sharpestjim
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Rather than resurrecting one of the myriad of navigation threads on this site, I opted to start a new one. There seem to be many, many opinions regarding this subject. And we all know what opinions are like, right?
So, I have this brand-new R1250RS in my garage. It's all set up for navigation. It's not that I particularly NEED it; but I'm thinking that it would be cool to have, especially since BMW was kind enough to provide it, right? So, what do I get? Have they worked all of the bugs out of the Motorrad NAV? Do I get a NAV VI? People seem to love the Zumo XT. Lots of places are still selling the XT. Is the XT 2 that much better than the XT? I don't mind going for the Zumo. But then, of course, I'll need one of the adapters. Are the adapters from Italy the best? People seem to be very pleased with them.
Shifting gears (pun intended) a bit...
I really have zero interest in talking on the phone whilst riding. Call me old-fashioned. But that's part of the allure of riding, for me, anyway. I carry my cell phone with me, for obvious reasons. But talking while riding? Nope. Leave me a message and I'll call you back when I'm done riding. I have an old helmet. No built-in speakers and certainly no Bluetooth. I'm thinking that I should be able to find a pair of inexpensive Bluetooth earbuds and wear them so as to hear my GPS "talking" to me.
Any and all suggestions would be welcomed and appreciated.
Sorry for all of the newbie questions. But, coming from a 1977 Yamaha, all of this stuff is new to me. So is fuel injection, I guess. LOL.
So, I have this brand-new R1250RS in my garage. It's all set up for navigation. It's not that I particularly NEED it; but I'm thinking that it would be cool to have, especially since BMW was kind enough to provide it, right? So, what do I get? Have they worked all of the bugs out of the Motorrad NAV? Do I get a NAV VI? People seem to love the Zumo XT. Lots of places are still selling the XT. Is the XT 2 that much better than the XT? I don't mind going for the Zumo. But then, of course, I'll need one of the adapters. Are the adapters from Italy the best? People seem to be very pleased with them.
Shifting gears (pun intended) a bit...
I really have zero interest in talking on the phone whilst riding. Call me old-fashioned. But that's part of the allure of riding, for me, anyway. I carry my cell phone with me, for obvious reasons. But talking while riding? Nope. Leave me a message and I'll call you back when I'm done riding. I have an old helmet. No built-in speakers and certainly no Bluetooth. I'm thinking that I should be able to find a pair of inexpensive Bluetooth earbuds and wear them so as to hear my GPS "talking" to me.
Any and all suggestions would be welcomed and appreciated.
Sorry for all of the newbie questions. But, coming from a 1977 Yamaha, all of this stuff is new to me. So is fuel injection, I guess. LOL.