Another GPS Complaint
Road Captain
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Arkansas Ozarks
I loved my '07 Ultra. I love my '14 Ultra twice as much, but I hate the GPS. To insinuate that it's no better or no worse than any other GPS devices is just not true, the 7 or 8 year old Garmin ZUMO 450/550 units are head and shoulders better. It sure seems it would have been a simple thing for the Motor Company to put a quality GPS unit in a $25K+ touring motorcycle.
Fortunately, the fact that I am not GPS dependant added to the other very positive features of the Rushmore's let me rate the GPS unit as tolerable.
Fortunately, the fact that I am not GPS dependant added to the other very positive features of the Rushmore's let me rate the GPS unit as tolerable.
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 110
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From: Fuquay Varina, NC
The GPS in cars are generally made by these same folks that did Harley's. They are also known to be horrible. Expensive to update and generally useless.
As for ours. While it's nice to know where you are and use the GPS as a general tool that's rather dificult for those of us who travel all over. In the last three years (2 on the Zumo and 1 on the Naviextras) I've covered 51,000 miles from Miami to California to Maine and parts in between. I simply don't carry maps for everywhere and rely on both the phone and the gps to get me to where I need.
Garmin - while people keep saying it's as bad as Navi's, that's a load. I could load a long multi thousand mile route and have it hold. I was misdirected only twice, once when they opened a new bridge and once on a road that was closed and gone.
This gps is not anywhere near as up to date in maps (2 years old), constently routing me to places that are not anywhere near where it should, missing roads that are decades old, and just generally not having what I was used to. It really really needs to be completely trashed and replaced with a better system.
As for the vocals missing/wrong directions. What has started happening to me recently is the displayed turn coming up is the next one after the current, and the vocals are the current turn. Sometimes it resets itself but now it's 50/50 off. The other thing is it does not recognize the ability to turn left across a median that is a suicide lane. It makes me go up and back down a road for miles for some reason.
That's assuming it's not completely lost as it seems to be a good 10-15% of the time.
So yeah check the maps on your phone's gps (if you have one) otherwise you get what it gives you. :/
As for ours. While it's nice to know where you are and use the GPS as a general tool that's rather dificult for those of us who travel all over. In the last three years (2 on the Zumo and 1 on the Naviextras) I've covered 51,000 miles from Miami to California to Maine and parts in between. I simply don't carry maps for everywhere and rely on both the phone and the gps to get me to where I need.
Garmin - while people keep saying it's as bad as Navi's, that's a load. I could load a long multi thousand mile route and have it hold. I was misdirected only twice, once when they opened a new bridge and once on a road that was closed and gone.
This gps is not anywhere near as up to date in maps (2 years old), constently routing me to places that are not anywhere near where it should, missing roads that are decades old, and just generally not having what I was used to. It really really needs to be completely trashed and replaced with a better system.
As for the vocals missing/wrong directions. What has started happening to me recently is the displayed turn coming up is the next one after the current, and the vocals are the current turn. Sometimes it resets itself but now it's 50/50 off. The other thing is it does not recognize the ability to turn left across a median that is a suicide lane. It makes me go up and back down a road for miles for some reason.
That's assuming it's not completely lost as it seems to be a good 10-15% of the time.
So yeah check the maps on your phone's gps (if you have one) otherwise you get what it gives you. :/
Just to be clear, I don't carry paper maps either... I look at the route on my IPad the night/morning before to make sure I know the main roads that I'll be driving.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 44,897
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From: PNW
For the record, I said all GPSs except my Garmins. And when referring to my Garmins, I refer to routes that I pre-programmed. I don't use them very much on the fly so I can't say if they are glitchy when asked to navigate to an address or POI as keyed in on the bike. But, my loaded routes have been flawless for years. Not one hiccup.
That said, I haven't owned another GPS, including some lower level Garmins as well as factory installed systems, that performed any better than INfotainment.
Zumos are a whole different animal and do not compare directly. They are for GPS nerds - not the average consumer who wouldn't care to deal with the learning curve of Mapsource, let alone Basecamp.
That said, I haven't owned another GPS, including some lower level Garmins as well as factory installed systems, that performed any better than INfotainment.
Zumos are a whole different animal and do not compare directly. They are for GPS nerds - not the average consumer who wouldn't care to deal with the learning curve of Mapsource, let alone Basecamp.
Intermediate
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 32
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From: ParrySound Ont.Ca.
This is the worst GPS I have ever used
Short or doing map updates to other GPS models they keep you on the right route
this GPS on my 14SG will take you off a main course through a neighbourhood and back to the main street and this is suppose to be the fastest route
I agree for the price of the bike you would think Harley would fix this bug
Short or doing map updates to other GPS models they keep you on the right route
this GPS on my 14SG will take you off a main course through a neighbourhood and back to the main street and this is suppose to be the fastest route
I agree for the price of the bike you would think Harley would fix this bug
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