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General forum area => The Euro K Comms & Sat Nav Corner (including Trackers) => Topic started by: markrich on May 20, 2018, 10:49:48 am
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With the current deals on the Navigator V and VI, the difference between them and the Garmin options has shrunk a lot, so I'm considering getting one shortly.
However, mounting it on the bike is doing my head in with options. With nowhere to bolt something on the handlebars, I have considered BMW's option on the battery cover and spent a while looking at other options, but there are so few out there.
Does anyone have any experience with the official BMW option? I haven't seen any photos of real-world use with one of these.
Does anyone have any best other options which are non-destructive to the bike? I don't really fancy making holes anywhere to fit one.
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Lots in here if you do a search.
The battery cover option is rubbish if you wanna see the screen, too low and out of the line of sight and don't even think of a tankbag...
Plenty of bar options. Hornig do the gizmo that goes in the inner end of the bar, either side and works brilliantly.
They and others also do an option to mount it in place of the badge in the centre of the bars. Bit low for my liking again.
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However, mounting it on the bike is doing my head in with options. With nowhere to bolt something on the handlebars, I have considered BMW's option on the battery cover and spent a while looking at other options, but there are so few out there.
Does anyone have any best other options which are non-destructive to the bike? I don't really fancy making holes anywhere to fit one.
<salesman mode>
What you need is my RAM mount thingummie. ;D
http://eurokclub.bike/index.php?topic=3062.0
It mounts where the BMW badge is, in the middle of the fork yoke. Pop the badge out, screw the RAM mount in.
I have a Garmin clamp that fits the RAM mount too:
http://eurokclub.bike/index.php?topic=3063.0
</salesman mode>
(But no wiring is for sale from me. I can't be arsed to remove the Garmin wiring that goes with it. It seems to go under tank and fairing somewhere...)
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So, half-a-mount salesman then 8)
A couple of screws each side of the tank panels, pull em backward one at a time and Bob will be along shortly to complain as usual.
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Isn't it top fairing off as well as tank?
I can see the little Garmin box - it's stuck to the frame on the right side:
(http://www.poqit.com/garmin_box.jpg)
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Ooh! More to your set up than a normal Garmin one. None of my Garmins have ever had a separate box like that, just a mount with cable that goes to special connector in front of battery mount or direct to battery in my case.
It still might be worth pulling the right side tank panel off to see what is where. I can't imagine anyone took the tank or airbox out to fit that box so I imagine the cables simply pull through once you get them disconnected from wherever.
Go on, you know you want to...
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I've always been impressed with Telferizer and have used them on a couple of occasions. Just google it and ask for Bob. ;)
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I use a Tom Tom on the battery cover mount. A quick glance for next junction distance and direction works fine for me.
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I use a Tom Tom on the battery cover mount. A quick glance for next junction distance and direction works fine for me.
Any chance of a photo link to show how it looks?
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I decided, after much consideration, to go with the official BMW mount.
I bought the Navigator VI, cradle, mount and an hour of labour to fit to the bike for me in a couple of weeks.If I don't get on with it, replacement battery covers aren't over expensive and I can change later.I'm looking forward to getting it. Now where should I go to test it.....? :-)
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You could meet up with us on the Wrinklies trip to test it ;D
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At the price BM charge, I would have wanted it fitted there and then. For free!
I mean, four holes and one push in connector :o
Still, i'm sure you'll love it and if you decide to come out to play on the Wrinklies last day we'll all love it too ;D
PS Ah! Speed reading again...not being fitted for a couple of weeks. You should have taken a ride up to Ledbury and I would have fitted it for free. And my coffee is better than their's 8)
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I asked BMW to fit it for three reasons,
If they cock it up it's their fault and their cost. Their work is, to a degree, warrantied.
They didn't have the unit in stock on the day
I couldn't be arsed. Anything more complex than a screwdriver and I'm lost. I admit to being very uncomfortable around machinery beyond a certain level. :-)
At the price BM charge, I would have wanted it fitted there and then. For free!
I mean, four holes and one push in connector :o
Still, i'm sure you'll love it and if you decide to come out to play on the Wrinklies last day we'll all love it too ;D
PS Ah! Speed reading again...not being fitted for a couple of weeks. You should have taken a ride up to Ledbury and I would have fitted it for free. And my coffee is better than their's 8)
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Well, you could punch the holes in the battery cover with a screwdriver and Bob's your wotsit ;D
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Well, you could punch the holes in the battery cover with a screwdriver and Bob's your wotsit ;D
Am I ???
;D
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I was referring to our erstwhile admin bobtail, the original Bob and the only one at the time ;D
PS That's twice Iv'e rattled his cage recently without him rising to the bait. He seems to have deserted his post this year so maybe he needs replacing 8)
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Now the Sat Nav is sorted and waiting fitting, my eyes, or is that my ears, turn to bluetooth in the helmet to hear directions.
What is the opinion of the BMW Communications System? Over priced (not that all BMW stuff isn't..;-)) or are there alternatives worth exploring?
I have a BMW Race Helmet, as I prefer the full face thing.
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Lovely new sat nav now on bike with official mount.Not as bad as feared or suggested by some with location, me included.Shiny display in bright light not great though.Aim to get some bluetooth for the helmet shortly to get instructions in the ears when riding.Not had a lot of time to play with it, but impressed so far.
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I've got a tomtom rider on my VFR using the ram yoke mount and a bike mounted power supply. Useless in sunshine, so use the BT connection to my helmet.
On the K13R I simply use my phone and google maps for audio directions. However I do have a 5V USB power supply I can connect to BMW aux DIN power supply.
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...I simply use my phone and google maps for audio directions.
There - GPS done right.
If you don't mind sharing every move with Google...
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Shiny display in bright light not great though.
Mine is all but invisible when I wear my winter flouro jacket and the same in summer with the white Airflow.
It's perfect in autumn and spring when I wear my black airflow Halvarssons cover though.
What I need is a reverse sunshade, one that fits under the screen to stop the reflections of the jacket.
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I use a Tom Tom on the battery cover mount. A quick glance for next junction distance and direction works fine for me.
Hello Mister, is there any chance you could provide some picture and/or link to similar, please?
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...I simply use my phone and google maps for audio directions.
There - GPS done right.
If you don't mind sharing every move with Google...
Hello Mark, I am looking at this simple solution also - is there a power feed to the iphone you can use from the battery. Regards Paul
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If you look on my k1200s thread you will see in several photos that I have my phone in a RAM mount from the steering head. The phone power comes either from the DIN power socket on the lhs of the bike via a lead through the tank bag with a cigarette lighter socket housing a plug in USB socket to a USB lead to the phone. Or from a DIN socket I have fixed into the inner fairing (an Optimate kit from Nippy Normans that wires direct to the battery) that takes a double USB plug. The former set up is handy if you have other kit charging in the tank bag, but a pain to disconnect when refuelling. Hence the latter option. The phone has a tomtom app, and Google maps, and my Neotec2 helmet has the Sena comms kit, the two being linked by Bluetooth. Not perfect but gets me most places
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Excellent - thanks so much. I will take a look at your page and also the screen as that is something I want to change also. Greatly appreciated