top apps for motorcyclists

skipper · Post by **skipper** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 1:53 pm

what apps on your phone give you the wow factor or at least get the thumbs up for adventure bikers.

APD_660Ten · Post by **APD_660Ten** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 2:04 pm

For me...
- MemoryMap (for heading over the hills)
- NavFree (road nav and free maps all round the world)
- ViewRanger for even more offline maps
- GoPro app (checking my pics and email them)
- Camera
- TapaTalk
- email
Oh and the phone

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FERDINAND PICK · Post by **FERDINAND PICK** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 2:44 pm

I use view ranger and it's very good.

chico · Post by **chico** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 4:04 pm

www.booking.com

nice little app

hassle free hotel booking....

oilfieldtrash · Post by **oilfieldtrash** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 6:31 pm

Google Earth! I find loads of trails and routes on it.

simonw · Post by **simonw** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 8:01 pm

OSMand (routing with free maps)
Tapatalk (which used to be excellent before they started spamming adverts

)
GPS Essentials (route logging)
Flashlight (don't really need to explain this one!)

APD_660Ten · Post by **APD_660Ten** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 8:34 pm

Funny you mention flashlight. Just been to the shed and realised I haven't installed one since changing my phone.

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simonw · Post by **simonw** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 8:41 pm

Ditto, up until last week!

I keep a cheap head torch under the seat, so I only need the flashlight to find the keyhole for the seat release!

chrisinflight · Post by **chrisinflight** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 7:48 am

Well, I`m just getting into this smart phone stuff. I think more and more people will be using smartphones in the future for navigation instead of dedicated GPS`s. Especially with the new waterproof phones.

I use a very basic low spec. Nokia Lumia 520 which is a Windows phone. I use HERE Drive for road guidance and have added the app. GeoGPS for trails. The GeoGPS does just what a handheld GPS does including road directions, routing etc and uses the phones preloaded Bing OS 1:25 maps.

I`ve also heard good things about Memory Map and Viewranger.

RobertG · Post by **RobertG** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:19 pm

Tripit to auto create and store an itinerary from email confirmations of hotels, ferries etc.