New Motorcycle GPS

[bdalameda]

I just ran across this new motorcycle GPS system that is android based. It is not cheap but offers a lot of options including ODB and TPMS options. It also has a nifty joystick type controller as an option. The screen is very bright thought it is fairly big as compared to a Garmin.

DMD-T865-X Nav Tablet

If the status shows Backordered, we typically get shipments weekly at this point, so orders are typically fulfilled within a 5-7 business days. If it's in-stock, then orders are processed as they're received and meet our typical processing window. DMD T865X Navigation Tablet The X model is the...

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[milq]

Be aware that map access may or may not be included in the price. It does say the app is included (and for nearly $800 it should be!)
I sent an email for clarification just now and can report back. I downloaded DMD2 onto my Android phone to try it out and you can download maps, but only get 15 minutes of viewing unless you pay the subscription fee (around $20 USD per year).

For road use, I am pretty darned happy with Magic Earth; it's free and they have a strict policy on not sharing your info. It is available for Android (including those running Graphene OS) and Apple and they have a website where you can create custom routes and send to the device as a GPX. www.magiclane.com/earth

From their FAQ section: "We send position data to our traffic provider to generate real-time traffic information. The data is anonymized on the phone, using a changing key (so it's not linked to you), and it is deleted after 5 minutes."

From Apple App store:
PRIVACY FIRST!

• We do not track you. We do not profile you. We do not trade in your personal data; moreover, we do not have it.

 

[milq]

Received an email back from ADV Tim today:

There are no monthly subscriptions when you purchase the hardware. DMD2, and all features, including maps, odb2 data access, everything is included with the hardware purchase price as a one time bundled cost.

Thats a definite plus, but it's still pretty spendy! The road book feature is nice if you do any offroad stuff.

 

[SMSW]

Do they provide lifetime map updates like Garmin? Didn't Noraly use another brand of tablet for her navigation (i.e. not Garmin or TomTom).

 

[milq]

The maps are free from OSM anyway, the same map source that many of the other (non-Garmin) nav systems are using now. The DMD2 app was built specifically to work with motorcycles, consolidate different motorcycle info into one place/app, and has the capability to use handlebar mounted remotes in addition to the touch screen. I think the app looks great and it has worked well in my limited use...15 minutes at a time. I understand why people are using it for offroad stuff, but I'm not sure I'm ready to drop that much cash on a nav unit that uses free map sources. I have a DooGee brand rugged phone with my primary nav app Magic Earth and also have "OSMand" and Locus maps on it. I don't intend to ever pay Garmin another dime for nav software/maps.

DMD2 is nice looking and works well, you can download it for free to try out on your existing Android device and then pay the access to maps if you wish. I guess that since they can't charge for the maps themselves, they will charge for accessing them in the app. In reality, you're paying for the full app, rather than the already free maps.

If you buy their device, it already has full access and there's no other software to buy. Carpe-iter is a similar tablet and system, with similar pricing but DMD2 seems to be getting most of the attention lately.

Edit to add: I think Noraly is using a product called Rally Tab, which looks similar to the tablet from Carpe-iter.

 

[MidLife]

......... I think Noraly is using a product called Rally Tab, which looks similar to the tablet from Carpe-iter.

She uses the full blown $900 (+mount) race ready Rally Tab, but they also offer a $600 lite version for the weekend ADV riders.

RALLY TAB LITE/ADV – The Rally Tab

therallytab.com

Compared here with some of the other options:

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