Vespa and SatNav

nommy

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NB I will be buying this Vespa no matter what ppl say so please answer the bit about the satnav rather than Vespa bash, thanks!!

I am getting a vespa in a couple of weekends time (the GT 125 in black for anyone interested!) and want to get a satnav unit...what is the best way to do this as the dedicated bike satnav (made by garmin) looks horrendously expensive compared with the car ones / handheld units...any advice etc??

many thanks

tom
 
nommy said:
NB I will be buying this Vespa no matter what ppl say so please answer the bit about the satnav rather than Vespa bash, thanks!!

I am getting a vespa in a couple of weekends time (the GT 125 in black for anyone interested!) and want to get a satnav unit...what is the best way to do this as the dedicated bike satnav (made by garmin) looks horrendously expensive compared with the car ones / handheld units...any advice etc??

many thanks

tom
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Simple reason they are a lot more expensive is because they are weather proof.... one of the side effects of a bike is the possibility of your sat nav unit getting wet.

SW
 
lol yeah i apprecaite the weather-proofing but was wondering if one of the better handheald units (still weatherproof for hikers etc) have decent enough map packs to work well? would save about 150 quid that's all! thanks!
 
nommy said:
lol yeah i apprecaite the weather-proofing but was wondering if one of the better handheald units (still weatherproof for hikers etc) have decent enough map packs to work well? would save about 150 quid that's all! thanks!
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I don't know how much they have improved, but my Garmin Vista is a lot slower then my Garmin Nuvi at locking onto the sats. Also the screen is a lot smaller which is a pain when you are in a city.

You could buy a Blackberry 8800 with Telmaps and try and put it in a weatherproof case. Not sure if the maps on the N95 are as good.

SW
 
Whats wrong with using a phone and a headset? You don't really need to see the screen when the instructions are spoken afterall.
 
there is no cheap option for the bike yet, if u need one get a Tom Tom rider they look the best and are easyer to use than the garmin.
 
Good choice of bike. Had an ET4 for a number of years and it rides well, it's quiet and smooth. GT can only be better. Make sure you get good tyres for it and it'll pull up well without skidding in the wet. Continental Zippy 2's worked well on mine :)
 
cheers for the tyre advice - are the ones it comes with as stock any good or just worth binning straight off? GT should be awesome, liquid cooled and with a bigger seat for my large rear end! any other hints / tips / advice Jonny69? thanks!
 
nommy said:
cheers for the tyre advice - are the ones it comes with as stock any good or just worth binning straight off? GT should be awesome, liquid cooled and with a bigger seat for my large rear end! any other hints / tips / advice Jonny69? thanks!
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You might as well use them as it's grief and expense to change them. Then when they are worn out use the Continentals. They won't last as long but once you've got to grips with the bike you'll find them more reassuring in the wet and loadsagrip in the dry :D

Fit some hotgrips, you get cold hands on a Vespa no matter what gloves you wear :D
 
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