Ya know, the GPS works just fine in my opinion but the fact that the map database is dated Q4 2012 is friggn ridiculous. That and the fact the mapping software is from like Romania.

I guess updating streets in Romania is not as big a priority as in Las Vegas, thus a map set that is nearly two years old...

WTF??

 

I would also expect at least yearly updates.

 

I guess, You are not aware that an update costs $150.00. CVO is free. We didn't pay enough money for Our bikes to warrant a free update.

 

The OP stated our maps are from 2012, I merely stated that yearly updates should be the norm and we should at least be on 2013 maps when we buy the bike.

 

Crap, they don't even have an update. Q4-2012 is the latest release. And WHY the heck would you even use a frigg'n Romanian outfit when there are so many other REALLY good mapping options...I would have just about wet myself if it was a Google Maps or full blown Garmin with everything on a SIM card.

I know, I know...MoCo saved $.34 per unit on a $30k bike. Just like GM saved like a nickle on an ignition switch.

 

I doubt that the Romanian company does the maps, probably only software. Navteq is the largest developer for the auto market and typical to be 2 years behind. I have had car complaints of inaccurate maps since they began. You could get the audio jumper jack and use the garmin if you need the latest. Mike

 

Wish my Garmin Nuvi had audio out. They should just buy their map DB from Garmin or Google imo.

 

That is why I did not get the SGS. I would rather use my phone for GPS, always current at no extra charge. Andriod Maps (Google) has decent SW behind it since the update, looks like a Garmin. I went through that on my 2008 Dodge Charger Daytona with Nav, maps are still stuck in 2008 and the update is $200. I use my phone in that car too. The only thing the update system is good for is to watch DVD's.

 

Being too cheap to pay the $5 or $10 for new ones, seems we always had 10 year old maps in the glovebox and got by fine. Even if the updates were $25 or $50 and available, some of us would still think it's too much.

I love the built in nav unit. So much safer than holding a phone. Other day, I just checked into an hotel in an unfamiliar downtown area, at night in the rain.

Wanted something to eat, and easily used hand controls to find what I wanted, with route. Zooming in and out, with hands always on the bars, made the low visibility run with downtown traffic a confident experience.

Not worrying about my phone getting wet, or having to remove an aftermarket nav unit when parked over night makes the nav a fine feature, even though maps aren't up to the moment.

 

I use a 5 year old undate in my Toyota truck. Almost never see a variance. The type of roads that I like to ride on my bike have been there for years and I hope they don't change for a long time. Seems to me to be a petty issue to complain about.