TomTom Rider

[RIDEMYST]

I saw this unit demo'd by a vendor at Bike Week, in a word, impressive.
I have always been a fan of Garmin units primarily because you can pre-plan and upload your routes.
Now it looks like TomTom now has that feature that is about half the price of the high end Garmin motorcycle units. -JEP-
[size=78%]http://www.tomtom.com/en_us/drive/motorcycle/products/index.html[/size]

[touringman]

I'm interested in hearing about the demo Jim. I've been watching Tom Tom for some time, and the Rider has shown steady improvement over the years. The newest is the Rider 5 I believe, unless they have something brand new this year. If you do a little searching, you can find a better price than $399 also. I saw them advertised almost a hundred dollars cheaper than that at one time this past year. It works well with Tyre to Travel, a mapping and routing source similar to Basecamp. I would have bitten long ago, but am afraid I would not be able to convert route maps for the events to work in the Tom Tom. If someone can solve that problem, I'm on board! The curvy route feature would be fun to play with. Make sure that you are buying and pricing the 5, as the older ones aren't nearly as good. Syd

[Brick]

Hmm... I'll have to see it to believe it. But does sound good.


I might be out riding my Super Tenere'

[RIDEMYST]

Oops, the TomTom I posted was not the newest
Here is a review of the upcoming model. -JEP-
http://www.visordown.com/product-features/new-tomtom-rider-motorcycle-gps/26144.html

[touringman]

Now THAT looks good! Is the retail still supposed to be $399?

[RIDEMYST]

The guy that did the demo indicated that it would still be in the $400 range. -JEP-

[ipnman]

Jim,
I think the retail price will be $499

[Brick]

Isn't there a Tom Tom Rider giveaway here on the MSTA site for members??? Is that the same one?

[qman8]

I'm interested in hearing about the demo Jim. I've been watching Tom Tom for some time, and the Rider has shown steady improvement over the years. The newest is the Rider 5 I believe, unless they have something brand new this year. If you do a little searching, you can find a better price than $399 also. I saw them advertised almost a hundred dollars cheaper than that at one time this past year. It works well with Tyre to Travel, a mapping and routing source similar to Basecamp. I would have bitten long ago, but am afraid I would not be able to convert route maps for the events to work in the Tom Tom. If someone can solve that problem, I'm on board! The curvy route feature would be fun to play with. Make sure that you are buying and pricing the 5, as the older ones aren't nearly as good. Syd

Lets hope the software works better than Basecamp!  Basecamp wont even work with either of my GArmin units...WHY?  Because i do not have the latest maps installed.  What a joke...its even worse than Apple/Itunes!

[Patmo]

 there is currently a 50.00 online rebate, and the unit is on sale at 399.99 at Motorcycle-Superstore.  Good the whole month of March.

[VersysRider]

I'm interested in hearing about the demo Jim. I've been watching Tom Tom for some time, and the Rider has shown steady improvement over the years. The newest is the Rider 5 I believe, unless they have something brand new this year. If you do a little searching, you can find a better price than $399 also. I saw them advertised almost a hundred dollars cheaper than that at one time this past year. It works well with Tyre to Travel, a mapping and routing source similar to Basecamp. I would have bitten long ago, but am afraid I would not be able to convert route maps for the events to work in the Tom Tom. If someone can solve that problem, I'm on board! The curvy route feature would be fun to play with. Make sure that you are buying and pricing the 5, as the older ones aren't nearly as good. Syd

Lets hope the software works better than Basecamp!  Basecamp wont even work with either of my GArmin units...WHY?  Because i do not have the latest maps installed.  What a joke...its even worse than Apple/Itunes!

You can download a free version of Tyre here:
http://www.tyretotravel.com/

I believe it works with GPS' other than TomTom. It was programmed and is supported by an avid motorcyclist.

[touringman]

I downloaded Tyre long ago, and have experimented with it quite a bit. It is easier for me than Basecamp, and I have downloaded routes from Tyre that were created for Mapsource and sent to us for various rallys. My Nuvi 500 and the nuvi 1490lmt that I've been playing with accept these maps readily from Tyre. The caveat is that the mapsets may not match Mapsource exactly. It requires a number of waypoints to keep things in focus. That creates a problem because Tyre will only handle a limited number of waypoints per route. This necessitates splitting routes into two or three segments sometimes. Tyre is constantly improving, and is projecting the imminent release of a Tyre mapping app for cell phones and tablets (yahoo). Now that TomTom is handling routes in gpx format, it's possible that Mapsource routes could be loaded directly to the new Rider. I don't know how this would work with Basecamp? I'll leave this up to you guys who are sharper at this than I am! I may go for this new Tom Tom. Tyre handles both GPX and whatever that other  type is. Syd

[touringman]

I'm not absolutely sure Pat, but I believe the one m/c superstore is advertising is the 5 model, not the brand new one that Jim is talking about. It seems to be still in the introductory stage. I haven't been able to find the actual unit for sale yet. Syd

[fz1grl]

Yes the one Jim saw in Daytona isn't due out until April and I'll admit it does look interesting.

[Patmo]

That could be why they have the rebate out.....wanting to clear out the old before bringing in the new?