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TomTom's Best Motorcycle Sat Nav: Rider 550 Review
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Bought one of the rider 550 on August 2018 to tour europe, I have had 3 since then absolute nightmare and tomtom have replaced it but with a refurbished unit so technically I have ended up with a secondhand unit for the 400 pounds I paid.
Ive been considering a dedicated sat nav, this is the best review ive found on the TT550 so far, for a young chap you are doing very well as a reviewer, clear and to the point. This sat nav does what i want, will be ordering one asap. One of the comments pointed out that using a phone is risky if you happen to drop the bike or god forbid crash, cos the phone can get damaged, also a risk if you forget and leave it on the bike while your getting a coffee or something, so sat nav for me, was a toss up between this and the Garmin Zumo XT both good this one seems more rugged, does everything and cost less, sorted 👍
Ordered one and now watching reviews. I have the car and commercial truck tom Tom's and have used Garmin, rand McNally, and a few others . Find tom tom suits my needs and don't like having the phone mounted on the bike bars. I've lost one phone like that & filled another with rain. Great review and 👌 looking bike. Thanks
Bit of advice for sports bike riders/riders whose bikes have clip ons: Spend the extra 20 quid on Amazon and get the stem mount. It'll replace the top yoke nut and give you a place to mount anything in the dead space over your top yoke. Also, how is the satnav for telling you when to change lanes? It's one criticism of Google Maps I have, never tells you what lane to be in, especially in a busy city. Also also, how are you finding riding mirrorless? I'm tempted to get rid of my bar end mirrors/replace them with smaller ones that fold in for filtering
@motobob
5 жыл бұрын
Good shout on the top yoke but! I don’t really miss the mirrors to be honest... even when I test ride bikes now I just shoulder check out of habit
Mate keep your hands still!
The lady at 9:53 is obviously a massive Motobob fan
@motobob
5 жыл бұрын
Haha she doesn’t look like my usual subscribers... but I’ll take it!
@motobob
5 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
Looks good, I need one but didn’t realise they still made them.
Thinking of buying one so this was an excellent review, very informative. thanks.
Hi, i am form Poland, and i am really suprised how good in term of sound and how quiet your helmet is. I have HJC IS-17 and over 80 km/h sound is pretty annoying.
@motobob
4 жыл бұрын
Hey mate. This helmet is a spada arc and it has a really good chin curtain which helps. But also all of this footage is at relatively low speed. I also use a wind shield on my mic which helps, and I clip it on the inside of the chin curtain which means it’s really out of the wind. Hope this helps!
I have the previous version and like it. The no glove option for the screen is for car use. You can get a dash mount and use it in all your motor vehicles. Smart
Not a Fazer, but still love your bike!
@motobob
5 жыл бұрын
Haha I’ll take second 🥈
The biggest problem with attaching a phone to the bike as a SatNav is if you come off. Your phone is where the bike is and that might be a good way away from where you are injured. Dedicated SatNavs are the only way to go!!
Bob good review mate 👍 I got the Rider 500 you wanna get a hood that goes over the top, shades it from the sun/glare 👍👍😎 fleabay 👍
@motobob
5 жыл бұрын
Nice tip! Cheers Pete
Brilliant presentation/commentary. Think I will buy on.
Why the hell did they put a reflective screen on a device made for motorcycles. 🙄
My Tom Tom car nav from about 2008 still has better accuracy on saying when to turn as compared to Google Maps or the frickin useless in built Garmin Nav in my current car. The Garmin nav also sounds like a female version of Doctor Who's Cybermen. Google maps goes silent when I'm starting off at a junction and doesn't say "left" or "right" until I'm moving. So often I'll go the wrong way and have to turn around. The Garmin tells me to turn way too soon, especially on roundabouts, often leading me to take a wrong turn. Google maps is great for traffic condition reports due to the nature of it being connected to the internet . Oh hum !
Nice video
@motobob
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate! 🙌
Hi bud It’s a good device , but as most of the roads in central London are 20mph sometimes Tom Tom doesn’t update it comparing to Waze . I think Tom Tom should pay attention on it .the maps aren’t accurate as I expected
Is the TomTom or Garmin better for finding fun motorcycle routes? The beeline has a good feature of finding routes for moto specifically, but the interface isn't awesome.
Great review
@motobob
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks peter!
Can the Rider pair with Bluetooth earphones, or only with a headset? I always simply ride with earphones and don't feel like purchasing a dedicated headset just for this device...
@DanielDemers
4 жыл бұрын
It can pair with headphones too.
great vid motobob, use a Zumo myself and have just signed up to the myroute app and can also recommend👍...hope to see you in Bike Shed this w’end!...Triumph Riders Ireand☘️
@motobob
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah I’ll be there Friday and Sunday. Say hi if you see me!
Nice video.....does it have European maps loaded?
Good to see a bike electro-tech review. Looks useful . Listening to Google maps (phone in my pocket) through my cheapo V6 headset does sort of work , but I have to concentrate on listening . My wife says I don't listen very well ! Changing the subject slightly , one thing I'd love is a head up display in my helmet mainly for speed, and a green LED that flashes when the indicators are left on. (why can't bikes have self cancelling indicators , or am I being silly ?) I know NUVI do something, but that's blimin expensive . A rear view camera (attached to the bike, and not the helmet ) would be extremely useful in a HUD. (I can't be a proper biker yet , I miss the driving mirror in my car !) . Looking down at the bike instruments, means I'm not looking at the road . Some bunch of electro tech gurus could do with specifying an industry standard wireless interface, so bike instruments could be easily viewed in a head up display helmet, and the helmet would work on all bikes. Maybe it's possible to make something that retro fits to current bikes by connecting to the OBD port for speed and revs at least .
@motobob
5 жыл бұрын
There’s a product called eyelights which does what you’re talking about, I think. But it’s quite expensive
Do a wheelie!
Can you not get it closer to the bars, it just doesn't need to be that high off the handle bars
If you hard wire to battery does that mean you have to leave unit attached permanently or does it unplug?
@motobob
4 жыл бұрын
It unplugs
Good review, I guess there’s no reason why it couldn’t be used with a quad lock phone mount?
@motobob
5 жыл бұрын
Not sure if they sell something that would interface between the back of the tomtom and the quad lock mount. But out of the box, it wouldn’t work
Thanks for video! I cant find change of volume audio...only on or off..Is it?
Every time I see the Triumph “classic” bikes, with the exception of one feature, I admire their aesthetics. But, why do they persist producing them with ugly pinch-welded tanks?! That said, I noticed the new scramblers have removed the pinch-weld, so there’s hope! Opps . . . off topic - sorry.
@LuisGarcia-sq5mm
3 жыл бұрын
I am not saying I am crazy about the weld lip but I have never been bothered by it. Further more, I have a hypothesis that perhaps the lips is so that when water falls from the tank, the water doesn’t not weep into the inside of the mechanisms within the tank. A sort of weep stop.
@UncleWally3
3 жыл бұрын
@@LuisGarcia-sq5mm Could be, but all the data I’ve been able to gather is that it’s cheaper to produce. Back when I started riding, over fifty years ago, we used to pound out the pinch-weld, roll it up and repaint. It was labor intensive, functionality insignificant, but aesthetically pleasing. Perhaps it’s an “eye of the beholder” type of thing, but I know it’s not only my eye that interprets a pinch-weld as an eyesore.
@UncleWally3
3 жыл бұрын
@@LuisGarcia-sq5mm If you research the topic, I think you’ll find the main reason for pinch-welded tanks is to cut production costs. In the old days, people who bought the cheaper bikes used to pound and round out the pinch-welds to make the tanks resemble the more expensive BSA, Triumph, Ariel, Norton and Harley-Davidson tanks. Triumph still hides them on their more expensive bikes “retro” bikes. Eye of the beholder I guess, but I’m far from the only person who sees a pinch-weld as an eyesore.
I am considering upgrading from Tom Tom Rider400. I have loads of saved personal locations and routes saved. Is it easy, and do you know how I keep and transfer all my existing data to the new device, as it is not using USB like my old one. Main Reno for upgrading is speed and better touchscreen. Also, I do have connection issues with my SENA20s, is this a known issue. I need to connect with headset and Apple IPhone 8. Any help appreciated. Thanks.
@gr8fulride
Жыл бұрын
I start over every time on new gps units. My method of transferring my saved places is quite barbaric. One by one . There is probably a way to do it in a few minutes, but it's worth half an hr or so to type in a hundred + or - locations. Ordered a new tom tom rider and I have several other tom tom devices so I trust the product. Looking forward to pairing it with different helmets etc . I'm sure it will do the job. I would have bought the discontinued model as I like that it's smaller but want the ease of updates when necessary.
Can you connect the TomTom to your phone by wifi, and then hear directions through your headphones plugged into the phone, as I don't have a Bluetooth Headset ? Good review. Apologies in advance for this Newb question !
@assortedpov9722
5 жыл бұрын
Tried that out last night (I don't have a Bluetooth headset either) and the answer is no - the sound comes through the satnav device, not the phone, so plugging earphones into the phone made no difference to anything. But also, tested out this satnav today. Did about 100 miles round trip, about 50 of which were on country lanes I'd never ridden or driven before. I didn't get lost at all. With the volume turned up on the satnav, I could hear instructions maybe 25% of the time over my exhaust and the wind noise that my cheap helmet provides. Frankly I'm now thinking I don't necessarily need to hear the voice instructions - the combination of seeing the route on screen and reading signposts served me well enough.
Do you need to buy a subscription for it to work or is it all offline?
Like those gloves! What model RevIt are they mate?
@motobob
5 жыл бұрын
Abbey Road. They’re awesome apart from that the fingers are a bit long for my hands...
@jwedit
5 жыл бұрын
MOTOBOB Thanks dude, really appreciate the reply. I’ve got freakishly long fingers so they might work for me!
Is the mount waterproof when the nav unit is not installed?
Did you mount that with the included mount or is that a different mount??
The screen should be the full width of the unit. Bezels serve no purpose. Screens too small, particularly in relation to the size as a whole.
Good review mate, I ordered this satnav earlier and have watched some utterly useless reviews since then, trying to find out more about how it works in practice. Looks like there's a zoom button when you're in navigation mode - if you zoom in, does it show you which lane you need? Also think I've seen you ride past me several times when I've been walking through New Cross/Deptford. Didn't know there was a monthly bike meet in Greenwich! Perhaps if I can find a house with a garage to live in for next year at university, I'll bring my MT07 into London instead of leaving it in storage. The city would be much more enjoyable on my bike instead of public transport.
@motobob
5 жыл бұрын
Hey mate! It’s a car and bike meet - search for “park it in the market” on Facebook as they post details about it on there. Def recommend it. And if you ever see me out and about again, say hi!
@assortedpov9722
5 жыл бұрын
@@motobob Tried out the TomTom today - twisty mode delivers pretty well. Had it on medium winding/hilly setting. I'd forgotten that in the British countryside (well around where I grew up at least), although roads look fun on the map, and often take you through some spectacular scenery, many of the surfaces are so bad that they're harrowing enough to ride at sub 30 mph speeds.
Mirrors are not required on motorbikes in UK?
@motobob
5 жыл бұрын
Nope
@adiohead
3 жыл бұрын
I would not like to ride without mirrors. Especially in London
How reflective is the screen and how do you find it so far?
Hi mate, nice video, may you post link with your gear also? Cheers from Peckham Rye :)
@motobob
5 жыл бұрын
Might make a vid soon, but the lid is a biltwell gringo with mirrored visor, gloves are revit abbey road, jacket is a revit stealth
Maybe the lady at 10:06 is a fan :)
@motobob
5 жыл бұрын
Haha she doesn’t look like my usual subscribers...
@karlosh9286
5 жыл бұрын
@@motobob As TheMissendenFlyer said in one of his videos, being a motorcyclist mainly tends to get other men interested in the bikes !
Always preferred tomtom to garmin. Gotta love paparazzi 🤣 & good luck getting time away from the kid 👍🏻
@motobob
5 жыл бұрын
Haha no idea why she was taking my pic. Only happy to oblige tho
Recommends gloves but chooses not to use mirrors... 🤔
I've just been caught for the second time doing 34pmh in a 30 zone, it's the mobile van that parks in hedges. Would this be any good ?
@adiohead
3 жыл бұрын
They claim to have the Tomtom speed camera warnings, so probably, as long as someone has reported the mobile trap to Tomtom. There are phone apps that can warn too, like Waze.
@chrischristofis8501
Жыл бұрын
What a liberty, 34 in a 30 on a motorcycle wheres the risk? Our stopping distances are way less than cars, and we can avoid hazzards, not to mention its way harder to regulate speed within 5 mph or so on a bike, especially if its a bit of a bruiser. What is the world coming to with jumped up petty enforcement wankers 😡 isnt there a motorcyle lobby group to argue about this ?
To expensive, my to Tom in the car was not as good as google maps , when I was delivering pittas a couple of yrs ago, so I never used it again , on my bike I have a phone mount that cost a fiver and when needed use google maps it has honestly never failed or once played up, so why would I want to pay 300 for this, I have a usb powered socket , cost 8 quid , so I have power cheers for the vid but wouldn’t pay 50 quid for one of these , in my opinion only nutters with to much money will buy these ,Shane uk
@Accurize2
4 жыл бұрын
You’re just not thinking about it from differing perspectives. If you frequently ride in areas with spotty/no cell coverage, the GPS allows navigation still via satellites not cell towers. Also, keeping your cell phone on you while riding rather than attached to the bike ensures that if you crash in a rural area you will still have your cell phone, which is especially important if your immobile and need first responder help.
WTF, Is it legal to ride in between lanes in the UK? Regardless, it's bad enough for motorcyclists on the road without idiots doing such stupid things. I bet if one of those cars turned sharply and squashed you like a bug that you'd be saying it was their fault for not watching where you were going (if you were still alive). I can't believe how carelessly you ride. Anyway, I have a Rider 550 and like it.
@_delleps_
2 жыл бұрын
😆 at the way you ended your rant. Also, it’s legal in California.
$600!
4:45 What’s with the porky pigs?
Boring 🥱