Hi all, About to take delivery of a dvt s touring, and as per title i need some recommendations for a gps/satnav system please. I'm thinking garmin, as seems to have a affiliation with ducati? and if anyone has one for sale? Thanks in advance. Greg
Navihalter mount & Garmin Zumo660, I've got my 660 on my winter hack as I've got the Garmin 595LM on my 1200enduro, and as I wear a hi-vis most the time. It reflects badly into the screen which distorts its visibility. I've complained that there new anti-sun layer causes a major nightmare with riders wearing hi-vis. I won't buy garmin again with this technology! Although my Zumo 660 is lovely and bright + doesn't have anti-sun bollocks.
he's gonna have a major problem getting hold of a Navihalter at the moment...production has ceased for the considerable future ...mr Navihalter was involved in a serious RTC and production stopped weeks ago...
My 2p worth. Had 350lm Garmin. Great to use, simple to take detours, find fuel etc. Unit packed in after 2.5 yeras, just out of warranty. Bought a Tomtom rider 410. Crap tbh. Takes too much button pressing from entering postcode to actually setting off. detour function not good. Find petrol not as good as Garmin. In short, Garmin much more intuitive. Wish I had sent the 350 off for repair.
After some deliberation I went for the Palmer products screen adapter with the accessory bar on my 2016 DVT, mostly because I couldn't seem to get a Navihalter. It's about the same price, but has the advantage of giving some screen adjustment as well, as long as the look of the re-positioned screen doesn't put you off. I've got a Zumo 590 with a Touratech locking mount and it's a little tight for space but all works ok and gives a vibration free mounting. I'll put some pics on when I get a minute, but I'm sure there are some on here already. Chris
I bought the Navihalter from Snells (they've still got 3 in stock) and fitted my Zumo 590 to it this w/e on my Enduro. Great piece of kit and in exactly the right position none of this looking down at the headstock rubbish!
Garmin for me,,,, even got a couple of good soakings in France earlier in the year without any problems...
They work OK but don't use them unless you have metal valve stems fitted. They are quite weighty and will bend the rubber stems with the centrifugal force. Eventually the stem could shear off with catastrophic consequences. Having said that, I have a pair you can buy if you're interested.
Not sure about the shearing off risk with the metal stems! It's not a shear force that's being applied (lateral) with the centrifugal force of the wheels spinning. It's a tensile (pulling) force and there's no way the Garmin sensors spinning are going to impart the tensile force needed to pull the valve stem apart. The only thing about them really is the fact they lose sync with the display unit quite often. Ducati need to fit TPMS as standard to the bike (as with all new cars) so we don't have to rely on aftermarket solutions. I've had them on my Mutley(s) for a coupl've years now and they've been as good as gold.
Reflection is a serious issue. I arranged my Zumo in a slightly off-set position angled to minimise the reflection problem. If the sun is shining brightly from behind at a certain angle it can still be an annoyance.
The MTS (or at least my MTS) has metal stems and that's fine. I understand your logic and maybe it isn't centrifugal force but I had the them fitted to my ZZR1400 with rubber stems and after a weeks summer touring in France I discovered both stems were sitting at 45 degrees off perpendicular. That looked pretty dangerous to my untrained eye!
That's good to know. Luckily I have metal valves as standard. How much are you asking for your sensors
I've got a spare Garmin 390LM if you are interested, including a Ram Mount, but I don't have the power cable, but this can be bought separately. Its the same as the one Ducati sell. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
I think they are £75 to £80 each. You can have my pair for £60. They haven't been used for a while so they may need new batteries. Note to self: Figure out how to send PM!
