TomTom app does it.
Aha, nifty. That was one of the ones I didn’t manage to pirate when I was trying to find a not-crap GPS app 
Hi Hels,
Just to add my thoughts to the others on here - probably some repetition.
Motorcycle satnavs do seem very expensive for what you get. Often something not as powerful as a car satnav, and maybe 5x the price - £500 vs £100. Or maybe £20-to-£50 for a phone App.
The main extra features you get are easier fitting to the bike, weather proofing, more glove friendly, and perhaps anti-reflective screen.
My general experiences are that the TomTom is more user-friendly, but less features (minimal route-planning etc). The Garmin has more features but can be fiddly to use, even my most recent BMW one feels clunky. Garmin can be “great” for planning routes, though this can be a frustrating process for something that should be simple. If you dont need complex routes, or just waypoints etc then TomTom is probably fine. The Tyre software should make the TomTom more functional for routes etc.
I’ve only tried the Twisty Roads option on my Garmin, and that has just tried to stupidly suck me into town centres where I guess the roads seem twistier … but a lot slower. I’m not sure I’d trust the twisty road option to take me anywhere that nice compared to just studying a map. Who knows what silly lanes, or town centres, it will aim for.
Before shelling out £300 to £500 for a specific device, I’d seriously investigate the TomTom and other navigation Apps for an iPhone or Android etc, and a bit more for a phone holder on the bike. I’d rather spend £500 on a new iPhone (way more powerful than a GPS device) and a bit more for an App on it. Just make sure dont leave the phone on the bike at all, even for a minute.
I got the latest BMW Garmin GPS largely because the new GS Adventure I got came with a dock already installed as standard. I was surprised how little it had improved over the years from my Garmin Zumo 220.
The TomTom Rider’s “twisty roads” option has taken me via some amazing routes. I quite often go out for rides by myself, and when I do I set the TomTom up with a destination and the “twisty roads” option…and then just ride. One important thing is to not be completely strict on following every instruction. If I see a road I like the look of which isn’t on the route, I just turn into it and the device recalculates. In the same way, if I can see it’s leading me to somewhere boring (like a city centre), I just turn off and let it route around. It’s a guide, and it can be very good – almost like following the Jetstreams, except that it actually knows where it is much of the time 
I think Garmin and TomTom got away for quite a while with viewing the mapping data as the feature you were buying, and so the only feature any new satnav needed to best the older model was newer maps. Even now there’s a lot of features that seem to be there mostly so they can put another line of text on the box.
I’ve never had a satnav that’ll show me the distance to the next two petrol stations en route, for example, or one that’s got 3G or Wifi on it to tell me what the weather’s like along the route I’ve just planned. Those seem like really obvious features to me, whereas the TMPS, while useful, seems a bit out-of-the-box.
I do the same- it is brilliant.
Hey yeah I’ve used Verb edit a few times, I’ve got a compatible heart rate monitor that pairs with the Virb too so you can display heart rate and speed dials on the video to see what your heart is doing. I’ve not recorded anything I can publish on the internet yet though as I didn’t want to be late for Rixxy’s run one morning…
I’ve used the curvy roads function on the Zumo 590LM and I was surprised at how good it was. It took me down a road similar to a Welsh mountain pass that was running parallel with the M4 which I’d never have found on my own.
With regards to cost having owned 3 Zumos from my point of view they can be seen as expensive (the 550 increased the price of my old bike by 50%) but as a result they are not compromised for using on a motorcycle. The glove friendly settings have been great from the 550 onwards and I’ve ridden with all in monsoon conditions and have had no problems. If you like listening to music on the bike you can also easily decide what to play, move between tracks and stop the music while riding without having to pull over.
One other thing to also consider is that Zumos hold their value. When I upgraded from a 550 to a 660 I sold the 550 for 50% of the original price so I only paid about £240 for my 660 upgrade. I could probably do the same with selling my 660 to take the hit out of the 590LM but I want to make some comparison videos first.
Be wary of what you read too. On the Zumo forums a lot of people said that there was no point in upgrading from the 550 to the 660 when the 660 was streets ahead. The jump from the 660 to the 590LM is even bigger though. It really is the business.
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I think I fell for that - what’s better on the 660? Is it just a bit faster, a bit better route planning and a bit better screen (like when you get a new phone), or is there something more tangible? I still keep trying to justify a 390, but nowhere that wants to sell me one appears able to make them very appealing.
^^ Some of the big differences from the 550 to the 660 were:
Lane assist
Much bigger screen
Current speed limit shown (550 didn’t use to do that, well the one I had didn’t)
Also how speed cameras were displayed was a big improvement (if that matters to you).
Plus the 660 was also much lighter and more like a car satnav so looked like less of a beast when in the car. The cradles were hugely improved too.
Considering differences between the 660 and the 590LM the menu and map graphics are a huge improvement (that may not matter to everyone). The search experience is all new, you can search for things like “Halfords” and it shows you all the Halfords in the vicinity, you don’t need to look up an address first and of course the iPhone integration.
The Garmin devices also look good on the bike. Again that may not matter to everyone but if you’ve got a nice looking sports bike you may be reluctant to put a lunchbox on or a fudged mount.
Nice deal at Halfords at the moment on a 590LM, £441.89 till midnight Christmas Day.
I don’t post on here often, but use GPS extensively leading groups all around Europe for many years. Zander and others have covered pretty much all the main considerations.
What is your budget?
How often you plan to use it? Just those two trips or, is it a precursor to more frequent touring where you might be better opting for dedicated motorbiketype equipment (Garmin zumo/Tomtom rider)
Will it need to operate in bad weather?
Will it be used for extended periods +5 hours without access to mains power?
UK onlyor Europe mapping needed?
Do you want Audio or visual instructions or both?
Do you have a GPS equipped smart phone?
Does your helmet have a Bluetooth audio install (speakers/microphone)?
You mention two bikes – will you swap the unit bike to bike?
The pursuit of 100% reliability ignores sods law – a paper map can be invaluable.
Twisty options – can be fun, and primarily offered on dedicated motorbike kit, and in the Alps can involve some challenging non tarmac sections!
4 main options
Current Full Monty dedicated motorbike kits? (Very expensive- typically quite comprehensive with universal mount and bluetooth headset - lifetime free map updates? Check web wiki for specs of the Garmin Zumo and TomTom Rider offers, and Halfords to see them in the flesh. Zumo great for gadget fans with its remote control link for a GoPro camera. Optional extras - Car kit and additional mount for 2nd bike)
Earlier – less featured motorbike kits (far cheaper, still workfine – map updates an extra cost – powered extra mounts & car kits now rare) (NB memory constraints means TT Rider 2 can be better choice than subsequent Urban models).
Waterproof smart phone mount with power feed (App is even cheaper but power hungry so 12v charging feed needed for longer trips)
Car type GPS tucked into a tank bag (above 40mph basically no sound – a serious drawback on busy roads - when your eyes should be on the traffic not the tank bag. Sometime glare can make any screen unreadable - usually at the most inconvenient time so sound can be important.
Consider adding a power feed if you have a 12v socket but think about rain) Cheap options try Lidl or Aldi – no twisty routes L also probably not compatible with Tyre. (A planning software you can output a route to TT and Garmin formats - so great for group touring)
Before deciding I managed to borrow TT Rider2 and Zumo 550 units from colleagues for a few trips. Both were fine but I got on better with TT Rider2 and managed to purchase two complete (Europe) kits oneBay.de for my bikes(VFR & Street Triple) for under €450. Switched the language and updated to 4GB sdhc cards they can hold full Europe mapping and pdf copies of the motorbike manuals, MP3 tunes… (Just take care fitting the power lead – as I found out reverse polarity will fuse the charging dock).
If you choose TT make sure you explore the POI extras – whereyou can add free overlays – hotels, filling stations, tourist attractions, mountain passes, even TomTom Max safety zones in France(still legal).
Just my 2p