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Scott Marlow
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Post by Scott Marlow » Tue May 29, 2012 4:28 pm

It's finally time to replace the POS Garmin Nuvi 205 GPS on my KLR. I'm told the marine-based Garmin 276 (discontinued) is a great choice, if you can find a used one at a reasonable price. What other units do folks like? Any motorcycle-specific pros or cons to the unit you use? -- Scott Marlow (206) 784-5454 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Jeff Khoury
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Post by Jeff Khoury » Tue May 29, 2012 5:05 pm

I use my Android phone and a variety of apps, depending on the particular type of riding that I'm doing. -Jeff Khoury
----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Marlow" To: "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 2:28:58 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] GPS Recommendations It's finally time to replace the POS Garmin Nuvi 205 GPS on my KLR. I'm told the marine-based Garmin 276 (discontinued) is a great choice, if you can find a used one at a reasonable price. What other units do folks like? Any motorcycle-specific pros or cons to the unit you use? -- Scott Marlow (206) 784-5454 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

RobertWichert
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Post by RobertWichert » Tue May 29, 2012 7:08 pm

My iPhone with MotionX-GPS was solid as a rock on a trip where Google Maps was "Unable to connect. Unable to connect. Unable to connect. Warning. Warning. Blah Blah Blah" You do have to download the maps (free) ahead of time, but they have them for all over the world. MotionX-GPS for iPhone costs $10. Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================
On 5/29/2012 3:08 PM, Jeff Khoury wrote: > > I use my Android phone and a variety of apps, depending on the > particular type of riding that I'm doing. > > -Jeff Khoury > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Marlow" > > To: "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 2:28:58 PM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] GPS Recommendations > > It's finally time to replace the POS Garmin Nuvi 205 GPS on my KLR. > > I'm told the marine-based Garmin 276 (discontinued) is a great choice, if > you can find a used one at a reasonable price. What other units do folks > like? Any motorcycle-specific pros or cons to the unit you use? > > -- > Scott Marlow > (206) 784-5454 > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Jeff Khoury
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Post by Jeff Khoury » Tue May 29, 2012 8:36 pm

Google Maps (at least on Android) can download offline map tiles as well. BackCountry Navigator Pro and DualSport Maps are also good phone-based Navigation apps. -Jeff Khoury
----- Original Message ----- From: "RobertWichert" To: "Jeff Khoury" Cc: "Scott Marlow" , "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 5:08:22 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] GPS Recommendations My iPhone with MotionX-GPS was solid as a rock on a trip where Google Maps was "Unable to connect. Unable to connect. Unable to connect. Warning. Warning. Blah Blah Blah" You do have to download the maps (free) ahead of time, but they have them for all over the world. MotionX-GPS for iPhone costs $10. Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 =============================================== On 5/29/2012 3:08 PM, Jeff Khoury wrote: I use my Android phone and a variety of apps, depending on the particular type of riding that I'm doing. -Jeff Khoury ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Marlow" < swmarlow@... > To: "DSN KLR650" < DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 2:28:58 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] GPS Recommendations It's finally time to replace the POS Garmin Nuvi 205 GPS on my KLR. I'm told the marine-based Garmin 276 (discontinued) is a great choice, if you can find a used one at a reasonable price. What other units do folks like? Any motorcycle-specific pros or cons to the unit you use? -- Scott Marlow (206) 784-5454 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

achesley43@ymail.com
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Post by achesley43@ymail.com » Wed May 30, 2012 4:06 am

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Marlow" wrote:
> > It's finally time to replace the POS Garmin Nuvi 205 GPS on my KLR. > > I'm told the marine-based Garmin 276 (discontinued) is a great choice, if > you can find a used one at a reasonable price. What other units do folks > like? Any motorcycle-specific pros or cons to the unit you use? > > -- > Scott Marlow > (206) 784-5454
I've use the 276C for years and still have one. You can still bid on them at Ebay but most go from 400 to 600 bucks. My first one cost about 800 or so bucks with ram mount set up, power cords, garmin memory cards ,. etc. I tried out a Zumo 550 and it was okay but not my old 276C. I have not tried the Montana yet so can't talk about it. For what I do with a GPS ; Checking out roads on the fly, marking points of interest, active track file and mainly just keeping track of where I'm at. ;-) I'm loving back roads not traveled too much. At the end of the day, I can download the track file to my laptop and save the file keeping all the information on Time/speed/ Where I was. I very seldom ever use routing. But do use the Gas station/Motel finder ( gotta watch that as lots of them on the garmin database are not there anymore or closed. At present, I keep an eye on Ebay and bid on some of them that come across and will luck out one day and get one more 276C for under 400. ;-) Oh, I don't do phone calls, or radio on the road,so don't need all that stuff on my units. Sometimes use my MP3 player to earbuds on the long stretches of road to entertain myself. ;-)

david zawadzki
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Post by david zawadzki » Wed May 30, 2012 8:37 am

I was wondering the same thing. I cant decide which one to get. There is the TomTom app, Motion X and Navigon and Wazae(free). Can you guys load maps to any of those apps? Do they accept gpx files? I have some maps from advrider.com (TAT and other local rides) that i would like to do but am not sure if i can load them into the apps. Can anyone "elighten" me please? I would save me a few hundred$$ if i can do it on my iphone.... Many thanks, David On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 5:06 AM, achesley43@... wrote:
> ** > > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Marlow" wrote: > > > > It's finally time to replace the POS Garmin Nuvi 205 GPS on my KLR. > > > > I'm told the marine-based Garmin 276 (discontinued) is a great choice, if > > you can find a used one at a reasonable price. What other units do folks > > like? Any motorcycle-specific pros or cons to the unit you use? > > > > -- > > Scott Marlow > > (206) 784-5454 > > I've use the 276C for years and still have one. You can still bid on them > at Ebay but most go from 400 to 600 bucks. My first one cost about 800 or > so bucks with ram mount set up, power cords, garmin memory cards ,. etc. > I tried out a Zumo 550 and it was okay but not my old 276C. I have not > tried the Montana yet so can't talk about it. > For what I do with a GPS ; Checking out roads on the fly, marking points > of interest, active track file and mainly just keeping track of where I'm > at. ;-) I'm loving back roads not traveled too much. At the end of the day, > I can download the track file to my laptop and save the file keeping all > the information on Time/speed/ Where I was. I very seldom ever use routing. > But do use the Gas station/Motel finder ( gotta watch that as lots of them > on the garmin database are not there anymore or closed. > At present, I keep an eye on Ebay and bid on some of them that come across > and will luck out one day and get one more 276C for under 400. ;-) > Oh, I don't do phone calls, or radio on the road,so don't need all that > stuff on my units. Sometimes use my MP3 player to earbuds on the long > stretches of road to entertain myself. ;-) > > >
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RobertWichert
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Post by RobertWichert » Wed May 30, 2012 8:41 am

I didn't know that, Jeff. Thanks for the tip. Have you ever tried it where there is no service? Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================
On 5/29/2012 6:39 PM, Jeff Khoury wrote: > Google Maps (at least on Android) can download offline map tiles as well. > > BackCountry Navigator Pro > and > DualSport Maps > > are also good phone-based Navigation apps. > > -Jeff Khoury > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "RobertWichert" > To: "Jeff Khoury" > Cc: "Scott Marlow", "DSN KLR650"DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 5:08:22 PM > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] GPS Recommendations > > My iPhone with MotionX-GPS was solid as a rock on a trip where Google Maps was "Unable to connect. Unable to connect. Unable to connect. Warning. Warning. Blah Blah Blah" > > You do have to download the maps (free) ahead of time, but they have them for all over the world. > > MotionX-GPS for iPhone costs $10. > > > Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C > +1 916 966 9060 > FAX +1 916 966 9068 > > > > > > > > =============================================== > On 5/29/2012 3:08 PM, Jeff Khoury wrote: > > > > > > > I use my Android phone and a variety of apps, depending on the particular type of riding that I'm doing. > > -Jeff Khoury > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Marlow"< swmarlow@...> > To: "DSN KLR650"< DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 2:28:58 PM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] GPS Recommendations > > It's finally time to replace the POS Garmin Nuvi 205 GPS on my KLR. > > I'm told the marine-based Garmin 276 (discontinued) is a great choice, if > you can find a used one at a reasonable price. What other units do folks > like? Any motorcycle-specific pros or cons to the unit you use? >

RobertWichert
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Post by RobertWichert » Wed May 30, 2012 9:02 am

MotionX-GPS You can e-mail tracks to yourself or anybody, and MotionX-GPS supports Twitter and Facebook, if you care about that stuff. You can download maps anywhere that you have a connection. They load slowly, but they are free. You can send yourself GPX files using email or drag and drop using iTunes. The imported GPX files are limited to 12 waypoints per track. Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================
On 5/30/2012 6:37 AM, david zawadzki wrote: > I was wondering the same thing. I cant decide which one to get. > There is the TomTom app, Motion X and Navigon and Wazae(free). > Can you guys load maps to any of those apps? Do they accept gpx files? > I have some maps from advrider.com (TAT and other local rides) that i would > like to do but am not sure if i can load them into the apps. > Can anyone "elighten" me please? I would save me a few hundred$$ if i can > do it on my iphone.... > > Many thanks, > David > > On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 5:06 AM, achesley43@... > wrote: > >> ** >> >> >> >> >> --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Marlow" wrote: >>> It's finally time to replace the POS Garmin Nuvi 205 GPS on my KLR. >>> >>> I'm told the marine-based Garmin 276 (discontinued) is a great choice, if >>> you can find a used one at a reasonable price. What other units do folks >>> like? Any motorcycle-specific pros or cons to the unit you use? >>> >>> -- >>> Scott Marlow >>> (206) 784-5454 >> I've use the 276C for years and still have one. You can still bid on them >> at Ebay but most go from 400 to 600 bucks. My first one cost about 800 or >> so bucks with ram mount set up, power cords, garmin memory cards ,. etc. >> I tried out a Zumo 550 and it was okay but not my old 276C. I have not >> tried the Montana yet so can't talk about it. >> For what I do with a GPS ; Checking out roads on the fly, marking points >> of interest, active track file and mainly just keeping track of where I'm >> at. ;-) I'm loving back roads not traveled too much. At the end of the day, >> I can download the track file to my laptop and save the file keeping all >> the information on Time/speed/ Where I was. I very seldom ever use routing. >> But do use the Gas station/Motel finder ( gotta watch that as lots of them >> on the garmin database are not there anymore or closed. >> At present, I keep an eye on Ebay and bid on some of them that come across >> and will luck out one day and get one more 276C for under 400. ;-) >> Oh, I don't do phone calls, or radio on the road,so don't need all that >> stuff on my units. Sometimes use my MP3 player to earbuds on the long >> stretches of road to entertain myself. ;-) >> >> >> > >

achesley43@ymail.com
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Post by achesley43@ymail.com » Wed May 30, 2012 10:04 am

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, RobertWichert wrote:
> > I didn't know that, Jeff. Thanks for the tip. > > Have you ever tried it where there is no service? > > > Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C > +1 916 966 9060 > FAX +1 916 966 9068 >
I did a Goggle search on Android GPS and read some pretty interesting stuff on the Android sites. But, for what I use a GPS for, the smart phones won't get er done.

Jeff Khoury
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Post by Jeff Khoury » Wed May 30, 2012 10:53 am

I've tested it by downloading tiles, then throwing the phone into airplane mode. They work just fine. I'd say that the best is DualSport Maps, with BackCountry a close second. -Jeff Khoury
----- Original Message ----- From: "RobertWichert" To: "Jeff Khoury" Cc: "Scott Marlow" , "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:41:02 AM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] GPS Recommendations I didn't know that, Jeff. Thanks for the tip. Have you ever tried it where there is no service? Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 =============================================== On 5/29/2012 6:39 PM, Jeff Khoury wrote: > Google Maps (at least on Android) can download offline map tiles as well. > > BackCountry Navigator Pro > and > DualSport Maps > > are also good phone-based Navigation apps. > > -Jeff Khoury > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "RobertWichert" > To: "Jeff Khoury" > Cc: "Scott Marlow", "DSN KLR650"DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 5:08:22 PM > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] GPS Recommendations > > My iPhone with MotionX-GPS was solid as a rock on a trip where Google Maps was "Unable to connect. Unable to connect. Unable to connect. Warning. Warning. Blah Blah Blah" > > You do have to download the maps (free) ahead of time, but they have them for all over the world. > > MotionX-GPS for iPhone costs $10. > > > Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C > +1 916 966 9060 > FAX +1 916 966 9068 > > > > > > > > =============================================== > On 5/29/2012 3:08 PM, Jeff Khoury wrote: > > > > > > > I use my Android phone and a variety of apps, depending on the particular type of riding that I'm doing. > > -Jeff Khoury > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Marlow"< swmarlow@...> > To: "DSN KLR650"< DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 2:28:58 PM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] GPS Recommendations > > It's finally time to replace the POS Garmin Nuvi 205 GPS on my KLR. > > I'm told the marine-based Garmin 276 (discontinued) is a great choice, if > you can find a used one at a reasonable price. What other units do folks > like? Any motorcycle-specific pros or cons to the unit you use? >

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