MyRadar, or radarexpress. both pretty good. I LOVE google maps..better then the expensive trucker GPS units
Ulysses Speedometer is kinda kewl...it'll track your miles and all kinds of weird stuff I don't really get into.
I have a couple good truck stop apps but I guess they really don't apply...

All apps have a star rating and most users will leave a review.

The search function is pretty broad for what you think you'd want to try. Thumb through the results and pick one out.

Best thing is to download the ones you think you'd like and try it.

Start with the free apps and if you like it they usually have an advanced version (upgrade) with more features for a buck, or two.

If they suck, delete it. It's that easy.

I use most of the apps mentioned above as well, but the one I haven't seen mentioned yet is a speedo app. I've got the DigiHUD GPS speedo app on my Android phone. It's great because even in broad daylight it's extremely bright and easy to see, and the colors can be adjusted to your liking. It also has a "heads up" mode that flips the display so you can face the screen away from you and have it reflect off your windshield. This is great because you can put your speed up in your line of sight and not have to take your eyes off the road to look at the speedo on the tank. The app seems to be pretty accurate too. The only downside is it'll eat a ton of battery during the day on it's bright setting.

I downloaded an AllStays app, to my IPad. I'm sure it'd work on a phone. It's primarily for RV'ers and Campers. The maps is pretty decent, and it has a really good selection of campgrounds, from city parks, to national parks, and the accommodations provided, directions to, phone numbers for reservations, etc..
I'm so old fashioned, I still have an atlas behind the seat in my PU. I still don't trust Garmin enough, to use it as my only source.

I carry a flip phone. I make calls and text when calls aren't practical. If there were still payphones I wouldn't even have the flip phone. My wife insists that I carry it when I ride......so I do. I refuse to become addicted to staring at my phone 24/7 like everyone else I see. I barely mess with my computer when I'm home.

This is what I have built for my music , it has FM, I can plug a flash drive into it and is also bluetooth compatible with my phone , I thought that owning a motorcycle was part of the adventure of getting lost and finding your way , I usually plan my trips in advance and plot my course before I hit the open road.......

I use My Radar app. for weather, and google maps. Also, my iphone is loaded with music, that is blue toothed to the speakers in my helmet.

RedneckRoadie wrote:
I use most of the apps mentioned above as well, but the one I haven't seen mentioned yet is a speedo app. I've got the DigiHUD GPS speedo app on my Android phone. It's great because even in broad daylight it's extremely bright and easy to see, and the colors can be adjusted to your liking. It also has a "heads up" mode that flips the display so you can face the screen away from you and have it reflect off your windshield. This is great because you can put your speed up in your line of sight and not have to take your eyes off the road to look at the speedo on the tank. The app seems to be pretty accurate too. The only downside is it'll eat a ton of battery during the day on it's bright setting.

Thank you thats the one I was talking about. And I was also wandering why it is backwards sometimes........duhhh now it makes since

waterlogged3261 wrote:
MyRadar, or radarexpress. both pretty good. I LOVE google maps..better then the expensive trucker GPS units
Ulysses Speedometer is kinda kewl...it'll track your miles and all kinds of weird stuff I don't really get into.
I have a couple good truck stop apps but I guess they really don't apply...

That super expensive trucker GPS sends more drivers down our goat track country road between Red Bluff and Garberville then it should. The tow companies in Garberville have gotten very very good at craning stuck Semi Trucks with 40 foot to kingpin trailers out of the creek at South Dobbyn crossing.

I think in August we had 3 in one week. They REALLY should make that GPS programmable for vehicle size and axle count etc. The road from our post office towards Garberville is very clearly posted "Trucks with Kingpin to Rear axle over 32 feet not advised" but the drivers still try it anyway, then the road shrinks down from 1 and a half lanes to half a lane, basically barely wide enough for a pick up and stock trailer, and chokes down narrower then that at dobbyn creek with a very sharp right angle turn. I think Cal Trans has given up even trying to keep a guard rail up on the inside of that turn on the east side of the bridge.

Another adventure WE had with Google Maps gps on my phone, thankfully in the truck and not on the bikes, was when it sent us from our friend's house in Myrtle creek Oregon, over BLM roads towards Glide oregon. Everything was fine, until we got to the last leg, finally figured out where to turn, and then came up against a very old collapsed embankment. Backed the truck up a 35% grade on gravel until we could get it turned around. Thank goodness for honda's all wheel drive no slip system on our Ridgeline.

So, when using ANY gps app, make sure you research the route before you actually leave and that all roads are paved and passable =)

as for using GPS on the bike, I have a galaxy note 3 which has a 6 inch screen, and it is big and bright enough for me to pull up google maps, program in the desired route, and set it up on the handlebar mount, the big blue line is easy to see, it zooms in when you get close to turns and intersections, and the info in the upper left hand corner indicates which way you will be turning next.

The other APP we have used a bit, is WAZE, Ezlivin' introduced us to it, and it was extremely handy for navigating southern cal. However it does use a bit more data then google maps because it is also a real time interactive app allowing for inputs from users etc.

waterlogged3261 wrote:
mbk wrote:
okay, let me rephrase for the haters Your point is well taken. I was not talking about using all the apps while riding - except maybe a PREprogrammed GPS/Maps that is talking to tell me what turns are coming up. Like you mentioned safety comes first, apps for use while fueling up, or eating, something to see what weather is ahead or behind, maintenance / fuel tracking, etc.


GOD HELP US.

I say: If MBK wants to use his damn apps going 120 mph down the road IT'S HIS BUSINESS.Plus I'm sure he already has a Mommy.



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