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I’m posing this for those who were looking for something like this. Basically a TFT that fits in the nav cradle and interfaces with the bike. Gives you Apple and Android access for phone, music and navigation.

The down side is that it would occupy your default GPS slot on the bike. Fine if you don’t have one or don’t hardly use one, but not if you use one regularly.

$338 (USD) for the first 100 units pre-order. I have their DVR camera system, and I’ve found their build quality to be quite good.

I don’t have a TFT display, but my GPS is too essential to replace, and I don’t want to reposition the mount to make this easier to see at a glance. If your bike has a horrible (for you) instrument cluster, this might be right up your alley.

It doesn't seem any different than any number of other Carplay screens that fit in the nav cradle. I have a Chigee and use it in Carplay mode all the time.

The biggest issue with these is you have to then figure out with navigation app you want on your phone. Also, it means your phone battery is going to be drained more quickly.

For nav apps, you can use the usual car focuses ones like Apple or Google Maps, but they kind of suck for bikes. I've tried Rever and it was flaky and the turn by turn for planned routes sucked. Scenic is pretty good, but I've found it doesn't do a great job of windy road routing.

I wish BMW would enabled their Connected app for Carplay, as I've found the windy road routing it does is very good.

Finally, the one I have is a 5" screen. It's a bit small. I've seen the 7" ones and they're huge. 6" would be ideal.

Paul, what caused you to have such a poor opinion on using Google maps for bikes?

I use my phone in the BMW nav cradle, connected via short usb-C so it doesn't overheat (wireless charging) but remains at 100% during use. Been using Google maps exclusively without any issues with decent radar trap alerts, congestion tips, and excellent navigation even for "C"-roads in rural backwaters.
You need to set up a few stops in between A and B to ensure you follow the choice route and turn off highways and tolls but it works great once set up.

Zitat von Valks im Beitrag #4

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Paul, what caused you to have such a poor opinion on using Google maps for bikes?

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Zitat von Valks im Beitrag #4

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Paul, what caused you to have such a poor opinion on using Google maps for bikes?

I use my phone in the BMW nav cradle, connected via short usb-C so it doesn't overheat (wireless charging) but remains at 100% during use. Been using Google maps exclusively without any issues with decent radar trap alerts, congestion tips, and excellent navigation even for "C"-roads in rural backwaters.
You need to set up a few stops in between A and B to ensure you follow the choice route and turn off highways and tolls but it works great once set up.

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Zitat von Freddyfruitbat im Beitrag #5

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Zitat von Valks im Beitrag #4

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Paul, what caused you to have such a poor opinion on using Google maps for bikes?

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I don't use Google Maps myself on the bike myself, as I use a BMW Navigator; but having dabbled with it a bit in the past I found it wholly lacking. In the car I use it all the time; but almost all my car journeys are straightforward A to B by the fastest route, and Google Maps excels at that. But on the bike, when my journeys are normally long and relatively convuluted (ie, seeking out the nice roads!), it really wasn't great. I found I could only add a certain number of waypoints on a route before it maxed out; furthermore, every time I reached a waypoint it wanted me to restart the journey - not ideal messing about with my phone in gloves while riding and a general pain in the neck. Maybe it's better these days?

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