[Ohiobellboy]

Actually if you want a new bike and you enjoy being frustrated to near death then the New Boom is the way to go. If you're on a busy open highway with a million signs telling you where you are then it works pretty well. Pick a back road and enjoy the excitement of being directed into a pine tree thicket across a culvert as you scream " Rushmore"! Of course I'm not being fair, it tells me every time I plot a course that some parts are not verified. Like the road in front if my house is not verified. The latest map update for the "best motorcycle infotainment" system in the world is Q2-2013. I can understand that and don't necessarily disagree with the dates but it's full of holes and I didn't expect that for amount the system adds to the bike. The radio sucks big time. For two grand it's a joke and we've been had. I was so interested in the feel of the bike I paid little attention to the sound. I knew it was weak compared to my Eglide but again I was taking them at their word and during my road test I paid too little attention to the GPS and sadly the radio. I love riding the bike but for what I paid I would have stayed with the other bike until they fixed the mess. I did do an update to the system firmware. Easy enough. NOTE: A firmware free update is not a map update. In 2035 when Naviextras updates to new version 2013 Q3 you'll have to pay $155 dollars to update the maps. Given its so sorry no one is expected to update. If you've ever owned a Honda automobile with GPS you can relate to how sorry the mapping is. Something for you to note- 1-map updates aren't free, 2-the radio design leaves little room for upgrades other than HD or Rokker expensive offerings. I did the magic box and 100 watt per channel amp and infinity speakers. The dynamics logarithm built into the head unit is nasty. Even with my setup music sounds terrible 50mph and up. I've added a klockwerks shield. It doesn't help with the sound issues. If you like talk radio or news, for some reason that is fairly clear. Most ideas state to add amps and have the dealer program the unit 3- it freezes every now and then. Just pull over and turn the bike off for a minute and that usually fixes it. 4- Bluetooth does NOT sync with headphones, just your phone. 5- text received by the unit cannot be seen or heard while moving- wasted effort really. 6- each time you power up it takes a good thirty seconds for it to become operational. 7- it syncs well with your phone and charges it via usb.
When I analyze all of the don't s' and the one or two do's it's clear this was all about up grading you to a 2 grand option that's useless until you spend another 2 grand. Just my ouch speaking. Hope it helps.


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I highlighted the bold part of your statement here. If you have a CVO, there will be two free map updates..... if they ever update them.:surprise:

 

[Ohiobellboy]

I do not disagree with your argument. I submit that the technology is overwhelmingly available and a very simple platform brings it to market. The '16's are out and the technology HD brought to market was available in 2004. If we expect less then we'll surely get it. I'm telling them too with every questionnaire I receive from them. They have no excuses.


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Having met a couple of dealer reps this past week while in Maggie Valley, I've learned a few things from them. One of them is about the infotainment system. Larger companies do not want to do business with a company that sells so few units compared to automotive companies that sell so many every year. That sticks MoCo with trying to find someone that will take on a smaller scale project.

Those guys got their ears bent pretty good by the people at the CVO GTG we were at. Interesting conversations both ways.

One of the other things I personally spoke with them about is the vent screens. MoCo had considered them but then thought they'd restrict airflow too much. If they came standard, it would be one of the first things people would remove claiming they wanted more air. Can't make everyone happy.

 

[Ohiobellboy]

I have a 16 RG Ultra. I miss my 660 Zumo. How do you get the voice commands to play through the speakers, as there is no aux plug ?
I tied to learn the GPS on he infotainment system, It cant hold a candle to the Zumo.

Are you talking about the boom setup sound or adding a 660 to the boom system?

 

[Ohiobellboy]

Yeah, it took me a while to figure out that you could turn up the voice on the prompts for turns and such. When it starts talking you can push volume up during it and increase the volume. Other than that you have to search thru the radio for the proper area to turn it up. Not easy at first doing it like that. Also, anyone having problems with the voice saying turn left and the map shows you to be turning right?

Latest update to 1.19.1.1 fixes that.

There's also the map update that's out. You have to get that from Naviextras. CVO owners get 3 free updates.

 

[Ohiobellboy]

$150.00 for an update is way too much for something that should be free. I might get an update in about 10 years, but not likely.

Couldn't agree more with you. I know the nav disc for my Avalanches are $200 each and they're not up to date either.

Just looked up Naviextras site, latest map update is Q2 2014

Free for CVO owners. What the heck good is that? Roads that have been open 2 years are not in the system.

And 1.19.1.1 does not fix the left is right is left go in circle issue. It also doesn't fix the exit the highway and uturn back to the highway flaw either.

Ask me how I know.......

My Garmin I use in my work truck gets up dated everytime they have an update. Road three years old still don't make the cut. They sell more units than Harley does. Hell, Google maps is the most accurate one out there and it's still missing streets. I'd love to see the work that needs done to load and update every map out there. Probably have a whole floor of people in a building working on it.

 

[Ohiobellboy]

Try the Waze app. Free, and user updated. Tells you up to date road construction, road hazards, police traps, etc.


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My eyes ain't good enough to focus on that and the road. IF, the road is on the map. I do use it in my truck but that's only when the wife is with me. I let her mess around with it.