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Old 04-02-2010, 03:57 AM   #51 (permalink)
Sion
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Originally Posted by Orchrist View Post
mmm gps, talk about a price tag I've been trying to justify. Although the fact that some of them come with mounts for both car and bike helps.... some....

the garmin zumo 660 retails (at Best (ugh) Buy, etc) for $799, but I found it on NewEgg for $641.98 including shipping. It features both car and bike mounts, a built in mp3 player, jpeg picture viewer, audio book capability and has a pretty good speaker. I love it already.

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Originally Posted by Plan9 View Post
I have a very nice GPS "navigation unit" but no safe place to mount it on the bike (tank? bars?) and even if I did... I wouldn't be able to hear it tell me to turn, look at the arrows and pilot the bike at the same time. I think I'll stick to pitstops with a paper map for now.
I worried I'd have room to mount my zumo, but the included Ram motorcycle mount made it easy...as for hearing it, it's got pretty good sound, but even if it didnt, I've got it routed through my speakers, so thats a non-issue. optionally, you can plug in headphones, or if you've got bluetooth in-helmet speakers, it can pair up with most bluetooth devices...including cellphones.

I dont think I'll be bothering with the cellphone function though...one of the reasons I ride is to get away from the tedium of everyday life...dont think I want it intruding on my fun.

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btw, my speaker system

Motorcycle audio mirror speaker ipod + amp marine grade

or you can get it with a subwoofer for just a little more:

Motorcycle audio mirror speaker ipod sub + amp marine

and for a few bucks more, throw in an FM radio:

http://www.gooddeals18.com/product/S...m-w-radio.html

excellent bang for the buck on these systems...wish I had gotten the subwoofer though...without the sub, its a little thin on the low end
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