Anybody notice......

[Jimmytee]

Been there, done that, paid the price and the down time. Will let someone else be the eager guinea pigs this time as well as give the aftermarket some time to catch up.

I am interested in how they will continue to offer 10 year free map upgrades over the lifetime of the bike. If the bike has a 10 year run, that means they will have to offer map upgrades for 10 years after that for the last production year. I have yet to find a GPS manufacturer that supplies map upgrades 10 years after the product has been discontinued.

I don't know how long in actual terms , but the Garmin I just bought has lifetime traffic and maps for whatever that is worth.

[ths61]

I don't know how long in actual terms , but the Garmin I just bought has lifetime traffic and maps for whatever that is worth.

I believe Garmin's "lifetime" update is the "lifetime" of the unit. It is not forever. I have 2 Garmin's that still work, but upgrades are no longer available.

From Garmin's website:

"... if your Garmin product comes bundled with a nüMaps Lifetime or other lifetime map subscription, you will receive map data updates when and as such updates are made available on Garmin.com during the useful life of 1 compatible Garmin product or as long as Garmin receives map data from a third party supplier, whichever is shorter. ..."