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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: $532.03
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New (4) Refurbished (1) from $300.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 23417
Media: Electronics
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:
 POOR FACTORY SUPPORT & DESIGN PROBLEMS August 12, 2006
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
On my first day with this unit the charging system did not work and the blue tooth wirless system failed to work. I tried to get factory support and all I got was failed promises. After five unsucessful calls, I'm in the process of trying to get my money back. I'm very unhappy with Tom Tom and I'd recommend looking elsewhere. This unit has all the great features but for nearly $900 I expect to get good service.
Not worth the price July 25, 2006
17 out of 22 found this review helpful
this is my 3rd gps unit. I've had 2 others - both Garmin. Frankly, for the price of the TomTom I expected better performance. they claim it has a super bright screen that can be seen in bright light. whoever made that determination was not wearning sunglasses in bright light. the only way to see the screen in these conditions is to take your hands off the handlebars and cup them around the screen. Not real safe. I don't wear a helmet, so I rely totally on the screen for directions. You can forget about it in full sunlight - even at maximum brightness.
The data base of addresses seems extremely limited. it can only locate about 60% of the addresses I try to find. In fact, I used it in my car along side a garmin for about a week. the garmin located every destination I entered. the Ryder could not find several of them. Ocassionally, the Ryder will instruct you to take a turn only to tell you immediately to make a U turn and get back on the original route! this has happened to my several times on interstates. one time it told me to take an exit on an interstate through a major city. it then took me through a couple side streets and eventually put me back on the same interstate i exited from. all this took about 45 extra minutes and lots of city traffic.
The screens (maps) have limited usability. for example, if you want to zoom in or out on a route or map, you can only do so for about 15 seconds before the unit zooms back to a predetermined level. you can't determine your own zoom level. at times, i like to see the route on a larger scale, especially when travelling on interstates.
The voice prompts don't tell you when you've gone off route or when it is recalculating the route. there is some screen activity during recalculation, but not real noticeable
There is no screen warning about an upcoming turn. on the garmin, the screen flashes to a very close view of the intersection and turn, the ryder slightly zooms in but nothing that is attention getting.
I ride a Harley, so with the wind noise and the loud pipes, you can forget about using the headset - totally useless.
One of the things that attracted me to the unit initially was their claim to have scenic routes for the unit. The website says they are "coming soon." so much for that selling point.
On the plus side, it does appear to be waterproof.
All in all, I think this is a very poor unit even for cars, not to mention motorcycles. If i had it to do over again, i wouldn't even consider this unit and I'm probably going to be selling mine and buying a Garmin again. VERY, VERY DISAPPOINTED!!!
 Great, esp in Europe May 15, 2006
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I am an owner of a Tom Tom Go 300 and have been nothing short of satisfied with it. I got word that Tom Tom was coming out with a motorcycle specific model and I was foaming at the mouth for it but then I saw the price $1,000+ WOW! Well needless to say I skipped on buying one. Well low and behold there is a store here called GB and they had a promotional sale and the units were going for 399.00 Euro. Even with the conversion rate of 1 Euro = $1.20 it was still $200.00 cheaper than anything I saw anywhere online. So I snatched it up. My biggest concern was the ability to transfer it from the bike to a vehicle since my wife who lives in Germany claimed stake on the 300. Also I had to make sure the maps for the 300 were compatible with it, which they are. I did a search online and nowhere was there a vehicle mount. I then went straight to Tom Tom and there it was! So for an additional $45.00 I got the mount which is very similiar to the 300 and volia! The unit itself is very very sturdy. I did run into one problem when starting it for the first time. It completely locked up on me and I had to let its batteries run all the way down. Luckily with this unit it comes with a wall charger and I was able to charge it back up and it started and booted with no problems. The interface is almost identical to the other Go products and the navigation is spot on. Tooling around Europe, esp for us Americans, can be an adventure beyond adventure but the software takes almost all (nothing is 100%) uncertainity from navigating. The mounting system I used worked pretty well. The tape used to circle your handle bars snapped several times and this led to some small frustration but in the end it worked as described. I did crack one of the mounts, it comes with but in the end I didn't need it and it comes with three for different mounts. The wireless system works well with a full face helmet and at 100% volume, which I think you will need regardless, worked well. I do have a European Nolan helmet that is designed to accept an array of different communication systems with bluetooth capability so I will probably upgrade to one of those and utilize it in place of the one which came with it. All in all I highly recommend this unit esp for the price I paid for it.
 This thing is great! April 18, 2006
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Installation was a snap. Took less than a half hour. Moving it from the bike to the car is a nice touch. You have to use the bluetooth headset for the car also but so what...with the car stereo blastin if you didn't have a headset you'd never hear it anyway! With it plugged into one ear you can't help but hear it. I'm COMPLETELY happy with mine! Only drawback is showing it off to everyone that sees it and wants a demo.
 tomtom rider March 12, 2006
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
i have a garmin quest fitted to my bike but recently had the chance to use a tomtom rider for a few days. they do not compare. considering the rider is twice the price, it is no more glove friendly than the quest, and the bluetooth feature is a complete pain. why no simple headphone socket? the directions were difficult to hear on the motorway, full volume is only about a quarter that of the garmin. with helmet speakers (of your choice) the quest gives simple to hear directions, in stereo.
the quest comes with full european mapping, for no extra.
i will not be rushing to buy one and do not reccommend it as particularly "motorcycle friendly", obviously no bikers were involved in the development!
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