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a new kiwi

Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2018 1:36 am
by advnzer
Just joined up.long time motorcyclist and always been interested in mapping n stuff.Have two nuvis but no garmin for motorcycles,never felt the need.For me the bike is to be free of this sorta stuff!
But a new event (to me) has loomed into myconciousness which means i will need the assistance of a gps for motorcycles.
I am a NZ open maps user and have some insights into a basecamp upgrade foible,but that is for my second post!

Re: a new kiwi

Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2018 7:59 am
by kernowing
Welcome to Zumo User Forums from Cornwall

Re: a new kiwi

Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2018 3:55 pm
by Moose
welcome aboard Mate

Re: a new kiwi

Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2018 8:51 pm
by Stu
Hi and welcome :)

Re: a new kiwi

Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2018 11:24 pm
by rbentnail
Welcome! For a long time I used a nuvi 780 on my motorcycle. It never gave a problem except that it's not weather resistant. Why not see if you can find a cradle and cable for yours and give it a go before laying out the big money for the newer Garmin? Plus, there's always the chance that you can just plug in some earbuds, drop the nuvi in a pocket and run off the battery for a while with audio only.

Re: a new kiwi

Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2018 2:03 pm
by Wingstyle
Welcome to the site. Lots of good knowledgeable people here.

Re: a new kiwi

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:42 am
by advnzer
rbentnail wrote: Sat Aug 18, 2018 11:24 pm Welcome! For a long time I used a nuvi 780 on my motorcycle. It never gave a problem except that it's not weather resistant. Why not see if you can find a cradle and cable for yours and give it a go before laying out the big money for the newer Garmin? Plus, there's always the chance that you can just plug in some earbuds, drop the nuvi in a pocket and run off the battery for a while with audio only.
my little 2350 wont import a route or track and the 2797 would be rather large and has some foibles with NZ iopen maps,the routing is downright weird on occasions,but the big scrren is nice for old eyes!

Re: a new kiwi

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 2:22 pm
by rbentnail
advnzer wrote: Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:42 am my little 2350 wont import a route or track and the 2797 would be rather large and has some foibles with NZ iopen maps,the routing is downright weird on occasions,but the big scrren is nice for old eyes!
Ah, I see. The bigger screen is I bough the 595.

Re: a new kiwi

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 6:21 pm
by Moose
time to upgrade

Re: a new kiwi

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 7:23 pm
by tojjer
Welcome, just joined myself