Compass feature on the RIDER 400

LesSnelgrove

Does TomTom produce a motorcycle specific satnav that has a proper compass as part of the display? My Rider 400 has a silly little arrow head, which appears to point towards my destination.

Willy875

Hi

No, Tomtom does not offer optional GPS with compass.

YamFazMan

Hi
@LesSnelgrove
Welcome to the site....

LesSnelgrove wrote: »

Does TomTom produce a motorcycle specific satnav that has a proper compass as part of the display? My Rider 400 has a silly little arrow head, which appears to point towards my destination.

It’s not a Compass as such, It's a Direction of travel indicator
It works on exactly the same principal as the one that Captain Jack Sparrow uses to navigate the Black Pearl

When you are driving the small Arrow head chevron, above the plus and minus signs points to your Direction of travel


If you imagine you are looking at a Paper Map of the World, and you're located in the UK
The North-Pole.... Is at the top, the Tomtom arrowhead on the screen points Up
You're heading North
The South-Pole.... Is at the bottom & the arrow points Down
You're heading South
Canada.... Is on the Left (West) & the arrow points Left
You're heading West
China.... Is on the Right (East) & the arrow points Right
You're heading East
And obviously, all points of the compass in between, as in the example
Greenland.... Is halfway between Up and Left & the arrow points 45 degrees between Up/Left
The arrow is pointing 45 degrees Up/Left
You're heading North West

Stay Safe... ATB YFM

Willy875

Hi

No, Tomtom does not offer optional GPS with compass.

YamFazMan

Hi
@LesSnelgrove
Welcome to the site....

LesSnelgrove wrote: »

Does TomTom produce a motorcycle specific satnav that has a proper compass as part of the display? My Rider 400 has a silly little arrow head, which appears to point towards my destination.

It’s not a Compass as such, It's a Direction of travel indicator
It works on exactly the same principal as the one that Captain Jack Sparrow uses to navigate the Black Pearl

When you are driving the small Arrow head chevron, above the plus and minus signs points to your Direction of travel


If you imagine you are looking at a Paper Map of the World, and you're located in the UK
The North-Pole.... Is at the top, the Tomtom arrowhead on the screen points Up
You're heading North
The South-Pole.... Is at the bottom & the arrow points Down
You're heading South
Canada.... Is on the Left (West) & the arrow points Left
You're heading West
China.... Is on the Right (East) & the arrow points Right
You're heading East
And obviously, all points of the compass in between, as in the example
Greenland.... Is halfway between Up and Left & the arrow points 45 degrees between Up/Left
The arrow is pointing 45 degrees Up/Left
You're heading North West

Stay Safe... ATB YFM

LesSnelgrove

Thanks for your prompt responses. Having been brought up using a paper map and proper compass the system you describe in counter intuitive. Also, the arrow is so small that without reading glasses I find it difficult to distinguish which of the three sides is concave. I've owned two TomTom Riders and I much preferred my original Rider 2. But unfortunately it became obsolete, despite being easier to use than my current Rider 400, apart from it having a smaller screen. Over the past 15 years I have never found TomTom to be very receptive to user feedback, so I doubt anything will change for the better. What do us users know? . . .

YamFazMan

Hi
@LesSnelgrove
I have Varifocal lenses in my glasses, I can see the Direction of travel indicator Ok...,
Maybe glasses with bi-focal lenses with a clear top lens and a prescription bottom lens (Reading) would help ???

Stay safe... ATB YFM