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Garmin Zumo V Tomtom Rider
Hi,
thanks for your replies to my post. Apologies though, I should have been clearer about my intended uses.
I need a Satnav for a motorbike for daily use in the UK and hopefully when I can get the time, Europe. I would also, some time in the future like to tour Australasia.
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Originally Posted by trulytruly66
Hi,
thanks for your replies to my post. Apologies though, I should have been clearer about my intended uses.
I need a Satnav for a motorbike for daily use in the UK and hopefully when I can get the time, Europe. I would also, some time in the future like to tour Australasia.
Mark 
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I've got the Zumo 550. I've used it all over Europe. It's great. You need a speaker system for it so you can hear the directions in your helmet. I've got a system I bought from Sportouring Bike Accessories It's paty number sh-550. It's speakers and a microphone with the correct plugs for the zumo.
The Zumo's volume isn't the loudest though and you need to make sure the speakers are directly in front of your ears to get best results.
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Tom Tom V2
Just to put a little balance into this thread, I am seriously recommending the Tom Tom V2. Been around europe, through the alps etc, and it has never missed a beat, nor got me lost.
For the RTW stuff the Garmin appears better, but i honestly cannot rate the Tom Tom highly enough for the UK and europe.
I have two of them ( one in my van ) and they are Brilliant!!
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Oh, I forgot!!
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Originally Posted by leevtr
Just to put a little balance into this thread, I am seriously recommending the Tom Tom V2. Been around europe, through the alps etc, and it has never missed a beat, nor got me lost.
For the RTW stuff the Garmin appears better, but i honestly cannot rate the Tom Tom highly enough for the UK and europe.
I have two of them ( one in my van ) and they are Brilliant!!
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Also the Rider V2 comes with the Scala headset, and the volume is loud enough to hear even with earplugs or ipod going full whack. Plus you can answer the phone on the move ( which can be really handy, or a pain in the arse, depending!! )
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Just finished riding through South Africa and part of Namibia using a Zumo 500. Worked great--only advantage I could see over TomTom is worldwide map availability. I also own a Nuvi 660-but it isn't near as rugged or waterproof as a Zumo.
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Zumo is much better IMHO. Plan a route on your PC. View it in "Google Earth" (Top trick that one) Upload to the Zumo & off you go.
As far as I know, it`s not possible to plan routes on your PC for the TOM TOM.
I could be wrong.
Get a zumo
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