Finishing touches and results on the road.
Tarting it up.
Got a new blank cover, so I can use the original if I decide to go back to an official BMW Satnav. Purchased a knurled long m3 bolt of eBay and made it ‘captured’ by using a nyloc bolt behind the plastic cover. Finishes of the blank look quite elegantly, if I do say so myself.
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Connecting up the system.
It took me a couple of attempts to get the three way comms between the Shoei (Sena), C5 unit and my phone, to link up properly. The C5 unit powers up with the bike and links, via wifi to my phone and then via Bluetooth to my shoei. The C5 essentially becomes the hub for comms. When I stop to refuel, I flip out the C5 and put it in my pocket. Once refuelled, and paid, clip the C5 back and it relinks to the phone and Shoei on the turn of the key. Takes a few seconds to go through its start up sequence but as it’s a mirror of your phone, it’s all set and ready to rock and roll.
On the Road.
Running with the C5 unit is very good. I tend to use Waze as the default for my car (Audi Satnav is rubbish) and, for my trip out to Birling Gap today, it works very well on the bike. I will explore MyRoute App as this has been recommended, but at the moment Wazes works.
Not had a chance to try comms link with another rider yet, but so far I am very pleased with the results. I have a trip planned to Taunton next weekend and so that should give me some indication on phone battery life.
Slow in, fast out.