13th Post |
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I also have a Garmin 2610 that I have plugged in to a 12V accessory plug I installed. I typically only use it on the bike, but I have a spare plug for it so I can use it in my car or my truck if need be. It draws so little power, you wouldn't have any problem tapping into a running light circuit for the 12V plug, as long as you don't try to make coffee or plug in a hair dryer.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29th, 2008 12:37 am | 14th Post |
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Garmin Street Pilot 550c,,,,,,,,used it on my trip out west. Mainly for getting through the big cities,,,,,it was a big help there. the MP3 is a great way to go. It also has Blue Tooth,,,,but my cell phone is not. Besides,,,,,,,,who the hell wants to talk on the phone while riding???? It's bad enough with all the cagers on the phone these days. I also like POI features,,,,,,,,gives addy and phone #. I used that for motels. I would sit in a parking lot of one motel and call all the others for best price. Touch screen works well for me too. One other thing,,,,,,,,,,I just put a clear baggie over the GPS and Camera when it rained, and had no problems.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29th, 2008 01:02 am | 15th Post |
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ONE GUESS.......!! 
____________________ Having a Great Time in Mandurah, Western Australia with my 1998 GL1500 SE (Black of course with Cyclemax chrome !! ) |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29th, 2008 01:02 am | 16th Post |
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Main GPS is a Garmon 550. Nice large touch screen and is color. Started out with a Garmon V. Both have internal batterys, the 550 is rechargable lasts 4 hours when not hard wired into the bike. The Garmon V takes 4 AA or AAA batteries, lasts 6 to 9 hours and also has a cig. lighter plug to attach to bike. The 550 is the main GPS that I use and really like.
____________________ Ride like no one can see you, even from behind....(forgot that once and ended up with a new 09 - the trade off wasn't worth it) 2008 Titanium GL 1800 25,055 miles (total'd Sept, 2009) 2009 Titanium GL 1800 7,861 miles and counting Iron Butt Association #33,232 |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29th, 2008 10:09 am | 17th Post |
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I have started using the Lithium batteries in my GPS V & am getting close to 20 hours out of them.
____________________ Retired Paramedic - 35 years. If I"m riding - life is good ......Never had a bad" day riding...Just some better than others!! Double Darksider # 1138 - with Dynabeads 30,000 miles from my Formosa, '96 GL 1500 SE - 220,000 km.... (8,000 km 2011 year) - Goodyear Assurance '84 Shadow VT 750c - 32,000 km ( 14,000 km 2011 year) - BF Goodrich Radial TA '90 Suzuki Intruder 750 - 88,000 km .... (Gone) '85 GL 1200 Aspencade - 185,000 km (Gone) '83 Shadow 500 ( Gone) '70 Kawasaki KE-125 (Gone) '?? Suzuki 80 ( Gone) 2010 Alps tour pic's http://s752.photobucket.com/albums/xx164/96se/Alps_2010/ Spot Tracker "http://www.spotadventures.com/trip/view?trip_id=225807">Alps http://www.drivingskills.on.ca skype - bob.joynt |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29th, 2008 10:40 am | 18th Post |
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I like a GPS. Have several of them and the one built into the new 1800. So I will concentrate on your original question......use of a GPS with gloves on. That is in the advertisement part of just about every GPS that is made for motorcycle use. I have not found any of them really easy to set or play with with gloves on. The only one that is glove user friendly is the one on the 1800 and it is that way only because it is not a touch screen but totally separate buttons big enough that you can punch the buttons with gloves on. As for touch screens......the Zumo units seem to have the best as far as use with gloves........but still difficult......they all work the best if you just take your glove off long enough to program them. Kit
____________________ The 1800 is my bike. The very best motorcycle ever made. I was enthralled with my first test ride on this machine. It is a great bike. A crotch rocket with storage bags.............As for oil I use the slick kind, and I like round tires, but as of late I have found square ones work best on the rear. Pirelli Eufori 195/55/16 @ 32 PSI Kit |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29th, 2008 12:36 pm | 19th Post |
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Glad to see this topic come up. I've been looking to buy a GPS as well. After researching the Tomtoms and Garmins, I've settled on the idea of the Garmins due to reading many, many good things. I don't have a power supply on the bike right now, so the long battery life of the Garmin Nuvi really stuck out. Found the Nuvi 350 for $199 on walmart.com
____________________ 1998 Goldwing GL1500 SE (black aka very fast) "Chuck Norris invented black. In fact, he invented the entire spectrum of visible light. Except pink. Tom Cruise invented pink." Una Stamus! |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29th, 2008 02:31 pm | 20th Post |
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I have the Garmin Streetpilot 2720 and got it on net for 229.00 with ALL the extras and a 7 year warrenty. This is my second 2720 as I have one in the car. This unit is water proof and recommened for motorcycles.
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