Strike Genius Motorcyle GPs

MudratinOz · 04-05-2010, 12:09 AM

anyone know anything about these, Burnie ?

was all set to buy a Zumo 550, till I can across this

http://www.strike.com.au/products/GP...Motorcycle-GPS

GodSilla · 04-05-2010, 04:49 AM

I'd be wary of small "proprietary" manufacturers. That's not to say it could be a good thing.

Also, click on Tech Support on their website and it returns nothing - not exactly confidence-inspiring.

They use Sensis mapping, fine for road use, but there's no mention of any ability to load off-road or topo mapping for dirt trips.

I'd want some answers before I committed. Also type of battery, expected running time of said battery. At least with the Zumo it's a known quantity, lots of info available right here.

My 2c.

MudratinOz · 04-07-2010, 04:41 PM

bit more info here, not that I full understand what there talking about

Jimmytwohats · 02-15-2013, 10:05 PM

Gday all,

Bumping an old thread.

Well I went ahead and bought the strike GPS. I am now a week into a 2 month trip around australia, and I will soon be heading north towards Laverton to start the Great central road. I have been toting round a strike Genius and so far it has made en exceptional paper weight. Given the lack of information out there, I am hoping that somebody (like 'past me') can stumble across this and educate themselves prior to making their purchase.

The main problems are:
First: the unit, not myself, gets to decide when to enjoy the pleasures of GPS. Perhaps this is a problem with the battery failing to hold a charge. The unit will power itself off whenever it damn well feels like it. This even, and perhaps especially, happens when it is plugged into its supplied cradle. When I try to power the unit through one of my other 12v outlets, and just let it run in the front of my tank bag I encounter the same problem, although with a little less frequency.

The second problem is maybe due to me asking too much. I have been using a Scala Rider G9 with my Samsung S3 to play my music and receive calls while on the road. The Scala Rider can connect to either a media player or a mobile phone, but cannot be connected to both at once. The Scala Rider manual recommends connecting the mobile phone through the GPS unit in order to get the outcome I want - Music and Direction. Given that Strike markets both the G9 and the Genius, I have been a little disappointment to say the least.

Finally the software used by strike is not mac compatible. I emailed the company a few months ago asking whether they had any advice on how I could work around this, or whether a mac compatible version of the software was being released. So far I haven't heard back from them.

In strikes defence, I have tried to call them a few times and each time I either wind up calling after they have closed (they are on the east coast, I live on the west), or I call on a saturday and they appear to not be open. I suppose I'm just a little frustrated that this particular strike GPS is an absolute lemon.

I'd love to hear from anybody with pointers or similar experiences.

oz mal · 04-09-2013, 07:49 PM

I have used mine on various trip now, including a 6000klm dirt/road trip.
I have had the same problems with the unit powering down. After ringing the support staff and looking further into it, I traced the problem to the locking clip on the rear of the cradle. This clip vibrates loose and unlocks. The GPS is then free to move within it's cradle resulting in movement of the electrical connecting probes/fingers which sit on contact points on the rear of the GPS. As a result, the GPS unit is being powered intermittently or not at all, so the unit powers down.

As for another post questioning the units effectiveness off road, I have been surprised how well the unit works in very remote places. Maps have been pretty good for off road.

Keep in mind, this is not an easy unit to program a track in. It requires you to do it all on the small screen on the unit and I still havent worked out how to download where I've been.

I wouldn't buy a Strike again. Too many niggles and when your on the road, out in the middle of nowhere, the last thing you need is for the unit to power itself down without any explination.

04-05-2010, 12:09 AM	#1
MudratinOz ^OP Adventurer in training Joined: May 2007 Location: Lake Macquaire, NSW, Australia Oddometer: 792	Strike Genius Motorcyle GPs anyone know anything about these, Burnie ? was all set to buy a Zumo 550, till I can across this http://www.strike.com.au/products/GP...Motorcycle-GPS __________________ KTM 2012 990 ADV ABS - BLUE The orange does grow on you. You will not notice it at first..but it starts with a few innocent KTM stickers,.progresses to a KTM key ring, to KTM coffee mug and next thing you know, you have gone completely mad and start wearing orange tee shirts.It is a very bad infection..is this yeast infection (Bronx)

04-07-2010, 04:41 PM	#3
MudratinOz ^OP Adventurer in training Joined: May 2007 Location: Lake Macquaire, NSW, Australia Oddometer: 792	bit more info here, not that I full understand what there talking about __________________ KTM 2012 990 ADV ABS - BLUE The orange does grow on you. You will not notice it at first..but it starts with a few innocent KTM stickers,.progresses to a KTM key ring, to KTM coffee mug and next thing you know, you have gone completely mad and start wearing orange tee shirts.It is a very bad infection..is this yeast infection (Bronx)

02-15-2013, 10:05 PM	#4
Jimmytwohats n00b Joined: Jun 2011 Oddometer: 3	My strike is a lemon Gday all, Bumping an old thread. Well I went ahead and bought the strike GPS. I am now a week into a 2 month trip around australia, and I will soon be heading north towards Laverton to start the Great central road. I have been toting round a strike Genius and so far it has made en exceptional paper weight. Given the lack of information out there, I am hoping that somebody (like 'past me') can stumble across this and educate themselves prior to making their purchase. The main problems are: First: the unit, not myself, gets to decide when to enjoy the pleasures of GPS. Perhaps this is a problem with the battery failing to hold a charge. The unit will power itself off whenever it damn well feels like it. This even, and perhaps especially, happens when it is plugged into its supplied cradle. When I try to power the unit through one of my other 12v outlets, and just let it run in the front of my tank bag I encounter the same problem, although with a little less frequency. The second problem is maybe due to me asking too much. I have been using a Scala Rider G9 with my Samsung S3 to play my music and receive calls while on the road. The Scala Rider can connect to either a media player or a mobile phone, but cannot be connected to both at once. The Scala Rider manual recommends connecting the mobile phone through the GPS unit in order to get the outcome I want - Music and Direction. Given that Strike markets both the G9 and the Genius, I have been a little disappointment to say the least. Finally the software used by strike is not mac compatible. I emailed the company a few months ago asking whether they had any advice on how I could work around this, or whether a mac compatible version of the software was being released. So far I haven't heard back from them. In strikes defence, I have tried to call them a few times and each time I either wind up calling after they have closed (they are on the east coast, I live on the west), or I call on a saturday and they appear to not be open. I suppose I'm just a little frustrated that this particular strike GPS is an absolute lemon. I'd love to hear from anybody with pointers or similar experiences.

04-09-2013, 07:49 PM	#5
oz mal Adventurer Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Snowy Mountains, Australia Oddometer: 24	Strike GPS I have used mine on various trip now, including a 6000klm dirt/road trip. I have had the same problems with the unit powering down. After ringing the support staff and looking further into it, I traced the problem to the locking clip on the rear of the cradle. This clip vibrates loose and unlocks. The GPS is then free to move within it's cradle resulting in movement of the electrical connecting probes/fingers which sit on contact points on the rear of the GPS. As a result, the GPS unit is being powered intermittently or not at all, so the unit powers down. As for another post questioning the units effectiveness off road, I have been surprised how well the unit works in very remote places. Maps have been pretty good for off road. Keep in mind, this is not an easy unit to program a track in. It requires you to do it all on the small screen on the unit and I still havent worked out how to download where I've been. I wouldn't buy a Strike again. Too many niggles and when your on the road, out in the middle of nowhere, the last thing you need is for the unit to power itself down without any explination. __________________ MAL

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04-05-2010, 04:49 AM	#2
GodSilla I did that. Joined: Sep 2006 Location: The Promised Land Oddometer: 6,428	I'd be wary of small "proprietary" manufacturers. That's not to say it could be a good thing. Also, click on Tech Support on their website and it returns nothing - not exactly confidence-inspiring. They use Sensis mapping, fine for road use, but there's no mention of any ability to load off-road or topo mapping for dirt trips. I'd want some answers before I committed. Also type of battery, expected running time of said battery. At least with the Zumo it's a known quantity, lots of info available right here. My 2c.