mio 269+

[svdave]

does anyone have experance of the mio 269+ on a motorcycle, how would it stand up to the vibrations you would get from a big bike as i understand it has a hard drive. ive asked on the bike forum as well . any info on this type gps would be very helpful. thanks

[rd57chad]

I have tried this on my Suzuki Bandit 1200 . Quite simply it doesnt, it crashes or locks up . After 5 resets in 20 miles i gave up ! Hard drives dont like vibrations

[svdave]

thanks for the reply you have saved me a lot of money. but now im back to looking for a suitable unit

[daktari]

if you were considering the 269+ ... why not the 268+, essentially the same kit with the data stored on an SD card (1Gb dirt cheap these days)

[svdave]

thanks daktari il look into that didnt relise the 268+ didnt use a hd

[CaLviNx]

Hi

I use my mio 269+ on my bike all the time with NO ill efects, I have a very stable platform mind you in my BMW R1150RT, the mount on the fork tops is perfect and i get NO weather issues behind the fairing of the BMW at all, maybe on less stable platforms of some of the japanese machinery will give you issues.


Regards

[svdave]

thanks for the replys everyone, i got a 268plus at a very good price and im very pleased with it. not had a chance to use it for a proper trip yet "bloody weather". my sv will be nowhere near as stable as a bm so i think i made the right choice. what do you use for the sound as i find it a bit low on the bike so i got some noise reduction earpeices from maplin they ok till about 50 then wind noise is to much.

[CaLviNx]

Hi

I feed the sound for my GPS through to my intercom (intraride) with no problem

Regards

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