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Stay on the right track, never been marginalized: the navigation devices should now make it possible. MOTORCYCLE has tested the current-generation navigation system for bikes and offers tips and tricks on the subject of navigation on two wheels.


It is the irrationality of motorcycling that they can never understand is purely on rationality oriented micro chips and processors: how to understand in binary code and if-then loops active computer, which is understood by the motorcycle traveling man with a beautiful track? This shows once more the test of navigation systems for motorcycles. In no time dream routes out of the hat to conjure usually not. And if they do, this is based on pure chance.

Who wants to be sure, on the way from A to B in fact take the most beautiful thing that ran itself, and must read as ever the good old map, in order to transfer green highlighted sections with as many stopovers on his road book. The risk that you miss anyway nice track sections is great. For as the first only by air line connected between destinations will be driving on the road depends on the settings of the devices. One may appear on the map, the path on the road most logically, in calculating the route, however, the Navi has this suddenly from a highway section as a faster or shorter distance.

“Avoid Highway” Is this faux pas with the function to put away easily, yet threatens new trouble. For example, when the preference “shortest route”. As one can suddenly find pedestrian streets in game. Because this section is the final mile just shorter than if you would roll on the main road through town. Especially embarrassing, who is with his Navi as advance propelled the motorcycle gang on the road. The system itself, however, one may blame a mistake. Finally, it follows only the programming. But the respective manufacturers. Here, the stresses and GPS specialist Jo Glaser Touratech, “it clearly lacks the lobby for motorcycle riders.” A specially customized software solution on a motorbike has no navigation on board. Although it would be technically feasible to integrate such a thing. How effective is a good route planner for the motorcycle works, the following example from our test: “avoid motorway” The route calculation Stuttgart-Heilbronn of preference, the test equipment shimmy always on the almost straight line following A 81 along, to get a lot of cross-town trips. The actual best route, for example, spits out the PC software is available as motorcycle tour planners at the touch points on a motorcycle-Navi.