Trail Tech Voyager - Interesting GPS Speedo!

[Motor2of7]

Originally Posted by Fubars

Glad to hear it worked good for you. I haven't ridden any organized rides sine I got my Voyager last year. You just hand them your SD card when you check in and they download the tracks, right?

Yup. Just put the SD card in the USB adapter they provide and hand it to the ride coordinator. Ask for GPX files. Then put the SD card back in the Voyager and import the file. The routes provided on this ride were also labeled when the hard/easy splits came up.

[n1tr0]

Any idea if Trailtech has an updated version in the works ?
I love the idea, but it really seems a bit dated as far as electronics go. Three years with no updates is a long time. The price is good, but the gps apps on my phone have gotten a lot better in the last 3 years, so it's hard to justify replacing my vapor vs. adding a waterproof case for my phone.

[Johnf3]

Originally Posted by n1tr0

Any idea if Trailtech has an updated version in the works ?
I love the idea, but it really seems a bit dated as far as electronics go. Three years with no updates is a long time. The price is good, but the gps apps on my phone have gotten a lot better in the last 3 years, so it's hard to justify replacing my vapor vs. adding a waterproof case for my phone.

Dated electronics? Please explain. It is designed to be a simple unit that records and displays .gpx files. It isn't designed to be a fancy GPS. The market is flooded with those anyway. The Voyager will record tracks much more accurately than the Motion X App on my iPhone. No comparison. It is set up to deal with .gpx files much better than a smart phone too, I think. For what it is, there is nothing better. If you require a full-featured GPS, this is not for you.

[n1tr0]

The market is definitely not flooded with gps equipped motorcycle dashboards. I know it's limitations, which is why I'm hoping there's an upgraded version in the works.

It's gps capabilities remind me of the Garmin I had 12 years ago. Even the Rino's from 6 years ago had the ability to add street maps and do some basic route generation and turn-by-turn guidance. I usually have to put on 40-140 miles before I hit the hit the dirt.
The Voyager might be the best at what it does, being the only one that does it, but that doesn't mean there isn't a ton of room to improve.

[Johnf3]

Originally Posted by n1tr0

The market is definitely not flooded with gps equipped motorcycle dashboards. I know it's limitations, which is why I'm hoping there's an upgraded version in the works.

It's gps capabilities remind me of the Garmin I had 12 years ago. Even the Rino's from 6 years ago had the ability to add street maps and do some basic route generation and turn-by-turn guidance. I usually have to put on 40-140 miles before I hit the hit the dirt.
The Voyager might be the best at what it does, being the only one that does it, but that doesn't mean there isn't a ton of room to improve.

You completely missed my point, but yes I understand what you are looking for. Also, the chipset in the Voyager is far more advanced than any 12 year old Garmin.

[flatboarder]

Originally Posted by Johnf3

You completely missed my point, but yes I understand what you are looking for. Also, the chipset in the Voyager is far more advanced than any 12 year old Garmin.

Good point. Also one would never get a fullfeatured all in one device for such amount of money.
The voyager in my opinion is a perfect design and could very well be used hand in hand with an autorouting device if needed. That's what I do in case I need road guidance.
Several issues (like GPX compatibility and some others) have been resolved with latest firmware releases. Very well done! Usability optimized. Also they brought the awesome tachbar screen which makes me even more lament about the tach reading issue reported by several users. However, to me that is not a showstopper for this great device, it is just something I miss at my high revving WR250R.

Phil

UPDATE: asking for an updated design in my opinion would definitely mean bringing the smart tablet to the dirtbike by using a rugged design, suitable screen and everything under control of automotive apps for tracking, routing, roadbook, tripmaster, vehicle data, data recording, ... in connection with external switches (tripmaster switch and any other buttons being reachable from handlebar position, connecting all those vehicle sensors), maybe even without a need for wiring all these, just by bluetooth connectivity or whatever. I believe these things are being worked on, and some may already be available, but I did not realize anybody would bring this to dirtbike level as like trail-tech did with the voyager. I am absolutely sure there is a big market for this. It could finally make all that bulky oldstyle roadbook equipment and stuff look totally outdated. I would for instance love a tripmaster/roadbook app letting the rider add his private notes and marks to the roadbook data by just drawing it and/or writing on the touchscreen.
heck... that sounds like a pretty good advanced crowdfunding project :)

[Cattledog1969]

This question might have already been asked but here it is anyway.

Does the Trail Tech Voyager have a reset able trip meter like my stock KTM computer?
You know, up, down, reset, for dual sport/turkey run route sheets ?
And a non resetable trip for gas mileage.

And does it have thumb controls for controlling the computer functions??

The stock KTM computer is legit, it just needs a bigger screen.

[flatboarder]

Originally Posted by Cattledog1969

This question might have already been asked but here it is anyway.

Does the Trail Tech Voyager have a reset able trip meter like my stock KTM computer?
You know, up, down, reset, for dual sport/turkey run route sheets ?

Yes

And a non resetable trip for gas mileage.

yes

And does it have thumb controls for controlling the computer functions??

no

Regards, Phil

[the venturer]

Hi all. Just wondering how this Voyager shows rev on the bike? How does it work? Can anybody tell me? Thx.

[Johnf3]

Originally Posted by the venturer

Hi all. Just wondering how this Voyager shows rev on the bike? How does it work? Can anybody tell me? Thx.

It has a sensor wire that wraps around the spark plug wire. From there, you can choose to view the RPMs several different ways using the set up menu in the Voyager.

[the venturer]

Originally Posted by Johnf3

It has a sensor wire that wraps around the spark plug wire. From there, you can choose to view the RPMs several different ways using the set up menu in the Voyager.

Thx

[the venturer]

Can anybody also tell me where to mount this rad temp sensor on my 2009 CRF 450 X. Any help with pics would be highly appreciated.
Thx.