TomTom's Best Motorcycle Sat Nav: Rider 550 Review 

Ive been considering a dedicated sat nav, this is the best review ive found on the TT550 so far, for a young chap you are doing very well as a reviewer, clear and to the point. This sat nav does what i want, will be ordering one asap. One of the comments pointed out that using a phone is risky if you happen to drop the bike or god forbid crash, cos the phone can get damaged, also a risk if you forget and leave it on the bike while your getting a coffee or something, so sat nav for me, was a toss up between this and the Garmin Zumo XT both good this one seems more rugged, does everything and cost less, sorted 👍

Thinking of buying one so this was an excellent review, very informative. thanks.

Bought one of the rider 550 on August 2018 to tour europe, I have had 3 since then absolute nightmare and tomtom have replaced it but with a refurbished unit so technically I have ended up with a secondhand unit for the 400 pounds I paid.

I have the previous version and like it. The no glove option for the screen is for car use. You can get a dash mount and use it in all your motor vehicles. Smart

Ordered one and now watching reviews. I have the car and commercial truck tom Tom's and have used Garmin, rand McNally, and a few others . Find tom tom suits my needs and don't like having the phone mounted on the bike bars. I've lost one phone like that & filled another with rain. Great review and 👌 looking bike. Thanks

Bit of advice for sports bike riders/riders whose bikes have clip ons: Spend the extra 20 quid on Amazon and get the stem mount. It'll replace the top yoke nut and give you a place to mount anything in the dead space over your top yoke. Also, how is the satnav for telling you when to change lanes? It's one criticism of Google Maps I have, never tells you what lane to be in, especially in a busy city. Also also, how are you finding riding mirrorless? I'm tempted to get rid of my bar end mirrors/replace them with smaller ones that fold in for filtering

How reflective is the screen and how do you find it so far?

Looks good, I need one but didn’t realise they still made them.

Thanks for video! I cant find change of volume audio...only on or off..Is it?

Is the mount waterproof when the nav unit is not installed?

Did you mount that with the included mount or is that a different mount??

great vid motobob, use a Zumo myself and have just signed up to the myroute app and can also recommend👍...hope to see you in Bike Shed this w’end!...Triumph Riders Ireand☘️

Nice video.....does it have European maps loaded?

Do you need to buy a subscription for it to work or is it all offline?

Bob good review mate 👍 I got the Rider 500 you wanna get a hood that goes over the top, shades it from the sun/glare 👍👍😎 fleabay 👍

Hi, i am form Poland, and i am really suprised how good in term of sound and how quiet your helmet is. I have HJC IS-17 and over 80 km/h sound is pretty annoying.

Is the TomTom or Garmin better for finding fun motorcycle routes? The beeline has a good feature of finding routes for moto specifically, but the interface isn't awesome.

Mate keep your hands still!

If you hard wire to battery does that mean you have to leave unit attached permanently or does it unplug?

I am considering upgrading from Tom Tom Rider400. I have loads of saved personal locations and routes saved. Is it easy, and do you know how I keep and transfer all my existing data to the new device, as it is not using USB like my old one. Main Reno for upgrading is speed and better touchscreen. Also, I do have connection issues with my SENA20s, is this a known issue. I need to connect with headset and Apple IPhone 8. Any help appreciated. Thanks.

Can the Rider pair with Bluetooth earphones, or only with a headset? I always simply ride with earphones and don't feel like purchasing a dedicated headset just for this device...

Can you connect the TomTom to your phone by wifi, and then hear directions through your headphones plugged into the phone, as I don't have a Bluetooth Headset ? Good review. Apologies in advance for this Newb question !

I've just been caught for the second time doing 34pmh in a 30 zone, it's the mobile van that parks in hedges. Would this be any good ?

Great review

The lady at 9:53 is obviously a massive Motobob fan

Good to see a bike electro-tech review. Looks useful . Listening to Google maps (phone in my pocket) through my cheapo V6 headset does sort of work , but I have to concentrate on listening . My wife says I don't listen very well ! Changing the subject slightly , one thing I'd love is a head up display in my helmet mainly for speed, and a green LED that flashes when the indicators are left on. (why can't bikes have self cancelling indicators , or am I being silly ?) I know NUVI do something, but that's blimin expensive . A rear view camera (attached to the bike, and not the helmet ) would be extremely useful in a HUD. (I can't be a proper biker yet , I miss the driving mirror in my car !) . Looking down at the bike instruments, means I'm not looking at the road . Some bunch of electro tech gurus could do with specifying an industry standard wireless interface, so bike instruments could be easily viewed in a head up display helmet, and the helmet would work on all bikes. Maybe it's possible to make something that retro fits to current bikes by connecting to the OBD port for speed and revs at least .

Hi mate, nice video, may you post link with your gear also? Cheers from Peckham Rye :)

Good review, I guess there’s no reason why it couldn’t be used with a quad lock phone mount?

Hi bud It’s a good device , but as most of the roads in central London are 20mph sometimes Tom Tom doesn’t update it comparing to Waze . I think Tom Tom should pay attention on it .the maps aren’t accurate as I expected

My Tom Tom car nav from about 2008 still has better accuracy on saying when to turn as compared to Google Maps or the frickin useless in built Garmin Nav in my current car. The Garmin nav also sounds like a female version of Doctor Who's Cybermen. Google maps goes silent when I'm starting off at a junction and doesn't say "left" or "right" until I'm moving. So often I'll go the wrong way and have to turn around. The Garmin tells me to turn way too soon, especially on roundabouts, often leading me to take a wrong turn. Google maps is great for traffic condition reports due to the nature of it being connected to the internet . Oh hum !

Brilliant presentation/commentary. Think I will buy on.

Mirrors are not required on motorbikes in UK?

Can you not get it closer to the bars, it just doesn't need to be that high off the handle bars

Not a Fazer, but still love your bike!

Nice video

The biggest problem with attaching a phone to the bike as a SatNav is if you come off. Your phone is where the bike is and that might be a good way away from where you are injured. Dedicated SatNavs are the only way to go!!

Like those gloves! What model RevIt are they mate?

Every time I see the Triumph “classic” bikes, with the exception of one feature, I admire their aesthetics. But, why do they persist producing them with ugly pinch-welded tanks?! That said, I noticed the new scramblers have removed the pinch-weld, so there’s hope! Opps . . . off topic - sorry.

Do a wheelie!

Always preferred tomtom to garmin. Gotta love paparazzi 🤣 & good luck getting time away from the kid 👍🏻

Why the hell did they put a reflective screen on a device made for motorcycles. 🙄

Good review mate, I ordered this satnav earlier and have watched some utterly useless reviews since then, trying to find out more about how it works in practice. Looks like there's a zoom button when you're in navigation mode - if you zoom in, does it show you which lane you need? Also think I've seen you ride past me several times when I've been walking through New Cross/Deptford. Didn't know there was a monthly bike meet in Greenwich! Perhaps if I can find a house with a garage to live in for next year at university, I'll bring my MT07 into London instead of leaving it in storage. The city would be much more enjoyable on my bike instead of public transport.

Maybe the lady at 10:06 is a fan :)

To expensive, my to Tom in the car was not as good as google maps , when I was delivering pittas a couple of yrs ago, so I never used it again , on my bike I have a phone mount that cost a fiver and when needed use google maps it has honestly never failed or once played up, so why would I want to pay 300 for this, I have a usb powered socket , cost 8 quid , so I have power cheers for the vid but wouldn’t pay 50 quid for one of these , in my opinion only nutters with to much money will buy these ,Shane uk

Recommends gloves but chooses not to use mirrors... 🤔

$600!

The screen should be the full width of the unit. Bezels serve no purpose. Screens too small, particularly in relation to the size as a whole.

WTF, Is it legal to ride in between lanes in the UK? Regardless, it's bad enough for motorcyclists on the road without idiots doing such stupid things. I bet if one of those cars turned sharply and squashed you like a bug that you'd be saying it was their fault for not watching where you were going (if you were still alive). I can't believe how carelessly you ride. Anyway, I have a Rider 550 and like it.

4:45 What’s with the porky pigs?

Boring 🥱