May riders use their mobile phones for navigation these days and whilst that is a viable option in many cases you do lose a lot that these biker friendly navigation products provide.
You're not going to get the Plan a Thrill options on your iPhone and we doubt that Apple of Samsung are going to go out of their way to develop some biker friendly phones anytime soon.
Our experience with the Rider 450 was a good one. The ease of fitting to handlebars with the RAM mount, the ease of wiring it into the bike (or simply using it off its own internal battery), the quick removal each day to download routes and updates, and the interface that can be used with all forms of gloves sets this TomTom ahead of the competition.
The menu's are simple and quick to get through, directions are clear and the Bluetooth, if you care to use it, works a treat.
The unit comes with free ‘lifetime’ updates to maps and speed camera locations. Bonus! No more, well maybe less speeding problems...
Amongst the items downloaded are routes shared by other TomTom users.
With that on top of the loaded routes there's no longer an excuse of not knowing where to go for a ride (not that we ever used that one).
Time to Plan a Thrill...