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Originally posted by POB/London:
Hello!
It seems most people here are using the Garmin III+. Is it very much of an improvement over the simple III? I am trying to find a unit in London, but I'm a student and building the bike is costing me a fortune, so 2nd hand would be best.
Thanks people.
Street level mappng isn't a huge priority for me, the unit will be used on an XR650 for a London > London via Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Turkey trip.
Help! 
PS > I have only used very old GPS units before (and an Etrex Legend while walking).
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Garmin IIIs originally are very vibration sensitive, slow indeed compared with V. V is equipped with a faster RISC processor. I know many KTM offroaders, also and a man from my country who took a part from Paris-Dakar rallye, they all say the same: only good and fast GPS that will resist in vibration is Garmin V, all others die just in matter of time including most of high-end Magellans when you use them on your motorcycle's vibrative cockpit with most of usual-cheap mounting hardware.
So if you buy III, make sure you get the best mouting hardware possible first that reduces the vibration considerably for GPS unit.
As i know Touratech fills all Garmins and Magellans they sell with special vibrative and tightening glue/gel - they're a bit more costy than the originals, but with significally reduced brakedown risk possiblity numbers. So maybe buying GPS unit from Touratech is a good idea too.
Margus
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