BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

I have a Tomtom rider 550 but despite my best efforts at different settings etc the damn thing seems to have a mind of its own, if we stop etc it then seems to want to take us down small single track roads at every opportunity which is not part of the original route plan.

I’m thinking of investing in the very latest nav6 as garmin now have apparently fixed the issues by using an XT screen, plenty of happy owners out there now it seems.

Anyone have this latest unit and where would be the cheapest place to buy ?.

Anyone ?, or maybe you can point me on the right path to fixing the TT.

Not many folk on the GS forum are happy with their Nav 6s.

I would go for a Zumo XT (I have one) or look into a mobile phone-based solution.

What year of RT do you have?

The XT is a better unit and cheaper

I can't comment on the screen on the nav6 but have still have seen complaints

Ok thanks, I think this new unit is literally only just out and has the XT screen, I was thinking having wonder wheel control could be handy.
Yep I have the analogue 2019 1250rt and currently have the TT 550 on the 3Da mount.

Have you turned off unpaved roads on the tomtom.

Panman40 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 21, 2024 1:45 am I think this new unit is literally only just out and has the XT screen, I was thinking having wonder wheel control could be handy.

There is supposed to be a "fixed" Nav 6 on the way, I am waiting to hear from Garmin but so far no news in the UK. Peter

burridge01 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 21, 2024 8:01 am Have you turned off unpaved roads on the tomtom.

I have yes .

Panman40 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 21, 2024 8:24 amI have yes .

That's me out of idea's then

My 550 has been pretty good over the years, however it has occasionally sent me down a couple of goat tracks just for the hell of it.

If it’s set to ‘Fastest Route’ then, all things being equal and traffic permitting, you’ll hit the motorways as you wanted, If however it finds a non-motorway route that’s quicker then it’ll do what you asked, and get you there in the fastest time by whatever type of road you’ve left unticked in your settings.

The only time I’ve doubted it was on a trip to my Daughters on a busy Sunday in summer, and some of the roads I was directed down had grass growing on them. I later checked to find major accidents and traffic jams everywhere, and tbh it got me to my destination in a reasonable time. Had I chosen to ignore the satnav then I suspect I’d still be sitting in a traffic jam somewhere!

Steve398 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 21, 2024 11:36 am My 550 has been pretty good over the years, however it has occasionally sent me down a couple of goat tracks just for the hell of it.

If it’s set to ‘Fastest Route’ then, all things being equal and traffic permitting, you’ll hit the motorways as you wanted, If however it finds a non-motorway route that’s quicker then it’ll do what you asked, and get you there in the fastest time by whatever type of road you’ve left unticked in your settings.

The only time I’ve doubted it was on a trip to my Daughters on a busy Sunday in summer, and some of the roads I was directed down had grass growing on them. I later checked to find major accidents and traffic jams everywhere, and tbh it got me to my destination in a reasonable time. Had I chosen to ignore the satnav then I suspect I’d still be sitting in a traffic jam somewhere!

Sounds like it’s working well for you Steve, the other selection as you now other than fastest route is Thrill route… I’d still be getting to Cornwall if I’d used that option

I think this is an issue with all sat naves, several have settings like "windy roads", which sounds great for a bike, until your doing under 20 on a single track for an hour and only cover 10 miles The fastest route option is fine for "normal" roads and areas, but where we like to go as bikers often has it has you cutting through small areas of single track as it saves about 30 seconds I know technical these roads exist, but even with everything set up right I often find the only way to actually avoid them is by looking at the route and inserting way points to force it to stay on at least two lane roads. You really would have thought someone would put in an option to avoid very minor roads likely to be a PITA

And BTW - I had the Nav 6 on my last bike and it was fine, a step up from the nav 5, but not really any better in terms of the actual routing as above. I should also add the screen had a lot more glare, you would think the newer one would be better