Garmin won’t like this! Drivemode Dashboard 2023. 

Oh boy! The quality of production and content itself is immaculate Robert. I actually came to compare my experience watching this video to the likes of FortNine. That’s high praise, but you deserve it🙌🏼

Been using it for about 4 years and 50k miles at this point. Better than anything else, especially for offroad.

This guy is living his best life! All the effort put in behind the scenes since so many years are paying off! Thanks for sharing so much knowledge! Keep it up! Hope to cross paths when I finally buy myself an adv!

You skit was brilliant!

Fantastic stuff. Love it

Really good review Robert of the new version. Thanks for posting. Cheers

Seriously interesting, great intro to a new nav tool. Thanks for doing this

Very informative and helpful video. Thank you, Robert. Keep your production going.

Entertaining and informative, as usual. Thank you!

Cant wait for the update. Great tool, I just wish the early bar button had the joy stick, may need to upgrade.

This is EXACTLY what I'm looking for!! ✨

Thanks for sharing more about this device. I would love to have one myself, and you're giving me more reasons!

Great work in every way! Thanks!!

Great video mate! ❤

This is gold! I have questioned for years why Garmin has never included connection to OBD and controllers like they have with their BMW branded navigators.

Just a great video 🤩 thx 🙏

Wow thanks for sharing this Robert! I love the concept, because I currently run a Garmin Zumo and an iPhone on my bike. They both have pro and cons, so I run them simultaneously on certain trips.

I have to say it was the tablet on the PR7 that I thought was a stand out feature, and the future of adventure bike dashboards.

Kul att se att de händer något på denna marknaden! Har haft min garmin i många år och den har funkat rätt kass med tanke på vad dem och kartorna kostar. Ska kolla in denna!

Jättekul och informativt!

Great video!

Great video 😂 And great timing - my boyfriend and I are still struggling with the Garmin devices (especially because of the missing Linux support for decades...). So it's great to learn about other devices. We didn't hear about this one yet (we are still beginner riders). So thanks! =) Looking foward to hear of this with more experience!

interesting devices, and good review. Now I want to test it myself

Funny intro. Very interesting for Enduro Riders like me.Thanks a lot for sharing.

you are made of leading quality, positivly inovative, enthusiastic, clear, inclusive, inspirational. Would be great to meet you one day. awesome!

I use the first version on my active tab 2. It's a good tool!

Very cool thing. Can be very helpful during long trips. On day trips I drive gravel/small roads will choose to turn left or right I take a chance. Feels like driving home, checking my mobile where I am. Enjoying the drive itself. But this can be a little distracting like many information. Very nice video. Good work Robert🥰👍

Great infos, thank you so much, man.

Great intro, Robert, and I hope it gives Garmin a wake-up call. That being said, I also have My Route App, which is also up there with the latest developments. I will, however, carry on with my 'old fashion' XT because all I really need is a map and direction to follow. The rest with all the buttons could be too distracting from enjoying the ride and views. Very interesting, though, and thank you for a great presentation.

Robert! I can't find words (strangely enough), you outdo yourself time and time again. Yes, as I said, I am speechless! Keep doing what you are doing, because you are doing very well.

Great Intro 😂😂👍, and very nice video, with great explanations, as always. I have the Zumo currently, but hmmm, let’s see, I like this one also…

For many years, I used a Ule ruggedized mobile just for navigation on motorcycles. It worked well with predownloaded maps, IP68. Connected to my motorcycle battery. But it was just a ruggedized mobile. Washelpfull, till it fell off from the RAM mount, and realize only when I stopped. This seems great product to have. I have picked up a Tomtom and have been using it ever since.

What steered me here is I recently learned that itchy boots is using this system for her North Africa travels. Love love love the intro! Even better I learned so much. It's the trickle-down effect. Thanks for that 👍🇸🇪🇺🇸

Epic intro. Swapped my XT Zumo for the Carpe and fitted the nav buttons either side as you have Robert. They might be upside down though as I can't operate it properly which is a big distraction!

So funny this inro! Great video, like most of yours! I have been a 'hardcore' Garmin user since before mobile phones appeared, bought my first GPSII I think ik 1998. This (and some other) video has finally pulled me over the line to get out there and try a tablet for navigation. If even just for the fun of it. I'm sure that your video will make Garmin realise they need to 'move with the wind' a little and get that stick out of their.. So thank you for making the step smaller 🙂 Jeroen

Nice put in scene

Love how you swapped the mirrors around after your session with Anders Olofsson 😁.

absolutely awesome video, hopefully i can have this nicely mounted on my BMW GSA soon in a cradle as I had to bring my NAV 6 to the dealer yesterday its suffering from the all well known issues after 5 months where the screen behaves irratic and i can't control it anymore......

Wow just wow awesome

Great video ! Finally got me an Android phone, been in the Apple univers for years :-) Installed the DMD2 now and testing. Also great news is that I will be able to control everything by my BMW wonderwheel when integration with WunderlinQ is finished :-)

Well done.... 😂👍

looks good it will give existing navigation devices a hard time in keeping up

Fantastic video Robert! Hilarious and informative. In Canada Garmin GPS’s are completely useless if you decide to ride off the pavement. I use my Garmin Fenix 7x Saphire watch to navigate off road as it it is much more detailed and way more reliable. Keep the videos coming!

Great intro, Robert. And outro with the "real" oohh! We should try that with Frankonian beer. What is important for me riding offroad is a digital map that's crystal-clear and easy to read in a nanosecond. I have Garmin 390 trackmode and the Czech Mapsource navigator on a rugged Chinese Android smartphone, so two systems at a glance. But your DMD app coupled with a large screen looks much better. Food for thought. Thanks for your ideas, Günter/Nürnberg

For many years I have been using a Garmin 590LM, coupled with Garmin VirbXE cameras. Although one can only pair one camera at a time, I had the ability to control the camera from the GPS unit. This makes it much easier to poke a button on the screen to take an image or start a video. Fast forward to a few weeks ago, and I "upgraded" to a Garmin XT2. I was extremely disappointed to learn that since Garmin discontinued their Virb camera line, with the exception of their backup cameras, deleted camera control from the XT series. As a part time RU-vidr, I relied on camera control to produce my videos.

Thanks!

I am a fan of this system but I got a unit with some hardware problems. You find out about a company when there are problems. I'm genuinely pleased to report that my first problem was fixed quickly. My biggest problem was sending the unit back as I live in Brexitainia. I had to send it back a second time and the Czech company said they'd send me a new one as I really didn't trust the device anymore. I'm happy to say this company, both in Portugal and Czech Republic are decent and honourable. They're also pretty responsive when there is a problem so my takeaway is this. A good system from a decent company. I had a bit of a crappy unit and the backup was honest and honourable.

Interesante . Todavía no se como garmin sobrevive. Creo que se han quedado atrás hace mucho tiempo. Soy gran seguidor del canal. Enhorabuena por tus contenidos. Espero que viajéis pronto al sur y podáis venir por España. Un saludo. Interesting . I still don't know how garmin survives. I think they have been left behind a long time ago. I am a big fan of the channel. Congratulations on your content. I hope you travel to the south soon and you can come through Spain. All the best.

I have the zumo xt. But I have dmd2 on my phone as a backup. And I am using it when hiking or just walking. In unknown forest arias.

For the past 18 years, I did all of my motorcycle travel navigation with paper maps... I recently purchased a new PR7 with a tablet and DMD2 included. I am not very tech-savvy, so I guess I need to figure out how to use it.

The intro was so funny 🤣. I don't think that the Garmin guys are interested in going that far. By the way the new cave is nicely improving.

Very, very good Robert, your production, story line and content are seriously good. Well done mate. 👍 Seriously though, I’m a Garmin XT user, what I’d like is Garmin to bring out a handlebar controller, so you can use it without taking your hands off the handle bars! It must surely be possible, judging by all the electrical pins on the back of the unit? DMD looks great, for you guys that have endless offroad tracks to ride. 🤛😎🤜

That intro was fun ! And the device itself is gorgeous but it will take a lot of domestic money laundry for me to be able to purchase...

I’m very close from getting me one of this but I’m very intrigued to know how does it compare to the On X off road system. I wouldn’t like to have 20 gadgets on my dashboard.. Excellent video btw !!! I have the Garmin Montana 750i but I want to upgrade

Great! All I need for this to work, is a dirt road within 100 miles from my house... The state of North Carolina doesn't have many of those.

Det här är den bästa inledningen som jag har sett! 🤣

😂 I love it! I also feel Garmin doesn’t think the motorcycling community isn’t their focus market as they have a very large commercial market. Garmin new developments seem to go for marathon/cross country runners, personal sports kinda stuff 😢. So personally I haven’t bothered upgrading my Garmin 64

You could start a career as an actor😅 and in the main item you are right!! Very well done, it was a pleasure, thanks! Greetings from Braunschweig, Norbert

Well done. The Garmin Navi on my BMW is really bad. Navigation with Google Maps is better for me and has already helped when Garmin was stuck in its algorithm and didn't know what to do anymore. The Carpe Iter and its possibilities is a real alternative and gives me hope.👍

Awesome de ice and set up Rob. This is how ut should look like from factory at ADV Bikes. 👌 Like the high vis of gravelroads. At the Garmin i have do do or download a "type modifier" to get the gravelroads more visible than the asphalt. I wonder how much Your friends and AJP Coop for AJP's future versions of their tablet? Might look into this as well. 🍺🍺🍺Ahhhh, Tjommi has practiced som on that but soon we are there as well 👀😂🙌

I am laughing so much. You should have your own comedy show. Hilarious. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for an early morning laugh before the sun rise.

🤣 godt gået robert👍

This is GREAT! Is this what Noraly (ItchyBoots) is using in Series 7? Excellent video, excellent setup! All the best, Rob in Switzerland

Great explanation and a really great channel. Congrats. By the way, can you use the roadbook with the smaller phone-type device as well? Cheers.

I like your content. I just bought my 2023 Tènèrè 700 and named him Amanar (another Tamashek word representing the Orion constellation, or northern star kinda vibe, offering a protected and guided journey). :) $9k from the dealer with 3k miles, new tires and service and 9-10k in upgrades! Shows that the dealers really don't give you any money back on these things. Anyway, you've been a good source so far for me continuing researching my new purchase. I pick it up in a few days after they do the tires and some small work. Check out the add-ons I got for 11k out the door after tax and stuff... crazy Altrider High Front Fender Kit $229.00 ASV F3 Brake & Clutch Lever $220.00 BarkBusters VPS Handguards $160.00 BRP SUB Mount Scotts Stabilizer $708.00 Camel ADV Gut Guard $359.00 Camel ADV "The Fix" Brake Pedal $149.00 Enduristan Base Back 12L $110.00 Enduristan Sandstorm 4S Tank Bag $299.00 Garmin Zumo XT2 $599.00 GB Racing Engine Cover Set $210.00 HP Corse SP-1 Titanium Exhaust $689.00 Kriega Overlander-S OS 32 Bags $349.00 Kriega Overlander-S OS 32 Bags $349.00 Kriega OS Platform Mount $199.00 Kriega OS Platform Mount $199.00 Outback Motortek Rear Rack Combo $330.00 Outback Motortek Pannier Racks $355.00 SW Motech Crash Bar $284.00 SW Motech Gear Lever $193.00 SW Motech Water Pump Guard $154.00 Yoshimura LED Front Turn Signals $93.00 Yoshimura Fender Eliminator Kit $164.00 Yoshimura LED Sequential Rear Turn $159.00 Yamaha Radiator Guard $158.99 Yamaha Chain Guide $80.00

It was me that started the thread over on advrider forum about the original DMD as it was pretty unheard of back then and I could see the potential it had, glad to see it doing so well now and the developers are very active on the forum listening and acting on users feedback... Great app.

Super presentation. Am planning to buy one. Have emailed them regarding maps for East Africa. They promptly responded. My XT is up for sale.

I really like the entusiasm and the work you put in to this. A great ambassador for the product. I have followed the development more or less since the start, and bought the lifetime access and controllers. And how much I really like to like it I am so far quite disappointed about the map it offers. Very lacking and not much help offroad. I always go back to locus where I can use topographical maps from lantmateriet in sweden and CNIG in Spain. I use the DMD/2 as a main screen on my mounted tablet. It is a nice main screen for bikes for sure, helpful to get a overview and easy access to the other applications. But for me the type of tablet and the maps I can use are more important. So I always start and navigate through the locus map, there is just so much better setup and user friendly. I know about the restrictions of the map use and that is why DMD uses the free maps. But if it could have an option to load your own offline maps it would be a whole package. Lets see in the future. Keep up the good work and ride safe.

great content (as always) - I am using a cheap chinese rugged phone without SIM Card, but also with DMD2, Calimoto and Osmand (using offline maps). works great on- and offroad, but I am really thinking about adding a controller...

Great video Robert, well done! Witch kind of app do you normally use for (offroad) navigation? Do you still use Locus maps pro or do you have something better? Thanks in advance mate, cheers!👍

Nailed it Robert, really well done. Do you know when the update will be released?

Thanks for doing this video. I have installed the app on my Samsung tab 3. Now adding the adv controller to complete the setup. Two questions if you don't mind? Could you do a video of the wiring, as I already have limited space under the seat, and would you comment on the wheel sensor? I use the rally moto app in the uk, and think the wheel sensor would be required? Thank you.

The next thing you’ll want is a new version of the Swiss Army knife. You are a funny man!

Finally a good alternative gps system, personally I don’t like Garmin system, is an old school system and wants you to have in their ecosystem without any progress and must pay it expensive for that it gives you.

Great vid... Love the entire production... Love the new studio digs. What model Doogee Android did u spec?

So… What to say?😂 Just bought the Tablet, Adventure control and the mount for my GSA, a lot of €:s…. Hope the next version of DMD2 is coming soon. And Robert, more videos about how to operate and how to install, and optimize this things. Maybe I can pay you a visit, when the snow in Dalarna has meltet. I will bring some local beer….😉 Hej hopp!

I hope you can also do a review on the Carpe Iter adventure?

He's Superman! A pair of glasses and nobody knows it's the same guy =)

Very nice job ! Is it possible to get a review video for the controlers and what part of the app are you using on your left hand and which on your right ? especially on your right because it sounds a litle tricky having a controleer on your gas controling hand .

Awesome video Robert, thanks for sharing. Question please, is the device & software only for off-road use or can it be used on normal road touring, like google maps, for example, also do you know if they will release any version for iOS. Thanks again. 👍👍

Nomaden, tech nerd you are! And I am too. I'm trying to find a decent android for bike use with DMD2. Thinking about the Ulefone Armor X10, which is quite cheap, and hopefully capable of navigation.

a perfect Video 🔥🔥🔥 the funny introduction hits the topic exactly: what do you need today to navigate - not just on the road, but for example the TET or a road book tour? I've also been using the CAPEITER for a long time - and with varying degrees of success. A few years ago, during the Hard Alpi Tour, the Bluetooth connection broke down and the device was dead. The problems associated with the power supply and the Android operating system have not yet been solved with the M8 connector either. Very annoying if you rely on it alone... And you have to give Garmin credit for that: the devices are very stable. I would never use an electronic road book in a rally, for example - and I'm not alone: ​​paper is still used at the DAKAR! I'm curious to see which player will bring hardware that runs as stable as Garmin and includes the functionality of DMD2.

Hey, this looks really good. Is there a tutorial somewhere on how to connect it with 690 / 701 ECU as well? Very interesting 🤔

Thanks for the video and the "Africa bit". With the Carpe Iter set with controllers and the touch disabled, if you take it off its mount, does it fall back on touch control automatically to use it as a normal tablet?

Hahaha love the intro Tjommi, and that is spot on. It is really time GARMIN takes this stuff serious. I think GARMIN is the simple and easy solution, and you know exactly what you got, or maybe surprised you don’t get more. Either way, for navigation on road and down in the big city’s, I have had great help in GARMIN. But i really need to take a closer look at this option for future adventures. Can’t you just switch to google maps to get directions? Really well made video that explained a lot of the questions i had about it. The controllers look great when you learn where everything is. Hahaha, i will promise to learn you the proper Ååååhh, if you teach me how to trow up the tent 🏕️😂 😂 Cheers

First, let me say, you guys are very good. I have watched a few videos on your trips and I love it. Also a thank you for all the information you gather and share with the rest of us. I have a Garmin XT and the only reason I bought it was because of the screen brightness. Using the phone for sometime it pissed me off when I needed to look at the map and couldn't se a thing during the day. My question is... which screen is brighter during day light and direct sunlight? Garmin Zumo XT or the Caper Iter Pad? If they are at least the same, I will change my setup to the Caper Iter because Garmin sux. Planing a trip is a pain and most of the time it does not find the address I need, at least not in Portugal where I'm from. Any information on this comparison would be appreciated.

Excellent production, very detailed, have you an affiliate link to Carpe Iter? If so id use the link for you to get a commision

Hej, tack för en grym ”video”! Hur får du fram grusvägarna så att endast dessa syns tydligt på kartan? Hur får du endast grusvägarna i annan färg?

Brilliant script and acting; the Garmin part at beginning.

I’ve just got it with a Samsung galaxy tab3 it will tack some learning as I’m a Apple guy lol

Hello, great video! I wanted to ask, how the DOGEE phone performs while riding... Is the display still readable when it's bright outside? I myself have bought a realme 8 for Navigation because it's got a big and very bright (1000nits) screen but even that is barely enough under direct sunlight.

Excellent, I was about to buy a Zumo XT after failing to get root access on my old Android phone. Can DMD2 cause the device to power up automatically when a charger cable is attached? If it can then I'm sold. Nice to see you having fun with the videos too. Thank you 😁

Garmin XT has the unique advantage, at least so far, the display works with motorcycle gloves, plus the brightness in the sun. For me, it would be a maximum advantage to use this display with an application like DMD2. Maybe the possibility to resoft the Garmin XT with DMD2...

Great video :) what version are you using in The video The beta or something else?

Nice! How do you highlight the unpaved roads?

Great intro and video Robert! Can an iPhone work with this system or does it only work with an android?

very good video!!! I would like to know how you make your routes. Is it possible to do it directly on the smartphone and how Or should it be prepared on a computer and then transferred to the smartphone. If you have links/videos I would be grateful if you could provide them. Thanks in advance

Interesting, I had thus far not heard of this app in the US (on X off road is the nav app we hear about here). That said the requirements I have here in Alaska would still favor my Garmin Montana 700i, as it connects to 2 GPS satellite systems, and the Inreach satellite communication network. We have very limited communication infrastructure in Alaska, so calling in for help in a bad situation, or encountering another rider or off roader (Jeep/side by side/quad/etc) in a bad situation is pretty critical if there is an emergency and we need to call in for Medivac for oneself or someone else. And having access to GPS satellites is important for accurate coordinates to send the Medivac team for said emergency's. I have found it more accurate than phone system GPS out in the bush (wilderness).

Waiting for the update soooooo bad!

Garmin will pay someone to shoot satelites above Sweden! Great stuff Robert, but too expensive for my need!