subject: Gps Provides Total Navigation Solution For Motorcycle Riders [print this page] Whoever has used a great GPS system, including a great motorcycle GPS system, will know how user friendly and useful it is. With modern GPS technology coming of age and modern digital mapping technology improving, a great motorcycle GPS can turn a ride into pure pleasure.
GPS is a navigation and positioning technology pioneered by the US army, has been taken to it's ultimate and turned into a complete user friendly modern navigation solution.
That includes the motorcyclists, because now, modern motorcycle GPS has also come of age.
Modern GPS is accurate, depending on the number of satellites available, to within less than a yard. So anyone seeking to navigate by use of a GPS system can obtain extremely accurate positioning.
Motorcyclists can now buy a motorcycle GPS systems that they can use as a total navigation system. There are various ways it can be done. It's quite possible for the motorcycle rider, who may also, for example, be a keen hunter, to secure a handheld portable GPS unit that may be taken anywhere, including mounted on a motorcycle.
It has to be weather resistant as any equipment on a motorcycle will be out in the weather, including the rain. And it has to be readable in all conditions, including glaring sunlight.
Luckily you will find excellent GPS manufacturers who have come to the rescue of the motorcyclist by manufacturing motorcycle GPS systems that combine all these features and more.
And even better, the best motorcycle GPS units can be utilised without the need for reading the screen. With bluetooth technology built in they can send directions by voice direct to the helmet of the motorbike rider, so the rider doesn't have to take his eyes off the road.
Ask the GPS system, and it will tell you all the attractions as you go along the highway, like food or fuel stops, and accommodation. With the right extras it will even tell you in real time where the traffic jams are and how to avoid them. This saves you both time and fuel.
