Turn By Turn & Calling w/the BMW F900XR Using The BMW Motorrad Connected App
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ย. 2024
- I try out the BMW free App and I really want to know if this App is practical and usable for everyday riding. Or is it too much time spent looking at the TFT?
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Scott Warner
Email: nothingtoprovemoto@gmail.com
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I’m in the process of getting my first motorcycle. I really like your videos, as they are really helpful.
I was in your boat last year and got the triumph speed twin after NTP showed it here. 👍 Good luck choosing the right one!
It’s mind blowing the level of technology on motorcycles today! Great video!
More toys to play and fiddle with while riding is a recipe for crashes. I like the navi app and could see this being useful in certain situations, but the phone should be used when pulled off the road. These are neat gadgets, but there are already enough things to focus on, rather then looking at your display all the time. We all think that we are multi-taskers, but whether we are or not doesn't take away from the fact that these features are not necessary for riding and are taking away your focus on the road and all of the other everyday dangers that can and will end your riding career! A practical video! Cheers from an old knee-dragger and rider for over 40 years!
Hey NothingToProve! I have the R1250R and if I remember correctly, you do not need to stop the turn by turn navigation to jump to the phone! Just press UP on the menu button and you can again go through all the main menu entries! You should be able to go to the standard Speedometer, Sport Screen, Music, Telephone and back to the Nav from there. Please let me know if that works for you :)
Stay careful with all the bells and whistles... (menus & submenus are no friends with traffic...)
Great video. You are the only person showing the sat nav and phone system properly on this bike, which I too am interested to get. Thanks! Good job. Two 👍👍
My Nav V software collapsed in France last year so I used this and it got me to my destinations perfectly. The app shows a map too with my iPhone in my quad mount😀
thanks scott....just signed up to test 900XR, 1000XR and 1250RS, when we are allowed to in the UK.
Ha! I'm looking at the same bikes, however, I'm pretty sure I'll end up on the 900XR. 1250RS is too heavy, 1000XR too fast. Plus I will save $5,000 freedom dollars over the other two bikes.
BTW I was born in Germany. Triple
Same as 1000rr m, and the app records your lean angle, throttle position, speed, tc wheelie control etc, and of course the real time map you traveled and what the bike was doing
Can you review your helmet set up??
I might have an extra cylinder but I am most jealous of that system and that screen
But on a serious note, I know from driving a fully tech laden car it can be distracting, so on a bike it is a recipe for disaster.
If the past few months (pre-lockdown) of preparing for the UK IAM has taught me anything, then almost everything you did on that screen shouldn't be done whilst riding. Please take care, the odds are stacked against us and 100% focus is required to extend the safety bubble as far as we can see.
I think you can just use the menu up button to access the main menu for music, phone, etc without ending navigation. As a few others mentioned, you need to edit to blur that number.
Keep up the great videos!
Nice to see your dash is showing you the speed limit. I can’t seem to find the correct setting for this to appear on the dash of my F900 XR. Do you need to be using the turn by turn nav for this feature to work do you know, or will the speed limit for the road be shown if the app is connected to the bike? The have the Nav6 so perhaps that’s interfering in some way?
Let the BMW Motorrad Connected app have permission to know your location all the time and then it will show the speed limit if the app is open or closed. If you set it to only when the app is open, then the problems occur and even when the app is open and in the background sometimes it would not show the speed limit...sigh...
Thanks Scott, I found this really enjoyable to watch. I think you’ve got a lovely bike there friend. That BMW system is better than my 2018 KTM one, though I love my SAR. Love what you have✌️🖖
Two thumbs up.Thks.Hope you are still enjoying your XR?Cheers.
Are sure that it is not your phone working out the route ?
How much does the app drain your phone battery ?
Also, is there any power points on the machine ?
Yes, it's the phone app working out the route.
Not much, didn't even notice on an 8 hour ride any more drain on the battery.
Nope.
@@NothingToProve
I have a test ride for one of these bad boys on Saturday, mainly due to yourself.
I cant wait....
I like the navigation but the phone feature is just plain distracting and dangerous.
Thanks for sharing.
Great channel. You you need your phone to be turned on the whole time the navigation is on, or can it be on sleep to save battery?
You have to "allow" the app to work in the background the whole time, if you don't then it won't work. So yes, it's really using the battery, I got about 4 hours (Samsung S20FE) and then the phone battery is dead - or plug it in & it stays at 100% charge as I ride.
Does the BMW app/helmet have voice activation Scott? I have a bike intercom which has this. I say the name & it calls. At least you wouldn’t be scrolling through numbers whilst riding.🤪As for GPS I have my iPhone mounted on the bars with Bluetooth. And yeah you were having wayyyy too much fun!😆👍🏻😎
Seems like Cardo has this right.. You don't need to go through menus while driving.. simply say "Hey Cardo.. Call my wife" and it does it without taking you off of navigation.
Michael Dontigney yeah but in my experience it never works, you say Hey Cardo a ton of times and it just ignores me 😂
Yea, I've had the same experience with "talk" instructions...8 out of 10 times they don't work or I end up calling the wrong person. 😢
@@NothingToProve I had to return and revisit this after using the Cardo Freecom 4+ with natural voice for a week now. I'm having the exact opposite results... 2 out of 10 times it doesn't recognize my "Hey Cardo"... MOST of the time it works flawlessly. Hey, to each his own.. Just saying, I can ride and say either "Hey Cardo" or "Okay Google" and it picks right up and follows my orders. I don't touch the unit on the side of my helmet while riding. Also the auto volume leveling based on wind noise works great, so even though I'm using a very quiet Schuberth helmet when I'm on the highway the volume increases for spoken directions and music. Awesome.
Both of those features are nice to have - big thumbs up. ..... I asked you before, but I don't remember (I'm getting old :/) - you chose the BMW over the Triumph Tiger because the BMW was a more upright / comfortable ride or was the other way around?
Yea, the Tiger pulled me forward just a little bit and the grips were a little further apart and I could not flat foot it but just about everything else was about the same as far as riding position. The Tiger made me sit-up straight and the XR I could slouch a bit and be lazy. :)
Thank you for the interesting video Scott. Does this mean you really don't need to spend close to 1,000$ for the Navi VI?
Does it pick up speed cameras
Thanks, now I need a XR myself
I have it on gsa1250 and must say its great nav for everyday use if you need it. I like the connected app to to record my trips :)
So if I well understand the other navigation sistem ( that you buy with a package ) is only good when you will travel outside your country for connectivity reasons or has betters featurings or which are the differences between the two navigators systems?
No, you can download any country in the world to the app on your phone, so it will store as many countries as the memory on your phone. And the app just uses the GPS on your phone and not your phone network.
Ride safe,
Scott
Thank you so much for this video!! I was waiting for it! Really impressed with the XR. I hoped the turn bu turn would be good, looks te be beter than I thought 👍🏻👍🏻 i was hesitating between the XR and the tiger 900 rally but now i made up my mind👏🏻thank you to help me in this decision👊🏻
XR
I'm running 1200GS and XR900 is looking good don't need speed need comfort
thank you and ride safe
Hehehe, I also had a little work to figure out my SLR2 and the RT's Navi VI, I think I got it tunned now :D Its the Phone connected to the Navi VI and then, the SLR2 connected with the Navi VI. If the phone is connected with the SLR2 it messes up everything, so for example for updates, or using the SENA app, you need to bind the phone and the SLR2 separately, and then remember to remove the link from the phone :)
I want to add that I started memorizing the number of menu clicks for common features, like for example, the heated grips is 5 clicks on the menu button, and then rotate the wheel ^_^
Also bound the Navi VI control to the quick-menu.
And I wanted to mention in a not so visible area that your blurring of the phone numbers did not work well, I could see them, but wont do anything with it. I hope that those who spot it will be like me :)
What cam are u using on the handlebars :-)?
Not very attracted by those gadjets… Only using SATNAV when mandatory (off-road trip for ex...) & I avoid all kind of telecoms while riding, scared to be distracted & loose concentration… More than enough dangers on the road/streets to increase time looking on dashboard useless instruments.
So the navigation is Tom Tom? just needs voice control to be perfect.
Great vid...i just love your vids. Keep up the great work. Have you had first service? Was it expensive 🤔
Thank you, yes, first service was only €150. And the BMW dealerships give you a demo bike to take out while it's in for each service.
Hi, thank fo vid :) can you change km to miles on bike setup? or is manufacturer setup? also I use garmin gps do you know if is posible to pair with bike/tft screen? Thanks Beata
You sure can. Mi to km. PSI to bar etc.
I did find a vid on how to connect all units and in which order. On a GS but same system.
Edit: th-cam.com/video/LzPoILCj-aU/w-d-xo.html
Wondering how the f900xr compares to the Kawa 650 Versys. Is it the same fun and versatility, but maybe on a higher level?? Thanks!
Hopefully I'll do a review of it soon and I'll let you know 😁👍
Nice one Scott. 👍
So, why the F900XR and not the S1000xr?
Many reasons but the bottom line is that their focus is on two different things. 1000=Sport & 900=Tour/comfort I need an every day rider that is comfortable 😁
Great video. Can you get the TFT screen to show a map via your smartphone?
No, only the turn by turn directions, if you want the map, you have to use your smart phone too.
NothingToProve thanks. I take it that on a bike the turn by turn is good enough ( never used one myself), so you don’t really need a map? Greetings from Australia
May I ask do you connect your helmet to the bike or to your phone? Thanks for your video. 🙏
Connect helmet and phone to bike. And in my case the phone is connected to the helmet too.
Take care,
Scott
It'll be a Bluetooth module, perhaps built in or an aftermarket Cardo or Sena unit.
@@NothingToProve why do you connect your phone to the helmet and the bike?
@@mickleblade Yes, the Sena10 is built into the Schuberth R2 helmet.
So that I can make and answer phone calls using the controls on the left handle bar and all info is displayed on the BMW TFT. Also I can hear any navi instructions in my helmet, so I don't have to look down at the TFT or phone and just listen to where to turn.
Does the bike have a way to charge your phone?
Nope, well there is a power outlet under the left leg.
@@NothingToProve oh yes I've seen it now, thank you. Did it work for you to run a cable to your bike jacket without it getting in the way?
Great video !
I am getting my license on the 29th and am really thinking about getting this bike as my first one.
Its gonna be either this (in white, all packs except navi pack, but with alarm, rdc and handprotectors) or, if i have to go for my "style" its gonna be the Indian Scout 60.
Gonna look at them tomorrow, as dealers may open again in Belgium :D
Dammm BMW's are just great
When I'm on my bike I'm glad that nobody can reach me. (Iphone is in my jeans) Maybe I'm just old fashioned, but I'm happy with my two analogue clocks and enjoying the ride and nothing else.
Yea, I'm the same way, I only turn my helmet on when I want to call, then I turn it back off. 👍😁
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Re upload Scott
Its clearly visible
I find the app doesn't know any 30kmh zones. When I use it in Germany with my US spec R1250GSA it translates from km to mph at 50 = 30 mph, 70 = 45 mph, 100 = 60 mph. Not too accurate. Also US spec BMW'S cannot switch the TFT to km for speed.
Oh, it shows the 30 zones a lot (well most of the times), especially the ones that change at certain times of the day then it fails miserably but that is kind of understandable.
Interesting, She always answers my calls. Triple
LOL! Not sure if that's a good thing... :)
@@NothingToProve It can't be. All the best buddy!
what intercom are you using?
Senna.
@@NothingToProve Thx!
Interesting and amazing technology, but I think I will leave it I would probably have an accident. Satnav is enough for me.
What bluetooth headset are you using?
That's an interesting question. Maybe you may even make an own video for this topic? Talking about headsets and their pros and cons?
Sena communication system that is made for the Schuberth R2 helmet.
Reading all the comments makes me feel those are all last millennium knee ridera that don't want to be disturbed or losing focus etc... Let me give y'all a hint... Welcome to new millennium and we're not on race tracks, we need gadgets!
It could be perfect with apple car play with waze still 2years too late and dual clutch necessary on k1600!!!!!
Agreed but | can only think of 2 bikes that have Apple car play, Goldwing and Africa Twin. I think 2 other OEM's are launching with it this year but still just a hand full of bikes have it. So this is why it's not on this bike where money is a main factor.
take care,
Scott
You can call, but she won't answer...🤣🤣🤣😅
😁😊 and that's not necessarily a bad thing 😂
“You didn’t pick up”. “Sorry, had to get off my bf”.
Am I the only one think this tech is a terrible way to get distracted? I like gadgets - I’m a long time programmer - but this just seems wrong for a bike. Convenient? You bet. Dangerous? You bet.