11-08-2021, 02:10 PM
I'm certainly no technophobe, but I've read a bunch of fairly sophisticated exchanges on the whole world of GPS options in Beemer-land, and it's kind of daunting.
Fact is, during my first months of ownership (commencing next spring sometime TBD), I'll be committed to learning the bike, getting used to the tech overall (ex-GPS) and sticking to trips within 250-300 miles on routes that I either already know or can figure out the old fashioned way.
That said, the positioning of the GPS cradle makes no sense to me, so I guess I'll opt for the Moto-Mate relo bracket and have the dealer take care of that while the bike's being prepped and my other mods are taken care of. Step 1, in my mind.
Beyond that, is there general advice to be had? I've read many threads on GPS (in general) vs. rigging up your phone, but a lot of that content is more generic and non-specific to the RS and the Navi VI unit. Food for thought, but no compelling conclusion.
Then there's chatter about BMW's Navi VII - which sounds like it might be due, as there seem to be quite a few discussions about the glitchiness of the current Version VI. User error? I dunno, you tell me.
And what about other Garmin options, Zumo, etc.? Do they all fit in that cradle, or is that another $50 adapter? It's not so much the expense as it is all the layers of connectivity, and THEN there's the matter of what the TFT screen can and can't tell you. It's really sort of boggling.
So, is "move it and forget it for now" a sound plan? No doubt, the cradle will sit there and mock me on every ride out of the box, daring me to take the plunge, which I might do, but how do I get smarter about what to do, when, how and with whose help?
As always, thanks in advance for your advice and opinions.
Fact is, during my first months of ownership (commencing next spring sometime TBD), I'll be committed to learning the bike, getting used to the tech overall (ex-GPS) and sticking to trips within 250-300 miles on routes that I either already know or can figure out the old fashioned way.
That said, the positioning of the GPS cradle makes no sense to me, so I guess I'll opt for the Moto-Mate relo bracket and have the dealer take care of that while the bike's being prepped and my other mods are taken care of. Step 1, in my mind.
Beyond that, is there general advice to be had? I've read many threads on GPS (in general) vs. rigging up your phone, but a lot of that content is more generic and non-specific to the RS and the Navi VI unit. Food for thought, but no compelling conclusion.
Then there's chatter about BMW's Navi VII - which sounds like it might be due, as there seem to be quite a few discussions about the glitchiness of the current Version VI. User error? I dunno, you tell me.
And what about other Garmin options, Zumo, etc.? Do they all fit in that cradle, or is that another $50 adapter? It's not so much the expense as it is all the layers of connectivity, and THEN there's the matter of what the TFT screen can and can't tell you. It's really sort of boggling.
So, is "move it and forget it for now" a sound plan? No doubt, the cradle will sit there and mock me on every ride out of the box, daring me to take the plunge, which I might do, but how do I get smarter about what to do, when, how and with whose help?
As always, thanks in advance for your advice and opinions.
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