Motorcycle Travel Not Limited to USA with GPS
Posted by admin on April 25th, 2009 filed in GPS Systems, OtherMotorcycle GPS Anywhere - Go Places You’ve Never Been Before 
I’ve written before about the advantages of having a good motorcycle GPS unit mounted on the handlebars of your motorcycle. Motorcycle GPS navigation technology has revolutionized modern navigation systems, and that includes motorcycle navigation.
Navigation has always been a problem for the traveler. In the past navigation for motorcyclists wasn’t easy. Maps weren’t accurate, and even if they were weren’t easy to follow, and even if they were then it wasn’t easy to do when you’re riding. And it’s raining. And it’s windy. And so on. Navigation on a motorcycle could be a pain.
So the advent of motorcycle GPS, well GPS in general, was a revolution in navigation for the average motorcyclist, pedestrian, driver, and so on.
Although, GPS alone isn’t such a great navigation tool for the average person. For the army, maybe, but not for your average motorcyclist. Since traditional GPS just gives latitude and longitude coordinates it isn’t all that user friendly unless you have a great map and know exactly how to use the information.
However, modern technology has come to the rescue and made huge gains with adding more functional technology to the traditional GPS to make a GPS navigation system much more user friendly.
The big breakthrough was modern digital mapping software combined with GPS technology. A good motorcycle GPS unit now tells you exactly where you are and where you’re going, and exactly how to get there, all on a map that anyone can read. And it will tell you how to get there with voice prompts along the way if you’re a motorcycle rider who doesn’t want to look down at a critical time. It all goes straight to your helmet.
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OK, so motorcyclists can rely on a good motorbike GPS unit to get themselves around
the US right? But what about elsewhere. Will it work in, say, Australia if you want to ride around Australia? How about New Zealand? How about……….
Mongolia?
Mongolia? Surely motorbike GPS units can’t work in an out of the way place like Mongolia? After all, have they even heard of technology in Mongolia? Let alone GPS technology.
So I was very interested to watch a video today about motorcycle navigation by GPS in China and …. inner Mongolia. Yes it works. You CAN navigate in Mongolia by use of good modern GPS technology. And in the video they tell you about how they do it.
Believe me, this is a major advantage for anyone wanting to do a remote motorcycle trip. I say believe me because I’ve lived in China. It’s madness on the roads, there’s no road signs you can read, there’s no maps you can read, and I wouldn’t have even tried to ride anywhere without some way of finding my way around.
Now good motorcycle GPS can get you around, almost to the yard.
So yes, motorcycle GPS works a treat, in the US, but if you don’t have one you can still get around fine. But it is an essential tool in places like China, and inner Mongolia. In fact I’d say if you’re going to ride through places like this, don’t leave home without your motorcycle GPS system mounted right there on your handlebars.
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Author: Peter Crump
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