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| TomTom Rider 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Motorcycle Navigator | 
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| Brand: TomTom
Category: CE
List Price: $1,199.99
Buy New: $499.95
You Save: $700.04 (58%)
New (5) Refurbished (1) from $300.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 17696
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
Display Size: 3.5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 5 x 2 x 4
MPN: 1K00080
Model: 1K00080
UPC: 036926010564
EAN: 0036926010564
ASIN: B000ACRBT6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Not as advertized June 21, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
The major reason I purchased it was because it is advertized as viewable in direct sunlight. It can't be seen in moderate sunlight.
I am using a Magellan 6000T (Which I purchased from Amazon about 6 months ago) and my complaint with it was that I couldn't see it in sunlight. Unfortunately the Tom Tom was insignificantly better.
The functionality and the maps of the Magellan are substantial and the Tom Tom is inferior.
Needless to say, I am dissapointed as I would have liked to see my gps in sunlight.
I received My Tom Tom at 10:00 AM today and I am returning it at 2:30 PM
I will continue to use my Magellan.
 Works for Me! June 8, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I read all 10 reviews before writing this one. Like many other items reviewed, the range of scores is from the lowest to the highest, making it difficult for the potential buyer to reach a firm conclusion. I gave the TomTom Rider a 4, and the only reason it fell one star short is (as others have said) both poor documentation and (apparently) poor support.
As soon as you get your Rider go to the TomTom website and check for upgrades. This is a MUST. You need to install TomTom Home--it's free on their site, in order to check for updates, create backups and lots of other stuff. Anything less than the 6.0 version of software is not reliable in my experience. Also, check for the latest maps. I bought my unit at the end of March 07. A check in late May revealed that the US/Canada map had been updated since my purchase. It cost $107 delivered to my door and was easy to install.
Another reviewer pointed out that the contact pins on the mounting bracket are exposed when the unit is not in use and wondered if they might short (presumably from rain). I thought about this too, but think it is extremely unlikely. They are partially protected, but more to the point: If you have a lawn tractor, try (at your own risk!) hosing the battery down to clean it. You can soak the positive stud and cable and nothing happens as far as shorting. Not sure why this is so. Maybe the water is heated enough to prevent a zero impedance condition. Still, an in-line on/off switch would be nice and should be easy to do.
There were many complaints about the Blue Tooth headsets. Mine works fine, but I only use it if I use the TomTom in my car. It's just not needed on the bike if you are paying even miniscule attention to your navigator. It tells you (e.g.) that you will be turning in 4 miles to the left. As you get closer it points out with increasing frequency that the turn is approaching and puts a large green arrow (default American colors) on the screen. I took a 2,069-mile bike trip to Key West from NC and never used the headset.
The on/off "button" is on the side of the unit and blends in so well with the case that I had trouble finding it. Then I had trouble activitaing it. It requires a good deal of pressure and normally I use two fingers. This is presumably a condition of being waterproof. With the latest software, the unit comes on when it receives current from the bike's electrical system, but you must turn it off manually. This MAY be something that can be changed in preferecnces, but I don't think I would if I could.
Last week the unit failed to come on after I started the bike. Nothing I did would get it to come one and I figured it was dead. I called the distributor (Crutchfield) and talked to a tech. He told me that there is a small pinhole located in the compartment where the USB connects and to simply push a paper clip through it to reset the processor. That did it! One of the reasons I bought from Crutchfield is their excellent reputation for customer service. There is nothing in the documentation about the reset or even troubleshooting in general.
It is true that the screen is sometimes difficult to see in full sun, but I would imagine that is true for any GPS. One of the reasons I went for TomTom as opposed to Garmin was that the screen is much bigger. And if you have any kind of vision problems, the bigger screen is a must.
I really cannot see how we made it without cell phones in the old days. Now I cannot see how I rode around "blind" without my TomTom. I have become aware of so many more local roads that I did not know even existed, and I have lived in the same area for 30 years!!!!
Tom Tom Rider 32 MB GPS May 14, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The Tom Tom Rider 32 MB GPS leaves a few things to be desired. There appears to be no viable customer support to contact for assistance. The 4 mounts supplied with the Tom Tom are flimsy and none of them provided me with optimal viewing of the GPS on my Harley Heritage Softail. I wound up getting a RAM mount for an additional $40 and am quite satisfied with that. The screen fades out in the sun shine significantly. The DC wiring for the battery does not contain an in-line fuse, which may be necessary for some applications. The specs are non-existent in the manual and CD for electrical capacities. But the Tom Tom works. Too bad they have little customer contact.
Wrong espectative February 16, 2007
1 out of 15 found this review helpful
I have one of these in my Honda CBR 600 F, and the maps are worst than my Mobile TomTom, and the conexion from the TomTom dosn't work but not for the instalations, turn off and later dosn't work . I have two friends with exactly the same problem and I returns mine two times because I really like the idea. And for finish the real price from these is 699 dollars no 1199 like they said and y paid 399 dollars on sale.
 Great GPS January 9, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The Tomtom is right on the button. Naming the streets and showing on the screen the spot you are on the ground. If you missed a turn, within 5 seconds, has re figured the route, keeping one on the right track. Easy to operate and viewing. We haven't used it on the motorcycle yet, (winter in Wiscosnin) but have taken along in the vehicle. Only draw back we have with it, that it doesn't have a speaker for use in a vehicle other that the earphones. We have attached a pair of speakers to the bluetooth device and it works. Would be nice if it would locate the local police cars and show them on the screen. HA HA
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