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Has anyone solved the problem of not being able to read the satnav on sunny days? I have the relocated bracket by Moto-mate and have tried various angles. Also tried the Wunderlich sun shade and the only thing that achieved was to reduce my wallet by £30. I use reactolite glasses and use the built-in sun visor to shade my eyes and do not look through it. You may ask why after 70,000 miles on my 1200 and 1250 I have only just got round to asking this-Got me there I'm afraid.
John

I found adjusting the angle of the mount a little helped a lot.

This isn't going to help, but my view is it is what it is. You are just going to have to put up with it on the occasions when the sun is out, and you are driving in a direction with the sun at the wrong point in the sky for you. The only way to fully avoid glare on your sat nav completely is drive a car.

What I do when I have the odd occasion of not being able to see my Sat Nav due to glare is tweak it's tilt (motomate mount) or hold up my hand for a moment, yes its a bit annoying but at l'm out on my bike on a sunny day.

I made this sunshade out of some ABS plastic, a heat gun and attached with double sided tape. It's made of 2 pieces so that I can take the outer piece off to fit my other bike. It works pretty good but I don't think there is any method to shield 100% of sunlights.

If you have the 1250 now, you could back up your Sat Nav with the on board Navigation app linked to a phone. It won’t give a map view but it does a very good job of telling you where to go for those times when you can’t see the Sat Nav. Pretty faultless in my 3 years experience.

This is just screaming out for a 3d printed shade. I've been thinking of making one because I use a Nav 5 in my car, and at night, I get a reflection on the windscreen. I could move the sat nav in the car to another location, but I like it where it is, and designing and making a 3d printed one, should be do-able. It may also work for the bike too.
Just a thought..............

Zitat von dravnx im Beitrag #4

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I made this sunshade out of some ABS plastic, a heat gun and attached with double sided tape. It's made of 2 pieces so that I can take the outer piece off to fit my other bike. It works pretty good but I don't think there is any method to shield 100% of sunlights.

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There are sun shades available online without resorting to garage diy.
I have one, results are mixed. There are some angles of the sun which are impossible to shade out.

Alan
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I have the sunshade on a nav4 and nav5. When I can't read it, left hand palm makes the shade length long enough to see the screen

Keep the nav unit mounted down low, angled so the reflection (off the glossy screen) is of my torso. Don't need to look at it unless there's a salient turning ahead. No problem

Can’t say I’ve ever found the sun causing GPS viewing problems.

I’m only glancing at it occasionally so the probability of the sun being at a “blinding angle” exactly when I’m looking is minimal.

It’ll be fine after the next corner.

Isn't it the case that the Nav 6 screen is easier to read in sunlight than the Nav 5?
(Am a 5 owner myself)