Re: [emrat:6000] Roadtrip. GPS/Intercom questions

I know a few have said that it is probably cheaper in the long run, to go with a motorcycle specific GPS at $800 vs a $200-$300 unit. I have an alternative:

Watch sights such as Woot.com, Midnightbox.com, Yugster.com...on a daily basis.  These are deal-a-day sites and often have GPS devices for as little as $40-$50.  Typically, refurbished Garmins, TomToms, Magellans...

This gives you a cheap alternative to evaluate if a GPS is worth it for you.  If you decide that you really want a GPS, use it until it dies and get the Zumo.  If you decide a GPS isn't really a necessity for you, you've only spent somewhere between $40-$100. 

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From: limeycardwell <limeycardwell@gmail.com>
To: emrat@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 9, 2014 10:30 PM
Subject: [emrat:5989] Roadtrip. GPS/Intercom questions

So my British biker buddy is flying over next April 28th and we have 8 full days to go on a road trip. He rides a Vulcan 1700 back home but it seems he is limited to renting an Indian or HD if we can't find him a bike to buy before then but that will be another subject in a month or two. Our road trip will be taking I-70 West to Fruita or Moab, check out Arches & Canyonlands the next day, down to Zion or which ever is the better park. Ive never been to Vegas so a couple of days there, Hoover Dam, Grand Canyon, back into Colorado and maybe Ouray or similar on the way home.I will start a thread for the at a later date also :0)

For this post tho, I am interested in portable GPS units (i had a Garmin Nuvi years ago until somebody nicked it out my car) and the bike to bike intercom systems. Its seems theres a huge price difference for these gps units, like $200 to $800 and while I would prefer the cheaper one, I was wondering what features are really needed for using on a motorbike? Same goes for the intercoms, obviously I don't want to cheap out here coz I am reading that the better ones like the Sena 20S have up to a mile and a half range which I had no idea was even possible, plus they can integrate with your phone and gps etc. So I've got loads of reading up to do but if any of you guys have any suggestions/recommendations then I would love to hear them?

Cheers,

Limey.

 

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