When I got the Pan the first ugrade I wanted was a Sat Nav. The Sat Nav in my truck is not waterproof and not compatible with motorbike mounting systems. However this upgrade was not the most important. A number of other jobs where in the queue both this gadget.
It took ages to research which Sat Nav I should buy. I had a budget for a middle ground Sat Nav. I do not need world coverage and lots of bells and whistles but it had to be bike orientated. I spent lots of interent time trying to find recommendations for the gadget that fitted my budget and specification. I have been watching a YouTuber call Itchy Boots. Click HERE for her website. She uses a Sat Nav. I looked up the model she uses and found it was not expensive and if you linked it to your phone you could get live updates. This function, if built in, really ramps up the cost of the unit. This unit is bike friendly and waterproof. If it can take Noraly round the world, it can trundle me round the UK.
The unit I bought was a Garmin 396 (its what Noraly uses). I searched on-line and found Sport Bike Shop was doing a deal on them. So a unit reserved online and collected at the weekend of the same week from their shop in Milton Keynes.
A.Its included in the price
B. One of the first things I bought was a Ram. I knew I would have a Sat Nav eventually so when I saw a bargain I snapped it up.
I fitted the Ram mount when I fitted the risers. You can read about that HERE
Obviouly I chose the RAM mount that suited the RAM mount I had installed earlier. It is just a clamp with a ball grasp at both ends. Having decided on the mounting method next was powering the unit. The obvious choice was the mount that allowed for the quick removal of the Sat Nav and the automatic and weatherproof power connection. The quick fit Sat Nav mount just clips to the back of the Sat Nav. You then have to fit the mounting ball plate which joins the quick fit plate ot the RAM mount. During back plate fitting exercise you have to install the power lead. It all fits together very easily. Next the straight clamp joins the two ball mounts together supporting the sat Nav at the same time.
Then the power lead is threaded down the handle bars. I used the clutch hose as a guide and used the hose guides to keep the power cable tidy. Initially I thought I was going to power the Sat Nav off the distribution board but a thought better of it and chose to have the unit powered through a switched feed. That meant the near side of the fairing had to come off to reach the switched power feed wire. Having gained access I stripped a section of the switched power lead and soldered on a short wire with a bullet connector on the other end. The power lead provided with the unit had a bullet connector fitted to the positive wire and a ring connector fitted to the negative lead. The bullet connectors were joined up the taped up the waterproof them. the negative tag was connected the earth point. With some difficulty the fairing was refitted. The Sat Nav sparks up when the ingition switch is turned on and goes off with the key.
Then the power lead is threaded down the handle bars. I used the clutch hose as a guide and used the hose guides to keep the power cable tidy. Initially I thought I was going to power the Sat Nav off the distribution board but a thought better of it and chose to have the unit powered through a switched feed. That meant the near side of the fairing had to come off to reach the switched power feed wire. Having gained access I stripped a section of the switched power lead and soldered on a short wire with a bullet connector on the other end. The power lead provided with the unit had a bullet connector fitted to the positive wire and a ring connector fitted to the negative lead. The bullet connectors were joined up the taped up the waterproof them. the negative tag was connected the earth point. With some difficulty the fairing was refitted. The Sat Nav sparks up when the ingition switch is turned on and goes off with the key.
- free live traffic and weather
- rugged, glove-friendly 4.3″ display
- adventurous routing
- service history log
- hands-free calling
- smart notifications
- built-in WiFi
- micro SD card slot
- LiveTrack
- the ability to send GPX files from your phone to the GPS and share them with other riders
I just need to have a spin out on the Pan to decide the optimum position for the unit and try out all the features.
