iWIN RIDER Motorcycle GPS Navigator with Lifetime USA, and Canada Map.

If you're like me and can't justify spending $700 on a Zumo or even $350 for a Tom Tom RIDER, then the Rage can be a good option. But there are several things you need to know to get it working the way you want.First, choose your seller carefully. This seller (initials are V. W.) ships from California (most other sellers are overseas) so it arrived quickly. Prior to shipping, he sets up the Rage, charges the battery, and pre-installs the latest IGO Primo navigation software and North America maps. Many other sellers are just selling the Rage hardware with no software. Initial setup and software installation are two of the biggest problems I read in other reviews. Well, this seller takes care of that for you and he provides great customer communication.Rage hardware: It is really chunky especially when installed in the hooded mount. Everything is very rugged and watertight. The edges of the GPS are hard plastic and rubber and all the ports are sealed tight with rubber covers. Even when mounted you can access the ports by removing the rubber covers, but there is no need in normal operation. Power is delivered to the hooded mount via waterproof cables and connectors and terminates inside the mount on a power bus. The GPS unit has contacts on the back that mate to the power bus when installed in the mount. I smeared on a light coat of electrical grease just to prevent corrosion. There is a thumbscrew on the back of the mount that secures the GPS tightly in the mount. It is a very solid and waterproof package, but again, very chunky.The suction mount works fine in the car. I've used it daily for the past two weeks and it has never fallen off. On the bike, the handlebar mount also works ok if you have room for it. On my bike (Vulcan Voyager 1700) it does not fit well. I planned to use one of my existing RAM mount points anyway so that wasn't a problem. The ball on the back of the hood is a standard AMPS pattern and the RAM Mount RAM-B-347U 1" ball replaces it perfectly. I did have to use longer 4mm x 16mm bolts to install it.The screen is ok, but not as good as a $600 Zumo. At first I installed it in the center of my bars. At that point it sits low and I had to angle the Rage up to view it. Basically, it was aimed directly into the sun. The glare was intense and the sunlight washed out the screen to the point it was barely readable. A better solution for me was to install it on the RAM ball mount under my mirror. With a standard RAM extension arm the Rage sits up higher and is angled in towards me at a more direct line of sight. There is very little glare, the hood actually provides some shade and the screen looks great. An anti-glare screen protector may help even more, but I haven't tried that yet.The screen works fine with gloves. I tried my summer gloves and my big, thick, winter gauntlets. You can't use the tip or pad of your gloved finger, it is too broad. Just use the edge of the gloved finger and it works great. Of course, fingerless gloves are no problem.BlueTooth: I finally managed to get my Sena SMH10 helmet communication system paired to the Rage, Samsung S3 phone, and intercom all at the same time and switch back and forth between the three as needed. First pair the Rage. It will pair as a "media device", i.e. it only supports A2DP not HFP (hands free profile) like a phone. Then pair the phone using the "selective profile" with HFP only. If you pair the phone first using the default method it pairs the phone as both HFP and A2DP and you won't be able to pair the Rage. Then pair to the other helmet as you normally would. It would be more seamless if the Rage supported HFP, but it does all work together.If you don't want to use BlueTooth with the Rage, it does have a headphone jack. If your helmet communication system has a headphone jack (like the Sena does), you can just plug it in and be done with it. Or, if your bike has a sound system with an Aux jack you can plug it in to that. I tried all of these and it works great. Of course, it requires removing the rubber cover from the headphone port so it will no longer be waterproof. That's why I prefer to use BlueTooth.IGO Primo navigation software: I have used many different navigation products including Garmin, Tom Tom, Navigon, Co-Pilot, Sygic, and a few of the free-ware products. I had never used IGO before because I do not have an OEM navigation system in my cars. IGO provides the navigation software for most of the in-dash systems in the world. It is a very mature product, but not motorcycle specific. It does not have a motorcycle profile or a "winding roads" function. Regardless, I have run the Rage/IGO system side-by-side in my car with all of these other systems for the last two weeks and I genuinely prefer IGO to the others, even Garmin. IGO uses the same maps as Garmin but it displays much more information and I love the speed limit display. Garmin has a visual display when you are over speed but that doesn't do you any good on a motorcycle. IGO turns the speed limit bright red, dings, then says, "You are over speed. The speed limit is 35 miles per hour". It has exactly the same speed limit database as Garmin so it knows most of the rural roads as well as interstate. This is the killer feature for me that is better than all the others. IGO also gives you visual and verbal warnings when there is a tight corner or winding section of road ahead. Again, none of the others do that as well.MP3 Player: The Rage menu system has a photo viewer and MP3 player, but don't try to use the MP3 and then start IGO, it won't work very well. Instead, IGO also has a built-in MP3 player. It works very well running in the background and IGO automatically manages the volume to subdue the music when giving verbal directions. The maps do get a little slower to respond when music is playing. Without the music there is no lag in map updates at all. Recalculations are just as fast as the Garmin. The MP3 function is important because with the BlueTooth pairing I described earlier, your phone is no longer available as a media player so you will have to use the Rage as your MP3 player. I installed a SanDisk 16GB SDHC Class 4 memory card in the Rage and that holds a lot of music.No traffic. Garmin Zumo nor Tom Tom RIDER have traffic either but I was hoping I could get an RDS-TMC FM traffic receiver to work with the Rage. So far it is a no-go. I am going to try a WiFi adapter then connect to my phone as a hot-spot and use Internet traffic. But very few WiFi adapters work with Windows CE so I am still looking into it. I'll update this review if I get it working.Initial Setup HINT: When you first turn on the Rage, it will think you are in California because that is where the seller set it up. It could take a long time for it to sort out the new location. Just set it in a window with a clear view of the sky and let it acquire the satellites and sort things out the first time. It will go faster if you connect it to your computer first thing and delete or rename the /Primo/SAVE folder. Then go outside or to the window and go through the initial setup menus. IGO Primo will recreate the SAVE folder with your location and preferences.Now for the ugly part: You probably won't get support or updates from the igonavigation web site. However, there is a thriving community of support forums for the IGO software and you can find just about any information or updates you need if you search for it. For example, the IGO software preinstalled on the Rage did not have TTS (text-to-speech) voices so it did not speak street names. It just said things like, "Prepare to turn left in 300 ft"). Once I found and installed the TTS voices it now speaks street names and gives very complete directions.Bottom line: The Rage works well for me. I'm a geek so it is a fun platform for me. Understand that it is basically a small Windows CE 6.0 computer running navigation software. There are lots of things you can do with the Rage if you know how. You can run any compatible navigation software that you want, but I've looked and IGO seems to be the best option. Out of the box it works fine. But if you want more advanced features, like TTS, you may have to search the forums for help.NOTE: This is the gray version of  All Terrain 4.3 Inch Motorcycle GPS Navigation System "Rage" - Waterproof, 4gb Internal Memory, Bluetooth with USA, Canada, and Mexico Maps.  so you can find more reviews at this link.

Product comes with igo 8 navigation software and was loaded with 2013 Q3 maps of US, Canada, and Mexico plus POI and buildings. The program runs well after understanding the settings and some trial runs. I utilize on my motorcycle paired with a Uclear BT headset and together they function well. Plenty of volume after learning where all the volume controls were located within the program and through the main unit controls.I have found the suction adapter to function well on the front portion of my tank and have run 500+ miles without any issues. Using a ram mount would take some modification as the mount on the supplied housing is backwards...the ram is on the housing that holds the unit rather than on the mounting stem.Wired the unit into the harness using the provided wiring that powers the unit from the back side of the cradle. When the unit is clipped into the cradle the power is supplied. The is no lock on the cradle to deter theft however.The unit itself seems pretty well built...I have gone over some tough roads without any issues...kept on running.Drawbacks;- backlighting is weak as it is pretty washed out in sunlight.- glare is an issue with sun over your shoulder.- only has 4gb internal storage so the size of program and amount to of data is limited. (upside is that you can run software from the SD card....up to 16gb)Upside;- price point compared to higher-end devices.- program runs well with fairly responsive route recalculation.- water proof housing.- seems to be durable so far....- voice turn-by-turn makes up for lack of visual due to backlight washout at times.Overall pleased with what I received for the price.

I really wanted this GPS to work. I read the reviews and although they weren't glowing they did provide a glimmer that it would work. Once I received it I was satisfied with all the accessories. I had planned to install it on my Triumph Trophy, which I just purchased. The user manual only has a few pages. Being in IT for over 2 decades I felt pretty confident that I could find a more thorough manual online. That didn't happen. I was hoping to use KML to build routes but couldn't find anything that provided details. One review talked about going to the "Rage" forums but again I didn't have much luck with that. I did use it in my car one time to see how well it would work. The GPS started up and found the satellites then allowed me to select a destination. It was a 3 hour ride so this would be a fairly good test. It started out okay but would tell me that I was going over the speed limit whenever the speed limit changed. Interesting at first but it gets pretty annoying quickly. Without the manual I couldn't find how to turn it off. The next problem was when I stopped for a break I'd turn off the car. This turned off the power to the GPS, which is fine. When restarting the car the GPS would start but it would go to a default page and sit there. The audio providing directions and statement of going over the speed limit would continue to work properly but the map would not display. This occurred each time I stopped and started the car. The other issue was when I plugged it into my laptop (Windows 8) a message would display on the laptop indicating that it could not connect to the device. At this point I decided to return the unit. Because this was not from Amazon but from a third party seller I had to go through Amazon to the seller to request the return. The communication process occurred quickly. I return the item via UPS paying extra for a signed receipt. I verified through UPS online that the seller received the item. A week later I still hadn't received my refund or a response. I sent an email to the seller asking him for an update. He responded by asking me for the UPS tracking number. Luckily I had that information because I paid extra to send it with a tracking number and signed receipt. A day later Amazon notified me that a refund has been processed. I paid $170.89 for the GPS and received a refund of $130.89, so I lost $40 right of the top and another $25 paying to ship it back for a total loss of $65. I'm going to spend the extra money and purchase a Garmin.To summarize:Pros: Price is good for a motorcycle GPSCons:The power button is very hard to press. You'd need to take your motorcycle gloves of to turn it on and off.When the unit is plugged into an outlet and the motorcycle/car is turned off then back on the device shows a default page instead of displaying a map.Laptop did not recognize the device when plugged in via USBUser manual provides very little information. Online information is very limited.Annoying statement indicating that you're going over the speed limit.If you purchase this item but then need to return it you'll lose about 25% of the purchase price