Cool thing here is, theres a photo of my 1984 900 Kawi Ninja I bought new parked in 1986 and then my Road King and my buddies BMW parked in the same spot in 2018.

 

I now have the honor of saying I have ridden on the BRP! Well, some of it at least. Cherokee to around Asheville is all we did last week. Will do it in it's entirety next time out that way.

 

How much can you rely on Apple maps? Read plenty saying you’ll lose signal a bunch?

 

hey Rainy
We lost signal a bunch. Several stops had weak or no service. It was noticeable up high as well. We were also using the paper guide map the park service puts out

My Garmin Zumo xt was our main unit. Preplanned side trips were in it.
We stopped on the detour twice and couldn't get good map signal on the phones to really figure where we were going. A chat with a local helped me get oriented.
I checked websites but did not see the detour when I was planning before we left

I did laugh at the longer tunnels making my garmin speed readings go crazy

 

I use Waze, even if you lose the signal she will keep moving along with you until the signal returns. Not sure for how long, but rarely is it an issue. I mean northern Minnesota/ND rarely. Rode from NY to Canada to Sturgis, never lost it long enough to get worried. Road all around Sturgis, no issues. I do still carry a Garmin for backup, has not been out of the saddle bag in years. Maybe time to put it on a shelf.

PS I have Verizon, depending on your carrier your results may vary.